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,
Girl,
You lived your life like a sleeping swan,
Your time has come,
To go deeper
Girl,
Your final journey has just begun,
But destiny chose to leave her,
No fear,
Destination darkness
No fear,
Destination darkness
Girl
Rain falls down from the northern skies
Like poisoned knives
With no mercy
Girl
Close your eyes for the one last time
Sleepless nights
From here to eternity
No fear
Destination darkness
No fear
Destination darkness
No fear
You lived your life like a sleeping swan,
Your time has come,
To go deeper
Girl,
Your final journey has just begun,
But destiny chose to leave her,
No fear,
Destination darkness
No fear,
Destination darkness
Girl
Rain falls down from the northern skies
Like poisoned knives
With no mercy
Girl
Close your eyes for the one last time
Sleepless nights
From here to eternity
No fear
Destination darkness
No fear
Destination darkness
No fear
Lyrics submitted by makemybedd
No Fear Lyrics as written by Pauli Rantasalmi Lauri Yloenen
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Do you not see that this song is the ANSWER to IN THE SHADOWS?
In The Shadows speaks of waiting and preparing for life (I've been watching, I've been waiting / In the shadows for my time), on the premise that you have to somehow be complete and ready before you can start living ("They say that I must learn to kill before I can feel safe").
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