ERIC'S TRIP
I CANT
SEE ANYTHING AT ALL, ALL I SEE IS ME.
THAT'S CLEAR ENOUGH, AND THAT'S WHATS IMPORTANT,
TO SEE ME. MY EYES CAN FOCUS, MY BRAIN IS TALKING,
LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO ME. MY HEAD'S ON STRAIGHT,
MY GIRLFRIEND'S BEAUTIFUL, LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO ME.
SOMETIMES I SPEAK,
TONIGHT THERE'S NOTHING TO SAY.
SOMETIMES WE FREAK,
AND LAUGH ALL DAY.
HOLD THESE PAGES UP TO THE LIGHT
SEE THE JACKNIFE INSIDE OF THE DREAM
A RAILROAD RUNS THROUGH THE RECORD STORES AT NIGHT
COMING IN FOR THE DEEP FREEZE
MARY: A SIMPLE WORD, ARE YOU THERE IN THE COUNTRY?
YR EYES SO FULL, YR HEAD SO TIGHT, CAN'T YOU HEAR ME?
REMEMBER OUR TALK, THAT DAY ON THE PHONE?
I WAS THE DOOR, AND YOU WERE THE STATION
WITH SHATERED GLASS AND MILES BETWEEN US
WE STILL FLEW AWAY IN THE CONVERSATION
MY CUP IS FULL, AND I FEEL OKAY
THE WORLD IS DULL, BUT NOT TODAY
SHE THINKS SHE'S A GODDESS
SHE SAYS SHE TALKS TO THE SPIRITS
I WONDER IF SHE CAN TALK TO HERSELF?
IF SHE CAN BEAR TO HEAR IT
THIS IS ERIC'S TRIP
WE'VE ALL COME TO WATCH HIM SLIP
HE'S SLIPPING ALL THE WAY TO TEXAS
CAN YOU DIG IT?
(ERIC SAYS "THE SKY IS BLUE...")
I SEE WITH A GLASS EYE, THE PAVEMENT VIEW. A SHADOW FORMING,
ACROSS FIELDS RUSHING, THRU ME TO YOU. WE TORE DOWN THE WORLD,
AND PUT UP FOUR WALLS, I BREATHE IN THE MYTH. I'M OVER THE CITY,
FUCKING THE FUTURE, I'M HIGH AND INSIDE YR KISS.
WE CAN'T SEE CLEAR,
BUT WHAT WE SEE IS ALRIGHT
WE MAKE UP WHAT WE CANT HEAR,
AND THEN WE SING ALL NIGHT
SKATTERED PAGES AND SHATTERED LIGHTS
A JACKNIFE AND A DREAM
THERE'S SOMETHING MOVING OVER THERE ON THE RIGHT
LIKE NOTHING I'VE EVER SEEN.
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lyrics: lee ranaldo
sonic youth - daydream nation (1988)