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Daisy Glaze Lyrics
I'm drivin' alone, sad about you
Not goin' home, what's to do
You better not leave me here
Better not leave me here
Ooh, I want you here
How can you leave me here
I lie in the stream, I'm floating fine
Receiving things in my beautiful mind
Sometime drags, sometime, sometime, so sublime
Lover, yes I am, lover, you know I am
Now I'm in a bar, it's gotta be where they are
Gonna dance in the bar, they're gonna fight on the floor
Faster than I can see
Now I'm gonna score, break for the door
who is this whore
Soon be beggin drags
And I'm thinking, Christ
Nullify my life, nullify my life
You're gonna die, yes, you're gonna die
Right now
You're gonna die, gonna decease
Not goin' home, what's to do
You better not leave me here
Better not leave me here
Ooh, I want you here
How can you leave me here
I lie in the stream, I'm floating fine
Receiving things in my beautiful mind
Sometime drags, sometime, sometime, so sublime
Lover, yes I am, lover, you know I am
Gonna dance in the bar, they're gonna fight on the floor
Faster than I can see
who is this whore
Soon be beggin drags
Nullify my life, nullify my life
Right now
You're gonna die, gonna decease
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Wow, what a great track. Everyone knows Big Star were very influential on alternative rock to come later on, but this one in particular sounds like so much like alt-rock of the '80s and '90s that it's scary.
As for meaning, this is a somewhat cryptic song, but not too hard to figure out. Alex is having problems with his girl, and is going to go out to a bar, score some drugs, get in a fight, and maybe hook up with a whore to make him feel better.
A particularly oblique lyrical reference is "Christ, nullify my life." In The Velvet Underground's "Heroin," Lou sang "I have made a very big decision/I'm gonna try to nullify my life." I can take it to mean here in "Daisy Glaze" that Alex is using "nullify my life" as short-hand for getting high on smack.
It's a beautiful track musically, with some amazing changes in tempo and mood. And there's just no better put-down than "you're gonna die...you're gonna decease!"
I love nearly all Big Star songs with all my heart, but this just may be my favorite.
Completely agree. You're take on the "nullify my life" line is a good one. Alex Chilton was clearly into the VU, since he covered "Femme Fatale" on Big Star's third album.
Completely agree. You're take on the "nullify my life" line is a good one. Alex Chilton was clearly into the VU, since he covered "Femme Fatale" on Big Star's third album.
I don't think the "whore" he mentions is someone he wants to hook up with. It's his aforementioned girlfriend, and he calls her a whore as an insult. In the next line, he says she'll "soon be beggin drags," meaning without him she's nothing and soon won't even have enough money to buy her own cigarettes.
I don't think the "whore" he mentions is someone he wants to hook up with. It's his aforementioned girlfriend, and he calls her a whore as an insult. In the next line, he says she'll "soon be beggin drags," meaning without him she's nothing and soon won't even have enough money to buy her own cigarettes.
this may possibly be the best big star song.
I agree with you there. It's a monumental song. Very moving indeed
Ditto, it's my favorite. I like the different tempos, the dreamy opening and crunchy ending. It fits any mood. Quality.