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,
Shoot me into sleep, your beauty is so close to me
And even better still, warm nights and the chill
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Deeper in the zone, 2-player combo mode
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Ejacquantumbreeze!
And even better still, warm nights and the chill
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Deeper in the zone, 2-player combo mode
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Ejacquantumbreeze! Even in the sea
Replace all meaning - "I-spy"
Fuck, I think she just saw me, stop hiding in the sea
Shit, my midnight surprise has found out all my lines
Crunch time, night time, palm luxuries which I mistake for life
Don't talk to me, stay away unless you want me near you
I'm waiting in silence and cloaking my violence
You, almost encourage my happiness, but I know best
Wake up, smell the semen, this will never happen for you
Evil waits inside your home and shakes you through and through
Oh, wake up princess
I guess, deep down, my heart is not as pure as it was
And my food is ruined, the freezer doorway to above
I'll fire in the sun, I'm dying just for fun
And what is left of this?
My fare is calling down for you all to go away, forget the fall exists
I'll fire in the sun, I'm dying, just for fun
As I lay in bed, wrapped in cold sweat, just take me now
Shoot me into sleep...
And even better still, warm nights and the chill
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Deeper in the zone, 2-player combo mode
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Ejacquantumbreeze!
And even better still, warm nights and the chill
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Deeper in the zone, 2-player combo mode
Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone
My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes
Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Ejacquantumbreeze! Even in the sea
Replace all meaning - "I-spy"
Fuck, I think she just saw me, stop hiding in the sea
Shit, my midnight surprise has found out all my lines
Crunch time, night time, palm luxuries which I mistake for life
Don't talk to me, stay away unless you want me near you
I'm waiting in silence and cloaking my violence
You, almost encourage my happiness, but I know best
Wake up, smell the semen, this will never happen for you
Evil waits inside your home and shakes you through and through
Oh, wake up princess
I guess, deep down, my heart is not as pure as it was
And my food is ruined, the freezer doorway to above
I'll fire in the sun, I'm dying just for fun
And what is left of this?
My fare is calling down for you all to go away, forget the fall exists
I'll fire in the sun, I'm dying, just for fun
As I lay in bed, wrapped in cold sweat, just take me now
Shoot me into sleep...
Lyrics submitted by teacakes
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I agree with the above statement. I think it's about how he wants to be with this girl, but he hasn't the courage to ask her out. Instead he resorts to tossing off and dreaming about her. This is how I interpret the lyrics:
**And even better still, warm nights and the chill Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
The singer is laying in bed trying to fall asleep but can't (warm nights). He gets a chill creeping down his bones that reminds him he's alone... to do whatever he wants :D The girl he dreams about is his "midnight surprise." He stays awake thinking about her (staple down my eyes). Stars he cannot see and being taken by the galaxy is basically him saying he's entering his fantasy world with her.
**Deeper in the zone, 2-player combo mode Creeping down my bones, reminds me I'm alone My sweet midnight surprise, staple down my eyes Stars I cannot see, take me galaxy
Now he's "deeper in the zone" or in other words, he's in his fantasy/dream. 2-player combo mode is basically his cute way of saying, "he and the girl are getting it on." You know, "it takes two to tango." ...Okay he's having sex with her. But alas he wakes up and remembers he's alone, so now he "Ejac... quantumbreezes - if you shall be so modest.
**Fuck, I think she just saw me, stop hiding in the sea Shit, my midnight surprise has found out all my lines Crunch time, night time, palm luxuries which I mistake for life Don't talk to me, stay away unless you want me near you
Okay, so now he see's her in public or a crowd of people (better known as "the sea"). He's just watching her and hides behind the crowd (sea), afraid to talk to her. She just found out he likes her, and all of his other intentions (like doing her). He's grown so accustomed to his pulm luxuries (tossing off) that he thought they were just another part of life (crunch time = food, night time = sleep, etc), so he's nervous of what might happen if he goes near her.
**I'm waiting in silence and cloaking my violence You, almost encourage my happiness, but I know best Wake up, smell the semen, this will never happen for you Evil waits inside your home and shakes you through and through
So now he's back in his bedroom alone (waiting in silence). He's almost content to tossing off to her everyday (you almost encourage my happiness), but then he wakes up and smells his semen and realizes this isn't working for him.
**As I lay in bed, wrapped in cold sweat, just take me now
So now he's had his fun and just wants to go to sleep. He isn't happy not having her, but he's also to scared to ask her out. This makes him depressed, and all he want's is to die (and fry up in the sun).
**Shoot me into sleep...
The next day continues much as it has before... he can't stop dreaming and fantasizing of her.