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,
Don't touch the sleeping pills, they mess with my head
Dredging up great white sharks, swimming in the bed
And here comes a killer whale, to sing me to sleep
Thrashing the covers off, it has me by its teeth
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck
To wreck
To wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
What's with the long face, do you want more?
Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door
Don't let the curtain catch you, 'cause you've been here before
The chair is an island, darling, you can't touch the floor
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck
To wreck
To wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
And, good God
Under starry skies we are lost
And into the breach we got tossed
And the water's coming in fast
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck
To wreck
To wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck
To wreck
To wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Dredging up great white sharks, swimming in the bed
And here comes a killer whale, to sing me to sleep
Thrashing the covers off, it has me by its teeth
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck
To wreck
To wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
What's with the long face, do you want more?
Thousands of red-eyed mice, scratching at the door
Don't let the curtain catch you, 'cause you've been here before
The chair is an island, darling, you can't touch the floor
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck
To wreck
To wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
And, good God
Under starry skies we are lost
And into the breach we got tossed
And the water's coming in fast
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I said?
I can't help but pull the earth around me, to make my bed
And, oh, my love, remind me, what was it that I did?
Did I drink too much?
Am I losing touch?
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck
To wreck
To wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
To wreck
To wreck
To wreck
Did I build this ship to wreck?
Lyrics submitted by niteflite01, edited by starsongs, AgathaL
Ship To Wreck Lyrics as written by Florence Leontine Mary Welch Thomas Edward Percy Hull
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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