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,
Holding, you close, feels like, a cut-throat
Losing blood, the weakness of, falling
In love
And I was never afraid of the dark,
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart,
And it’s true, I was never afraid of the dark,
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart,
Resisting, your soul, is walking, a tightrope,
The distant sound, of dangerous ground, wolves are calling,
And I was never afraid of the dark,
No, I was never afraid of the dark,
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart,
And it’s true, I was never afraid of the dark,
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart,
Love is believing, love is believing…
And I was never afraid of the dark,
No I was never afraid
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart,
And it’s true, I was never afraid of the dark,
No I was never afraid
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart.
Till the weapon you made of my heart
Losing blood, the weakness of, falling
In love
And I was never afraid of the dark,
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart,
And it’s true, I was never afraid of the dark,
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart,
Resisting, your soul, is walking, a tightrope,
The distant sound, of dangerous ground, wolves are calling,
And I was never afraid of the dark,
No, I was never afraid of the dark,
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart,
And it’s true, I was never afraid of the dark,
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart,
Love is believing, love is believing…
And I was never afraid of the dark,
No I was never afraid
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart,
And it’s true, I was never afraid of the dark,
No I was never afraid
Until you, oh the weapon you make of my heart.
Till the weapon you made of my heart
Lyrics submitted by Foggypebble2
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