Pere Ubu

Laughing

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My baby says
We can live in the empty spaces of this life
My baby says
Far away the stars are coming all undone
My baby says
My baby says, But that's far away
and we're young
My baby says
And if the devil comes we'll shoot him with a gun

My baby says
We can live in the empty spaces of this life
My baby says
In the desert sands
our hearts are brighter than the sun
My baby says
When the devil comes we'll shoot him with a gun
My baby says
My baby says, And if he shows his face
we'll laugh

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charrbin On Apr 10, 2005

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2005-04-10 06:32:00

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by flavour country

17y ago

"No wait, it's called 'Hair Pie'.."

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by TedPikul

13y ago

"But that's far away And we're young"

LOL

sigh

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by KCpunk

10y ago

It seems to me the line at 2:30 -- "My baby said if the devil comes, we'll shoot him with a gun" -- was directly inspired by Terrence Malick's 1973 film "Badlands." Speaking of Martin Sheen's character, Kit, Sissy Spacek's character, Holly, says this at one point when they are on the run: "He said that if the devil came at me, I'd shoot him with a gun." In fact, the whole song can be seen as inspired by the film. I love both Ubu and "Badlands!"

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by nobones 10y ago

@KCpunk you're spot on

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