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,
I've lost my voice
I've said all I have to say
You're thick as porcelain
As clear as cellophane.
I miss the nervous shake
And miss the way it hurt
The way it killed to think that I had You first...
I had you first
So then I force a smile
I take the stage
Now my knees are weak try to concentrate
I'm loosing air with every single breathe that I take..
I look into your eyes
See the chemicals, you're the whitest white
You've become a ghost
You're dead to me so why can't I let you go?
The phone is like a knife
I drive into my ear
I had a love affair
With distance and with fear
The bus is like a hearse
Driving me from her
She's as black as white
She the perfect curse
She's the perfect curse
Chorus
And if the walls had eyes, we would never lie, you could come down on me.
And if you saved my life, how could I survive, you're the one that made me
this way
I've said all I have to say
You're thick as porcelain
As clear as cellophane.
I miss the nervous shake
And miss the way it hurt
The way it killed to think that I had You first...
I had you first
So then I force a smile
I take the stage
Now my knees are weak try to concentrate
I'm loosing air with every single breathe that I take..
I look into your eyes
See the chemicals, you're the whitest white
You've become a ghost
You're dead to me so why can't I let you go?
The phone is like a knife
I drive into my ear
I had a love affair
With distance and with fear
The bus is like a hearse
Driving me from her
She's as black as white
She the perfect curse
She's the perfect curse
Chorus
And if the walls had eyes, we would never lie, you could come down on me.
And if you saved my life, how could I survive, you're the one that made me
this way
Lyrics submitted by tryhardpunk
Love Affair With Distance Lyrics as written by Joel Vanderuit Darren Cordeux
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to me the meaing of this song gives off the impresion that mayb she moved away n they tried a long distance relationship. He misses thingz about her but now shez moved on n become something she never used to be. He still isn't over her and the break up must have been harsh if she made him this way. Or he waz made 2 believe one big lie. Love the song..bit lyk my relationship i had actually :-\
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I think this is about loosing a girlfriend to drugs.
"the way it killed to think that I had you first.. I had you first" -- sounds like he is saying that he had his girl first, and now she is giving up everything, including him for the drugs.
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"I had a love affair with distance" -- could mean that she is still here with him physically, but her mind is gone, her mind is with the drugs and it's in the distance.
Just my opinion. I also agree that it could be about a girlfriend thats moved away or something... but I agree with the drugs theory, personally.
its about a groupie chick darren used to shag while he was on tour.
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'the bus is like a hearse, driving me from her'
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