This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
Lay me down
Hear me out
If you want me to talk about
All my dreams
All my hopes
All the secrets I keep
Dress me up
Take me out
I'm too weak to think for myself
(Then we)
Bring it up
Talk about everything
That we planned
Hello
Don't you understand
We're boring as hell
But we can't even tell
Anymore
Hello
Don't you understand
It kills me I swear
But I don't even care
Anymore
I can't sleep
You can't sleep
Must be something wrong with the sheets
Should have known something's wrong
But I just couldn't see
Hello
Don't you understand
We're boring as hell
But we can't even tell
Anymore
Hello
Don't you understand
It kills me I swear
But I don't even care
Anymore
When I speak
You're not listening
You don't know
What you're missing
Feel so tired
Feel so cold
Let me rest in your arms
Let my story be told
Hello
Don't you understand
We're boring as hell
But we can't even tell
Anymore
Hello
Don't you understand
It kills me I swear
But I don't even care
Anymore
Hear me out
If you want me to talk about
All my dreams
All my hopes
All the secrets I keep
Dress me up
Take me out
I'm too weak to think for myself
(Then we)
Bring it up
Talk about everything
That we planned
Hello
Don't you understand
We're boring as hell
But we can't even tell
Anymore
Hello
Don't you understand
It kills me I swear
But I don't even care
Anymore
I can't sleep
You can't sleep
Must be something wrong with the sheets
Should have known something's wrong
But I just couldn't see
Hello
Don't you understand
We're boring as hell
But we can't even tell
Anymore
Hello
Don't you understand
It kills me I swear
But I don't even care
Anymore
When I speak
You're not listening
You don't know
What you're missing
Feel so tired
Feel so cold
Let me rest in your arms
Let my story be told
Hello
Don't you understand
We're boring as hell
But we can't even tell
Anymore
Hello
Don't you understand
It kills me I swear
But I don't even care
Anymore
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