Candle

This song is very obviously about crystal meth (speed).

Thurston] I see a dark star drivin' at his magic, snatch it KEEPS ME UP AWAKE go crystal cracking You cant sleep on speed as its an amphetamine, its also a crystal that cracks. I can't wait I can't stay, uh candle When you want speed, you REALLY want it bad, you will go through ANYTHING to get it Gotta change my mind before it burns out He knows its stupid, speed eventually burns out your mind and destroys it, but he is addicted. I'm the cocker on the rock Wind is whipping through my stupid mop Isnt a cock a male rooster, the king of its domain? A rock of speed. You think your king of the world on speed. Wind is whipping through his hair, but he knows doing speed is stupid.

I see a falling snowgirl walking Broadway Snow = Coke Turns the corner at 14th and I know there's no way It's alright You always think life is going to be alright no matter what when your on speed It's a lighted candle On speed you tend to stare at lights, especially white ones. He is staying up all night, twacked out of his mind staring at a candle And I know that she'll be okay by sunday

I'm the cocker on the rock Coming back start shining In your electric clock You stare at clocks , time has no meaning because your staying up all night spun out of your mind It's safe to say, candle Tonight's the day, candle It's alright now, candle The wind's away, candle He is still staring at this candle Never thought I'd see a dark star falling

I'm the cocker on the rock Wind is whipping through my stupid mop

Actually, Matamoros, Sugar Kane is about Marilyn Monroe(She used that name as her alias). I don't know what this song is about. Thurston has a tendency to write in stream of conciousness style. Also, he flat out LIES sometimes...But, what can ya do?? Still love his music, I guess. This song is the soundtrack to a rainy morning...Sitting in my kitchen with some tea and toast, watching the rain outside on the street. The lonely feeling, ya know? Really quiet. Just the sound of the cars hitting the puddles...

Does anyone know if the Pearl Jam song "Stupid Mop" is a reference to this song?

i dont know what thurston is gettin' at really, but songs to me attach themselves to memories i have. this song makes me think about a realistion of how i felt for a person and become quite symbolic as i lay there drunk listening to this song and pondering how i felt for them, since then references to candles have come up in my poetry a lot and the song has had a great impact on me, even the music, not just the lyrics represent how i feel, one minute the song is nice and melodic, the next its discordant and angry, i really relate to this a lot

another great art-indie record that nobody has heard!! If you havent heard 'daydream nation' (the album) then get it

a love song to a candle?

i can't believed how little posts sonic youth gets. their soo good

i can't believed how little posts sonic youth gets. their soo good

yeah. they're the best

just wondering, is "stupid mop" referring to thurston's hair? that's how i've always thought of his hair like that, a mop.

Y love intro on this song.The intro is really cool. i think that in this song candle is a metaphor for sex....hm,maybe :)))if not for sex than for something else same special as sex.