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,
You blew through me
Like a hurricane
Got me twisted, oh
You got me twisted
You promised blue sky's
And brought the rain
And I went missing, oh
I went missing
While I was sleeping
You robbed me blind
Drunk on your power
Your sweet turned sour
You sent me sailing into the rocks
My queen of Knots
Your hearts a jungle of bar fights
Lonely little queen of Knots
You must be lost
You sounded desperate
You bought your friends
They hang like targets
Such easy targets
I never seen aim so steady
No no I've never seen a mind so bent
You pull the trigger
You're cold like winter
The spell I was under
Of your see through skin
I was drunk on your power
And turned you louder
You sent me sailing into the rocks
My queen of Knots
Your hearts a jungle of bar fights
Lonely little queen of Knots
You must be lost
And I won't be there when the love comes out
Yeah I won't be there when the word gets round
Cause your someone else's baby
You're someone else's crazy, now
While I was sleeping
You robbed me blind
Drunk on your powers
Your sweet turned, sour
You sent me sailing into the rocks
My queen of Knots
Your hearts a jungle of bar fights
My queen of Knots
You must be lost
Your hearts a stumbling block
You're my queen of Knots, come-on
You're hearts a jungle of bar fights
Lonely little queen of Knots
You must be lost
(must be lost)
(must be lost)
Queen of Knots
(must be lost)
(must be lost)
I won't be there
I won't be there
Like a hurricane
Got me twisted, oh
You got me twisted
You promised blue sky's
And brought the rain
And I went missing, oh
I went missing
While I was sleeping
You robbed me blind
Drunk on your power
Your sweet turned sour
You sent me sailing into the rocks
My queen of Knots
Your hearts a jungle of bar fights
Lonely little queen of Knots
You must be lost
You sounded desperate
You bought your friends
They hang like targets
Such easy targets
I never seen aim so steady
No no I've never seen a mind so bent
You pull the trigger
You're cold like winter
The spell I was under
Of your see through skin
I was drunk on your power
And turned you louder
You sent me sailing into the rocks
My queen of Knots
Your hearts a jungle of bar fights
Lonely little queen of Knots
You must be lost
And I won't be there when the love comes out
Yeah I won't be there when the word gets round
Cause your someone else's baby
You're someone else's crazy, now
While I was sleeping
You robbed me blind
Drunk on your powers
Your sweet turned, sour
You sent me sailing into the rocks
My queen of Knots
Your hearts a jungle of bar fights
My queen of Knots
You must be lost
Your hearts a stumbling block
You're my queen of Knots, come-on
You're hearts a jungle of bar fights
Lonely little queen of Knots
You must be lost
(must be lost)
(must be lost)
Queen of Knots
(must be lost)
(must be lost)
I won't be there
I won't be there
Lyrics submitted by Steph01924
Queen of (K)Nots Lyrics as written by Matt Nathanson Mark Weinberg
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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i think its obvious..... His Queen of Knots is a "bitch " that broke his heart....walked all over him "" like a hurricane"" and had him "twisted".....promised shed be the best girlfriend ever " promised blueskies" so he believed her and "he went missing""( maybe lost a lot of friendships)....but her sweet turned sour... But now he doesnt give two shits because he knows he deserves better and shes "somesone's crazy now" and not his problem anymore.
Though you can tell he's hurt and deff. bitter about all of...ive been this girl before took advantage of how nice a guy was...sometimes having a spine sometimes is better then being to nice theres a balance... sounds like he was walked all over....but also being the bitch isnt right either....the girl, if she ever loved him learned....you can bet.