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,
And something's gotta give
This world's still whispering
It's a cycle in your mind,
It's a faith you left behind.
When you open up your eyes,
All that you see is lies--
The beauty arrayed outside
Fades with the world you'll find
And when it's all said and done,
You know that it's never enough.
You fight for all the things you want,
But you know it's not enough
To keep yourself alive--
All your dreams just fade away
(chorus)
So open your eyes, let beauty reign!
He'll heal your heart, he'll change your name!
You'll have a love again!
You'll have a love again!
The feeling of you breathing air
Will kill your own despair!
Feeling like you've gone too far--
It's not the person you are.
You say you want to change,
But then you turn away...
I've seen this all before,
And I'm praying all for you
And there's a place for you,
For you!
(repeat chorus)
And there's still time to change your mind...
To change your mind
Grace will hand you a flower,
In the moment that you ask her,
She'll take what you have broken.
Just remember when you asked,
"Is there anybody out there?"
(repeat chorus)
This world's still whispering
It's a cycle in your mind,
It's a faith you left behind.
When you open up your eyes,
All that you see is lies--
The beauty arrayed outside
Fades with the world you'll find
And when it's all said and done,
You know that it's never enough.
You fight for all the things you want,
But you know it's not enough
To keep yourself alive--
All your dreams just fade away
(chorus)
So open your eyes, let beauty reign!
He'll heal your heart, he'll change your name!
You'll have a love again!
You'll have a love again!
The feeling of you breathing air
Will kill your own despair!
Feeling like you've gone too far--
It's not the person you are.
You say you want to change,
But then you turn away...
I've seen this all before,
And I'm praying all for you
And there's a place for you,
For you!
(repeat chorus)
And there's still time to change your mind...
To change your mind
Grace will hand you a flower,
In the moment that you ask her,
She'll take what you have broken.
Just remember when you asked,
"Is there anybody out there?"
(repeat chorus)
Lyrics submitted by RoadToEmmaus
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