Screwed on the chemical floors of the dance world
Now you see why I'll always be a dancer
Plucked by the transcendental brats to the trance world
But desertscapes on the face of a girl were not the answer
And we are not the answer
We are not the answer
No, we are not the answer

No, don't worry, my dear, nothing's been sold
It's just a golden bridge I'm burning whose fire is the real gold
No, don't worry, my dear, nothing's been sold
It's just a golden bridge I'm burning whose fire is the real goal
Fire is the real goal

So, there'll be moonlight over Michelle tonight
And another West Coast morning
Fuck it, I'm warning
You can look, you can touch but, no, not that much
What's one more police action when I'm cancelling the truce again?

So, there'll be moonlight over Michelle tonight
And another West Coast morning
Fuck it, I'm warning
You can look, you can touch but, no, not that much
What's one more police action when I'm cancelling the truce again?


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    this has become my favorite destroyer song.

    JACKIE THE HOBOon November 05, 2007   Link
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    Is the title a play on the Pere Ubu album and song?

    ps the bridge (moonlight over michelle...) still gives me chills every time.

    ussleepon August 06, 2008   Link
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    Is the title a play on the Pere Ubu album and song?

    ps the bridge (moonlight over michelle...) still gives me chills every time.

    ussleepon August 06, 2008   Link
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    It’s been 14 yrs since @ussleep commented on this song released in 2001, and I don’t know what “moonlight over Michelle” refers to. I seem to recall something happened in a US town named Michelle, possibly a riot or protest involving police violence, judging from the rest of the song. Michelle is such a common name it’s hard to search for a possible incident. Does anyone know what “moonlight over Michellle” refers to?\n\n[Sorry for this being a revised repost. Couldn’t find a way to edit or delete the earlier version already posted.]

    Catforadayon January 27, 2022   Link

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