Pretty sure the lyrics printed here are incomplete (as with most of the Zen Arcade lyrics on this site), but in any case, this is a brilliant song about alienation. On the album, it's a part of a great run of great Grant Hart songs in a row..."What's Going On," this one, "Somewhere," and "Pink Turns to Blue." Some of the man's greatest songs, in an album full of some of Bob's greatest songs too.
Beyond the Huskers, there's only been a few other bands that have been blessed with more than one great songwriter (The Beatles, of course, The Go-Betweens, Fleetwood Mac...there's not many).
Pretty sure the lyrics printed here are incomplete (as with most of the Zen Arcade lyrics on this site), but in any case, this is a brilliant song about alienation. On the album, it's a part of a great run of great Grant Hart songs in a row..."What's Going On," this one, "Somewhere," and "Pink Turns to Blue." Some of the man's greatest songs, in an album full of some of Bob's greatest songs too.
Beyond the Huskers, there's only been a few other bands that have been blessed with more than one great songwriter (The Beatles, of course, The Go-Betweens, Fleetwood Mac...there's not many).