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,
Oh, well, I've seen you around all those dark corners
Oh, where the shattered glass shines like stars
Oh, where those boys will be girls and those girls will be for hire
I swear they're all strung out on those boulevards
She said, just give me a chance to explain
She said, just give me a chance, give me a chance
She said, just give me a chance to explain
She said, just give me a chance, give me a chance
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights, yeah
Oh, with those curtains drawn, you know that she's so pretty
Oh, from those years of living in her car
Oh, in her soul there's a country but her body?s a city
Oh, where those freeways aren't free at all
She said, just give me a chance to explain
She said, just give me a chance, give me a chance
She said, just give me a chance to explain
She said, just give me a chance, give me a chance
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
And you, you can tell me what to do, you can tell me what to say
And you, you can tell me what to do, you can tell me what to say
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
Oh, where the shattered glass shines like stars
Oh, where those boys will be girls and those girls will be for hire
I swear they're all strung out on those boulevards
She said, just give me a chance to explain
She said, just give me a chance, give me a chance
She said, just give me a chance to explain
She said, just give me a chance, give me a chance
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights, yeah
Oh, with those curtains drawn, you know that she's so pretty
Oh, from those years of living in her car
Oh, in her soul there's a country but her body?s a city
Oh, where those freeways aren't free at all
She said, just give me a chance to explain
She said, just give me a chance, give me a chance
She said, just give me a chance to explain
She said, just give me a chance, give me a chance
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
And you, you can tell me what to do, you can tell me what to say
And you, you can tell me what to do, you can tell me what to say
You come on over, we?ll make it right
We?ll lay it down then we?ll kill the lights
Lyrics submitted by Libertine4life
Kill the Lights Lyrics as written by Derek Heule David Quon
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This was originally called Down the Circus but then they added to it. I think its about prostitutes on the streets and how there is one girl that didnt belong but she didnt have anywhere else to turn, so she began living on the streets (and...in her car) and selling her body. Im not sure how they're going to "make it right" though... sounds like a pretty depressing situation. Anyone see it any other way? Amazing band though, too bad they're not together anymore :(
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"Where those boys will be girls And those girls will be for hire
and the singer fell in love with him/her but walked in and discovered the truth one day, but when he thinks it over he's like I love this person for who they are not what they are and is like here come over and we can make this right...we can be together... just kill the lights, a sort of sweeping it under the rug solution by pretending it's a woman I suppose
but he loves her so he constantly uses the term her because in his mind its a girl and when he says "In her soul there’s a country But her body’s a city
hes saying shes one of a kind even if everyones already been in/through her/him because countries are unique but cities are everywhere and everyones been in a city ::WINK::
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