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,
People are hypnotized
Lost in the city of the damned
Dreaming rivers of deceit and lies
As the shake one another's hand
People fill you with poison tongues
Slithering snakes in the world of sorry sons
Loose lips sink ships but you know you're not the only one
On the bottom of the ocean is the story of what we've become
So don't believe them
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
And ask for him
People fill you with their lies
Try to notify your next of kin
See the lost children in their eyes
Before you decide if you want to be like them
So don't believe them
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
And ask for him
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
He's your real friend
People will fill you with their noise
To try to make you feel as bad as them
Bribe you with silk and expensive toys
On the rooftops of hate and sin
So don't believe them
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
And ask for him
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
He's your real friend
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
And ask for him
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
He's your real friend
Lost in the city of the damned
Dreaming rivers of deceit and lies
As the shake one another's hand
People fill you with poison tongues
Slithering snakes in the world of sorry sons
Loose lips sink ships but you know you're not the only one
On the bottom of the ocean is the story of what we've become
So don't believe them
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
And ask for him
People fill you with their lies
Try to notify your next of kin
See the lost children in their eyes
Before you decide if you want to be like them
So don't believe them
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
And ask for him
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
He's your real friend
People will fill you with their noise
To try to make you feel as bad as them
Bribe you with silk and expensive toys
On the rooftops of hate and sin
So don't believe them
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
And ask for him
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
He's your real friend
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
And ask for him
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
Look into the sky
He's your real friend
Lyrics submitted by geko
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