A THOUSAND LEAVES

also appears on:

• 05/28/98 "LIVE IN LOS ANGELES 1998"
• Mix N' Match

Line-up:
Thurston - guitar
Kim - guitar/vocals
Lee - guitar
Steve - drums

Lyrics   status: confirmed

Free time, free time
I have got it, gonna get me some
Free time, free time
I would spend it forever captivated
Free time, free time
Would you tell me the secret of your arm
Free time, free time
Forever fabulistic, blowup, pleasuristic

I feel combustible
That's my will, say it all

Mille feuille
Mille feuille
Mille feuille
Mille feuille

Now you better take a deep breath
The smell is just the best
I'll transform even your breast
You are my new weekend guest

I can't believe this would happen to me
Caught inside someone's knee

Free time, free time
Uncovered forever barest endeavor
Free time, free time
If you want me splash me forever
Free time, free time
Let it happen, the leisure's enchanting
Free time, free time
Your neck is my favorite, please don't spare it

I feel combustible
That's my will, say it all

Mille feuille
Mille feuille
Mille feuille
Mille feuille

Now you better cough up some dough
If you want to join the show
Exotique is not for free
Spend wisely eternity

Engine of desire is on the nod
Don't get stuck without a job

Free time, free time
You have got it, gonna get me some
Free time, free time
Wandering, fantastic, sparkling demanded
Free time, free time
Did I mention that you control me
Free time, free time
The merest endeavor slightly forever
Free time...

NOTES:

• Debuted instrumentally in late '97. It was first performed w/ vocals in Austin on 3/19/98.
• One of the last songs to be composed for the album.
• You know, as much as I hate to impose my personal views, I suppose that's what websites are all about, so let me say that I think this would have been a perfect follow-up single to Sunday. It's even the exact same length! Oh well...
• Written about having too much free time (that's how sites like this get created).
• "mille feuille" in the song's lyrics is "a thousand leaves" in French.
• Live version aired on 7/1/98 John Peel Session.