well if those are the correct lyrics then i was totally wrong about the whole israeilli-palestinian thing.
i was also wondering if the title had anything to do w/ the band Pavement and i guess it does.
the only other evidence for this being a war song is that in a pitchfork media interview kevin drew mentioned that they liked the version of the song w/ the vocals low in the mix because it had this feeling of being in a city while bombs were falling or something. but of course there's the possibility that it's just another part of how he feels about the collapse of pavement or the indie movement. after listening to the album version, here's my take on the lyrics:
Well, I got shot right in the back;
And you were there,
You were there.
I said I was never coming back;
And you were there,
You were there.
I know the eyelids (islands?) are under attack;
You were there,
You were there.
It's like the pressure wants to retract;
You were there,
You were there.
And if God is what they made,
Cut the hands off the meathooks
Don't get high on what you create...
Well, I saw the geyser (Gaza?) turn into bread
And you were there
You were there
All the subtractions made it on time;
'Cause you were there,
You were there.
And all the nice boys wait for a sign;
You were there,
You were there.
And all the time,
The time,
The time,
The time.
You were there.
You were there.
And if love is what they gave,
Turning wives into heroes
Don't get high on what you create...
Oh, it might just steal you.
the stuff w/ the question marks are things that could possibly be the actual lyrics but i also just put in what i could definitely hear as the right lyrics on the album.
BSS is a strange enough free-form sort of band that the lyrics might change from one performance to another.
well if those are the correct lyrics then i was totally wrong about the whole israeilli-palestinian thing.
i was also wondering if the title had anything to do w/ the band Pavement and i guess it does.
the only other evidence for this being a war song is that in a pitchfork media interview kevin drew mentioned that they liked the version of the song w/ the vocals low in the mix because it had this feeling of being in a city while bombs were falling or something. but of course there's the possibility that it's just another part of how he feels about the collapse of pavement or the indie movement. after listening to the album version, here's my take on the lyrics:
Well, I got shot right in the back; And you were there, You were there.
I said I was never coming back; And you were there, You were there.
I know the eyelids (islands?) are under attack; You were there, You were there.
It's like the pressure wants to retract; You were there, You were there.
And if God is what they made, Cut the hands off the meathooks Don't get high on what you create...
Well, I saw the geyser (Gaza?) turn into bread And you were there You were there
All the subtractions made it on time; 'Cause you were there, You were there.
And all the nice boys wait for a sign; You were there, You were there.
And all the time, The time, The time, The time. You were there. You were there.
And if love is what they gave, Turning wives into heroes Don't get high on what you create... Oh, it might just steal you.
the stuff w/ the question marks are things that could possibly be the actual lyrics but i also just put in what i could definitely hear as the right lyrics on the album.
BSS is a strange enough free-form sort of band that the lyrics might change from one performance to another.