He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
So, I do believe
None of this is physical
At least not to me
So, I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the dream
That makes you weak
Its not the night that makes you sleep
But it's a voice
And it's a choice
To call you out
Or stay at home
So! I do believe
None of this is physical
At least not to me
So I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the beast
It's not the sheets
So soft and warm
All over me
But it's the touch
You need so much
To move around on this green earth
Take your money and your drugs
Take your money and your drugs
To anyone who wondered
What old Jesus meant to me
Take him out to go diving
In Red Patoka Sea
The brain melts in the twilight
With the boar and moving trees
Your skin looks good in moonlight
And god damn those shaky knees
The fact that my heart's beating
Is all the proof you need
None of this is physical
At least not to me
So, I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the dream
That makes you weak
Its not the night that makes you sleep
But it's a voice
And it's a choice
To call you out
Or stay at home
So! I do believe
None of this is physical
At least not to me
So I do believe
That anywhere it goes
It's always with me
It's not the beast
It's not the sheets
So soft and warm
All over me
But it's the touch
You need so much
To move around on this green earth
Take your money and your drugs
Take your money and your drugs
To anyone who wondered
What old Jesus meant to me
Take him out to go diving
In Red Patoka Sea
The brain melts in the twilight
With the boar and moving trees
Your skin looks good in moonlight
And god damn those shaky knees
The fact that my heart's beating
Is all the proof you need
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
Steam Engine Lyrics as written by Jim Edward Olliges Jr.
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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