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,
Well the music now dies
Even within
Sleeping now hard
But never...
Now all's forgiven today
Saw her standing by her shadow
(Standing by her shadow)
Stretched across like an open road
Long enough to kill the silence
(Enough to kill the silence)
That's been keeping you here for years
And I lay my head down
I lay my head down
Forgiveness is right at the bend
I'm sure I never told you that
We're always changing
But we're still breathing
Now all's forgiven today
Saw her standing by her shadow
(Standing by her shadow)
Stretched across like an open road
Long enough to kill the silence
(Enough to kill the silence)
That's been keeping you here for years
And I lay my head down
I lay my head down
Forgiveness is right at the bend
This is the world inside my hands
This is the way you wish things were
This is the crashing of the tide
Stripping the heavens from the sky
This is the world inside my hands
This is the way you wish things were
This is the crashing of the tide
Stripping the heavens from the sky
This is the world inside my hands
This is the way you wish things were
This is the crashing of the tide
Stripping the heavens from the sky
This is the world inside my hands
This is the way you wish things were
This is the crashing of the tide
Stripping the heavens from the sky
This is the world inside my hands
(Yeah yeah yeah)
This is the way you wish things were
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
This is the crashing of the tide
(You wanted more)
Stripping the heavens from the sky
(So much more)
This is the world inside my hands
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
You wanted more
(You wanted more)
So much more
(So much more!)
Yeah yeah yeah!
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
Yeah yeah yeah!
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
You wanted more
(You wanted more)
So much more
(So much more!)
You wanted more
(You wanted more)
So much more
(So much more!)
Yeah yeah yeah!
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
Yeah yeah yeah!
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
You wanted more
(You wanted more)
So much more
(So much more!)
This is the world inside my hands
This is the way you wish things were
This is the crashing of the tide
Stripping the heavens from the sky
Even within
Sleeping now hard
But never...
Now all's forgiven today
Saw her standing by her shadow
(Standing by her shadow)
Stretched across like an open road
Long enough to kill the silence
(Enough to kill the silence)
That's been keeping you here for years
And I lay my head down
I lay my head down
Forgiveness is right at the bend
I'm sure I never told you that
We're always changing
But we're still breathing
Now all's forgiven today
Saw her standing by her shadow
(Standing by her shadow)
Stretched across like an open road
Long enough to kill the silence
(Enough to kill the silence)
That's been keeping you here for years
And I lay my head down
I lay my head down
Forgiveness is right at the bend
This is the world inside my hands
This is the way you wish things were
This is the crashing of the tide
Stripping the heavens from the sky
This is the world inside my hands
This is the way you wish things were
This is the crashing of the tide
Stripping the heavens from the sky
This is the world inside my hands
This is the way you wish things were
This is the crashing of the tide
Stripping the heavens from the sky
This is the world inside my hands
This is the way you wish things were
This is the crashing of the tide
Stripping the heavens from the sky
This is the world inside my hands
(Yeah yeah yeah)
This is the way you wish things were
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
This is the crashing of the tide
(You wanted more)
Stripping the heavens from the sky
(So much more)
This is the world inside my hands
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
You wanted more
(You wanted more)
So much more
(So much more!)
Yeah yeah yeah!
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
Yeah yeah yeah!
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
You wanted more
(You wanted more)
So much more
(So much more!)
You wanted more
(You wanted more)
So much more
(So much more!)
Yeah yeah yeah!
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
Yeah yeah yeah!
(Yeah yeah yeah!)
You wanted more
(You wanted more)
So much more
(So much more!)
This is the world inside my hands
This is the way you wish things were
This is the crashing of the tide
Stripping the heavens from the sky
Lyrics submitted by smileforthecamera
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THESE ARE THE WRONG LYRICS!!!!! IT HAS THE LYRICS IN THE ALBUM COVER AND THE FIRST VERSE STARTS OFF AS 'where the music now dies who then will sing? I sleep in the heart but never face it' and also you are missing a couple of verses. poor form :/