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,
mark up flies the hill
left to burn immoral chill
winding clever never storing doubts
the kingdoms left to kill
found the pain fond of pain
got that feeling back again
out of sorts and sort of out of it
good bye closest one, the dearest
can I get a witness to the other side of accusers
you should all just die
I need to speak some things inside
to crucify my mind
can I get a witness to be on my side
abusers, if you change your mind
the need to hide the things inside to crucify their minds
what's left of it
left all feeling stripped of meat
ticking crack the glass is gold again
the scaly trust case trusting pain
go to hell what's the hell
is it fortune wrapped, do tell
is it wise to smell the other side of all there is to tell
can I get a witness to the other side
of accusers you should all just die
I need to speak some things inside
to crucify my mind
can I get a witness to be on my side
abusers, if you change your mind
the need to hide the things inside to crucify their minds
got me stooping on my floor
and I'm thinking stupid fall
chemical war of running things
has got to stop the rest of time
you gotta get a life
you gotta make your money and die
shake your maker
wait go away go on and make some time
now get me out
you make me and you make me and you make me out..
make your money and die
make your money and die
make make your money and make and die, etc.
beast of the flies reach around my right leg
take off my wings
soaring off to Wal-Mart to claim the bomb
you can be quiet a name
pacify???
called this mustache ride
in the back of my chevy van on a water pillow
??last??
here in the back of my chevy van
on a waterbed filled with chinese tea
restless spirit in my breast saving the best for you
pearls before swine
what's yours is mine
and the road is calling me
If not for your unquenchable kiss
I'd be storming the white house demanding to be heard
children crying
people dying on the street
and me sucking
left to burn immoral chill
winding clever never storing doubts
the kingdoms left to kill
found the pain fond of pain
got that feeling back again
out of sorts and sort of out of it
good bye closest one, the dearest
can I get a witness to the other side of accusers
you should all just die
I need to speak some things inside
to crucify my mind
can I get a witness to be on my side
abusers, if you change your mind
the need to hide the things inside to crucify their minds
what's left of it
left all feeling stripped of meat
ticking crack the glass is gold again
the scaly trust case trusting pain
go to hell what's the hell
is it fortune wrapped, do tell
is it wise to smell the other side of all there is to tell
can I get a witness to the other side
of accusers you should all just die
I need to speak some things inside
to crucify my mind
can I get a witness to be on my side
abusers, if you change your mind
the need to hide the things inside to crucify their minds
got me stooping on my floor
and I'm thinking stupid fall
chemical war of running things
has got to stop the rest of time
you gotta get a life
you gotta make your money and die
shake your maker
wait go away go on and make some time
now get me out
you make me and you make me and you make me out..
make your money and die
make your money and die
make make your money and make and die, etc.
beast of the flies reach around my right leg
take off my wings
soaring off to Wal-Mart to claim the bomb
you can be quiet a name
pacify???
called this mustache ride
in the back of my chevy van on a water pillow
??last??
here in the back of my chevy van
on a waterbed filled with chinese tea
restless spirit in my breast saving the best for you
pearls before swine
what's yours is mine
and the road is calling me
If not for your unquenchable kiss
I'd be storming the white house demanding to be heard
children crying
people dying on the street
and me sucking
Lyrics submitted by gothic_hobbit
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