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,
Sun went down, it seen your life
It was over
Discuss, disgusted, with ruthless
No particular reason
It's over
Seems like you're hanging on
To something that's always been gone
Can't you see what I can't be? Let me show you
Feelin' so corrected
Bleeding here in silence
You say that I'm evicted
One thing that real to me
What does it mean to you?
You make me feel so left behind I can't wait to get there
What's it like for you, it's a dream
You have everything I want and all you do is be
Can't you see what I can't be? Let me show you
Feelin' so corrected
Bleeding here in silence
You say that I'm evicted
One thing that real to me
What does it mean to you?
Can't you see what I can't be? Let me show you
Feelin' so corrected
Bleeding here in silence
You say that I'm evicted
One thing that real to me
What does it mean to you?
Can't you see what I can't be? Let me show you
Feelin' so corrected
Bleeding here in silence
You say that I'm evicted
One thing that real to me
What does it mean to you?
Can't you see what I can't be? Let me show you
Feelin' so corrected
Bleeding here in silence
You say that I'm evicted
One thing that real to me
What does it mean to you?
It was over
Discuss, disgusted, with ruthless
No particular reason
It's over
Seems like you're hanging on
To something that's always been gone
Can't you see what I can't be? Let me show you
Feelin' so corrected
Bleeding here in silence
You say that I'm evicted
One thing that real to me
What does it mean to you?
You make me feel so left behind I can't wait to get there
What's it like for you, it's a dream
You have everything I want and all you do is be
Can't you see what I can't be? Let me show you
Feelin' so corrected
Bleeding here in silence
You say that I'm evicted
One thing that real to me
What does it mean to you?
Can't you see what I can't be? Let me show you
Feelin' so corrected
Bleeding here in silence
You say that I'm evicted
One thing that real to me
What does it mean to you?
Can't you see what I can't be? Let me show you
Feelin' so corrected
Bleeding here in silence
You say that I'm evicted
One thing that real to me
What does it mean to you?
Can't you see what I can't be? Let me show you
Feelin' so corrected
Bleeding here in silence
You say that I'm evicted
One thing that real to me
What does it mean to you?
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you have everything I want and "all you do with me"
it's "all you do is need"
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awesome song.
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