See flashing eyes
They're flashing cross to me
Burnin up the sky
Sunshinin to me
Your locus crown
Cop killin heartbeat
Head's lookin down
Bowin out to the street

I'm just walking around
Your city is a wonder town

Lips red to white
Lips green in blacked night
Your spirit flares
Flarin up leonine

I'm just walking around
Your city is a wonder town

Transmitter rhyme
Transmitter all the time
Lookin up to the sky
I'm seeing ghosts flyin

I'm just walkin' around
Your city is a wonder town

I think I been there once before
Something tells me there's so much more
She's back in town to even the score
Time to go

See flashing eyes
They're flashing 'cross to me
Burnin' up the sky
Sunshining into me
Your locus crown
Cop killin' heartbeat
Head's lookin' down
Bowin' out, to the street

I'm just walkin' around
Your city is a wonder town


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Trilogy: The Wonder Lyrics as written by Thurston Joseph Moore Kim A Gordon

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    General Comment

    I think Hyperstation is about doing too much drugs. It has this feeling of being totally out of it, like he's all caught up in his mind, and things in the real world are moving way too fast for him to comprehend. His life is completely out of control while he enjoys his daydreams. "I'm a walking lizard, last night's dream was a talking baby wizard" is the druggiest part to me.

    It is my favorite drug song, and one of my favorite Sonic Youth songs. The mood is unlike anything I've ever heard, except maybe in my head. It is at the same time familiar and alien.

    fulltruthon April 14, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    no comments? come on people!

    mikematyuson May 23, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    greatest thurston song ever. still dont know what it means though

    bamvolstoneon June 03, 2004   Link
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    I think they're talking about NYC or big cities in general ... (NYC because they're from there and often talk about it....)

    In the three song there's phrases that refer to cities and crowds :

    a ) "I'm just walkin' around Your city is a wonder town "

    "I think I've been there, once before Something tells me, there's so much more She's back in town, to even the score It's time to go "

    b) "Smashed-up against a car at three A.M. Kids just up for basketball, beat me in my head There's bum trash in my hall and my place is ripped I've totaled another amp, I'm calling in sick"

    c) "Kids cruise away, pack of chickenshits " "A poor rich boy coming right through me "

    Or maybe the first part is a dream, all is going very fast, Thurston is roaring out etc... The second part is when he wake up ( "Falling out of sleep, I hit the floor " ...) and then the rythme slow down, Thurston describe the reality...

    Then the third part... i don't know... Kim would want roaring out too :)

    Ayway, it's a beautiful Package of song (and sound).

    cipheron December 19, 2004   Link
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    General Comment

    I think they're talking about NYC or big cities in general ... (NYC because they're from there and often talk about it....)

    In the three song there's phrases that refer to cities and crowds :

    a ) "I'm just walkin' around Your city is a wonder town "

    "I think I've been there, once before Something tells me, there's so much more She's back in town, to even the score It's time to go "

    b) "Smashed-up against a car at three A.M. Kids just up for basketball, beat me in my head There's bum trash in my hall and my place is ripped I've totaled another amp, I'm calling in sick"

    c) "Kids cruise away, pack of chickenshits " "A poor rich boy coming right through me "

    Or maybe the first part is a dream, all is going very fast, Thurston is roaring out etc... The second part is when he wake up ( "Falling out of sleep, I hit the floor " ...) and then the rythme slow down, Thurston describe the reality...

    Then the third part... i don't know... Kim would want roaring out too :)

    Ayway, it's a beautiful Package of song (and sound).

    cipheron December 19, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I think they're talking about NYC or big cities in general ... (NYC because they're from there and often talk about it....)

    In the three song there's phrases that refer to cities and crowds :

    a ) "I'm just walkin' around Your city is a wonder town "

    "I think I've been there, once before Something tells me, there's so much more She's back in town, to even the score It's time to go "

    b) "Smashed-up against a car at three A.M. Kids just up for basketball, beat me in my head There's bum trash in my hall and my place is ripped I've totaled another amp, I'm calling in sick"

    c) "Kids cruise away, pack of chickenshits " "A poor rich boy coming right through me "

    Or maybe the first part is a dream, all is going very fast, Thurston is roaring out etc... The second part is when he wake up ( "Falling out of sleep, I hit the floor " ...) and then the rythme slow down, Thurston describe the reality...

    Then the third part... i don't know... Kim would want roaring out too :)

    Ayway, it's a beautiful Package of song (and sound).

    cipheron December 19, 2004   Link
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    General Comment

    I absolutely adore Hyperstation.

    I think that song, more than anything else on Daydream Nation, is about dissilusionment with Raeganism.

    frankiegoestostokeon July 20, 2005   Link
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    General Comment

    kim's part always reminded me of singing about sex, but maybe thats because im peverted or something.

    velvu124on March 27, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    kim's part always reminded me of singing about sex, but maybe thats because im peverted or something.

    velvu124on March 27, 2007   Link
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    perverted*

    velvu124on March 27, 2007   Link

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