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Theresa's Sound-World Lyrics
Light girl comes walking thru the corn,
Free
Light blue vibration thru the sea
I know I'd love her to breathe again
Light cubes are talking her down
I've been a wasted day
Light spinning round a saint
Light colored wild signs
Theresa talkin' the rain
Light girl be glowin' thru town
Windows are thoughts in disdain
I know I'd love her to stay
Whispering signs are agreeing
Light talking gold into rain
Light driving dark into saint
A cat in gold goes alone
Theresa's sound for the king
Free
Light blue vibration thru the sea
I know I'd love her to breathe again
Light cubes are talking her down
Light spinning round a saint
Light colored wild signs
Theresa talkin' the rain
Windows are thoughts in disdain
I know I'd love her to stay
Whispering signs are agreeing
Light driving dark into saint
A cat in gold goes alone
Theresa's sound for the king
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shut On Dec 23, 2001
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i don't know why, but these lyrics always remind me andrew wyeth's painting named "christina's world".
@Nimbie You might be on to something there
@Nimbie You might be on to something there
"Set in the stark landscape of coastal Maine, Christina’s World depicts a young woman seen from behind, wearing a pink dress and lying in a grassy field. Although she appears to be in a position of repose, her torso, propped on her arms, is strangely alert; her silhouette is tense, almost frozen, giving the impression that she is fixed to the ground. She stares at a distant farmhouse and a group of outbuildings, ancient and grayed in harmony with the dry grass and overcast sky.
"Set in the stark landscape of coastal Maine, Christina’s World depicts a young woman seen from behind, wearing a pink dress and lying in a grassy field. Although she appears to be in a position of repose, her torso, propped on her arms, is strangely alert; her silhouette is tense, almost frozen, giving the impression that she is fixed to the ground. She stares at a distant farmhouse and a group of outbuildings, ancient and grayed in harmony with the dry grass and overcast sky.
Wyeth’s neighbor Anna Christina Olson...
Wyeth’s neighbor Anna Christina Olson inspired the composition, which is one of four paintings by Wyeth in which she appears. As a young girl, Olson developed a degenerative muscle condition—possibly polio—that left her unable to walk. She refused to use a wheelchair, preferring to crawl, as depicted here, using her arms to drag her lower body along. “The challenge to me,” Wyeth explained, “was to do justice to her extraordinary conquest of a life which most people would consider hopeless.”
Absolutely stunning song. Sends shivers down my spine just thinking about it.
This is one of my favorites off of the album Dirty, Of course the entire album is greatness in itself.
this song always makes me think of the sitar does someone play sitar in this song??? i think thurston can play the sitar but i am purely basing this on the picture of him in the evol booklet on the star power page. i love that photo with the hand over his eyes and the eyes drawn on his palms i dont know why i love it but i'm drawn to him ...and his sexiness of course...dur
So what is the lyrics about? This is my alltime favourite track all categories but I don't understand the lyrics - very frustrating! Do they refer to something you need to be American to understand/know about or what?
Maybe Theresa is blind.
Or dead.
Who IS Theresa?
@la-grave - This song is based on Saint Teresa of Avila, although I don't understand all the lyrics.
@la-grave - This song is based on Saint Teresa of Avila, although I don't understand all the lyrics.
The last time we saw Sonic Youth the people I was with wanted to hear this song over and over, on the way home. We must have listened to it more than a dozen times, and loud. This is my favorite SY track and it’s still a mystery. There’s a certain dialect in the words, maybe Southern Gothic. If you apply religion you feel closer to it. Theresa seems to be infirm to this world but far more intuitive to other dimensions. The music fits this well; it’s basic minor key then slowly becomes chaotic. Theresa might be deaf to this world but understands frequencies most people can’t hear, and she reacts with powers most don’t understand. She’s trapped but she’s also free in a sense of difference that those around her don’t understand so she’s sequestered and kept quiet. Imagine if an autistic girl had supernatural powers. This is just one interpretation. Next time I run into one of the Youth I’ll ask.