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,
The dark moon falls,
casting shadows across the earth.
Let this be the start of a new day,
Let this be the start of a new era.
The sun will rise,
Holding its place in the sky.
Let this be the start of a new day,
Let this be the start of a new era.
We will live another day as long as this god remains true
To its ever changing children we will let them down.
As these gods messengers rain from the sky a new page has turned.
Go
With holding him of his duties so the night can rain again (x2)
So the night can rain again
Bow before me
The dark moon falls,
casting shadows across the earth.
Let this be the start of a new day,
Let this be the start of a new era.
The sun will rise,
Bow before me for i am your god
From the shadow begins a new uprising,
The sun it must not rise again.
The mighty must fall.
A lash out to the shadow overheard by all.
Bow before me
Bow before me
For i am your god!
casting shadows across the earth.
Let this be the start of a new day,
Let this be the start of a new era.
The sun will rise,
Holding its place in the sky.
Let this be the start of a new day,
Let this be the start of a new era.
We will live another day as long as this god remains true
To its ever changing children we will let them down.
As these gods messengers rain from the sky a new page has turned.
Go
With holding him of his duties so the night can rain again (x2)
So the night can rain again
Bow before me
The dark moon falls,
casting shadows across the earth.
Let this be the start of a new day,
Let this be the start of a new era.
The sun will rise,
Bow before me for i am your god
From the shadow begins a new uprising,
The sun it must not rise again.
The mighty must fall.
A lash out to the shadow overheard by all.
Bow before me
Bow before me
For i am your god!
Lyrics submitted by MuhNamesTyler
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