Directly from the Sonic Youth Song Database, the real lyrics:
When you see the spiral turning for you alone
And you feel so heavy that you just can't stop it
When this sea of madness turns you into stone
A picture of your life shoots like a rocket
All the time
Put "me" in the equation it's alright
I've seen you moving in and out of sight
My friends tell me it'll all cut through you
From nowhere
To nowhere
Cut together
Cuttin' through
I'm island-bound, a mote inside my eye
And I can't see you breathing as before
I am airless, a vacuum child
And I can't stand to reason at your door
In this time
[LP version repeats previous chorus minus final "cuttin thru".. most live versions feature this second chorus:]
If broken bottles shine like jewels
If this decision points to you
If what you say is ever true
Then I'll be fine...
I'm down in the daytime out of sight
Comin' in from dreamland I'm on fire
I can see it's all been here before
Dream a dream that lies right at your door
When the seasons circle sideways out of turn
And words don't speak just fall across the carpet
You're just in time to watch the fires burn
It seems a crime but yr face is bright you love it
All the time.....
Sometimes the live version also changes the first verse slightly:
Sometimes the live version also changes the first verse slightly:
When you see the spiral turning for you alone
And you feel so heavy that you just can't stop
When this sea of madness turns you into stone
A picture of your life sinks like a rock
When you see the spiral turning for you alone
And you feel so heavy that you just can't stop
When this sea of madness turns you into stone
A picture of your life sinks like a rock
Directly from the Sonic Youth Song Database, the real lyrics:
When you see the spiral turning for you alone And you feel so heavy that you just can't stop it When this sea of madness turns you into stone A picture of your life shoots like a rocket All the time
Put "me" in the equation it's alright I've seen you moving in and out of sight My friends tell me it'll all cut through you From nowhere To nowhere Cut together Cuttin' through
I'm island-bound, a mote inside my eye And I can't see you breathing as before I am airless, a vacuum child And I can't stand to reason at your door In this time
[LP version repeats previous chorus minus final "cuttin thru".. most live versions feature this second chorus:]
If broken bottles shine like jewels If this decision points to you If what you say is ever true Then I'll be fine...
I'm down in the daytime out of sight Comin' in from dreamland I'm on fire I can see it's all been here before Dream a dream that lies right at your door
When the seasons circle sideways out of turn And words don't speak just fall across the carpet You're just in time to watch the fires burn It seems a crime but yr face is bright you love it All the time.....
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Sometimes the live version also changes the first verse slightly:
Sometimes the live version also changes the first verse slightly:
When you see the spiral turning for you alone And you feel so heavy that you just can't stop When this sea of madness turns you into stone A picture of your life sinks like a rock
When you see the spiral turning for you alone And you feel so heavy that you just can't stop When this sea of madness turns you into stone A picture of your life sinks like a rock