Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Spitting Off the Edge of the World (feat. Perfume Genius)

Fourth of July (for CK)

Sassafrass

Lucie in the Skye

A little boat in the harbor
tied with two ropes
one is her dreams
the other her hopes

her whole world's this cove
and what storms may occur
the two lines hold her fast
calm and unperturbed

one day the sky turned black
the wind tossed the sea
and somehow or another
one line broke free

that little boat was set adrift
everything all turned around
home was far and far was home
light dark and quiet sound

one rope gone
but still in the slip
she kept it together
keepin short trips

then light failed again
the temperature dropped
and once more she began to roll
on that rolling, misty chop

she watched in disbelief
as that last rope broke
nothing left to hold her fixed
all wind and salt & diesel smoke

that little boat was set adrift (set adrift)
everything all turned around (turned around)
home was far and far was home
light dark and quiet sound

that little boat was set adrift (set adrift)
everything all turned around (turned around)
home was far and far was home
light dark and quiet sound

Two Lines

out on the town, you in your gown
me in my tuxedo messing around
from new york to cleveland
from LA to Dallas
baby and I dance the Crystal Palace

fragrance of perfume mixed with cigar
manhattans and martinis on tap at the bar
Take the A Train to Cartier
E Train to Kew Gardens
She wants me to dance, begging your pardon

Come with us and shake a leg
Grab your blues, take 'em down a peg
don't you ever tell me there's nothing to do
paint the town red, paint over the blue

out on the town, you in your gown
me in black tie, just messing around
from swing street to Savoy
from Cotton to Connie's
out among the Bettys and Johnnies

fragrance of perfume mixed with cigar
manhattans and martinis in our black car
Take the A Train to Maxine's
The E Train to Queens
I gotta go dance if ya know what i mean

Come with us and shake a leg
Grab your blues, take 'em down a peg
don't ever tell me there's nothing to do
paint the town red, paint over the blue

Come with us and shake a leg
Grab your blues, take 'em down a peg
don't ever tell me there's nothing to do
paint the town red, paint over the blue

Paint Over The Blue

Drones

I used to believe
Truly believe
you were the answer
the answer to everything

I used to believe
mighta been naive (oh, so naive)
but I really did think
you'd be my everything

but the truth is we never got close
to that perfect world I was sure of (so sure of)
just drifted apart over the years
til you weren't even worthy of my tears (so many tears)

now i look back and see a game
that wild love was actually tame
the paradise that just never came (it never came)
the love that dare not speak its name
was, somehow, just the same.

if there's such a thing as love at first sight
i fell in love with you that very first night (they said)
hey, there's someone you should meet
my God you swept me off my feet

wherever you went i had to follow
we touched a bit, but it was hollow
we got naked down in that lake
we kissed a bit, but it didn't take

the truth is we never got near
to that perfect world I was sure of (so sure of)
just drifted apart over the years
til you weren't even worthy of my tears (so many tears)

now i look back and see a game
that wild love was actually tame
the paradise just never came (it never came)
the love that dare not speak its name (speak its name)
was, somehow, just the same.

now i look back and see a game
that wild love was actually tame
the paradise that just never came (it never came)
the love that dare not speak its name (speak its name)
was, somehow, just the same

just the same
just the same
just the same

The Love

i got you little girl
yeah i got you little girl
don't you dare deny it
don't you even try it
cuz i got you....
little girl

you walk around like you got a stick
stuck way up your ass (up your ass)
everyone around is so small and weak
everyone is so low class

but that's before you met this swingin' dick
and now nothing is the same (the same)
you try to ignore me, you try to move on
but i won't let you play your game

i got you little girl
yeah i got you little girl
don't you dare deny it (deny it...)
don't you even try it
cuz i got you.... (yes I got you)
little girl

everybody told me that I'd never get you
that you were just way out of my league
you wouldn't give me the time of day
but somehow you became intrigued

now you follow me just like a little puppy dog
never let me outta your sight (your sight...)
you don't have your balance, you're lost in a fog
don't you worry babe its gonna be alright

i got you little girl
yeah i got you little girl
don't you dare deny it (deny it)
don't you even try it
cuz i got you.... (yes I got you)
little girl

i got you little girl
yeah i got you little girl
don't you dare deny it (deny it...)
don't you even try it
cuz i got you.... (yes I got you)
I really got you... (really got you)
yeah I sure as hell got you...
little girl

Got You Little Girl

Heart change
Man-made heart change
Hearts are getting harder
every year

brain change
man-made brain change
brains are getting dumber
every year

soul change
man-made soul change
souls are getting smaller
every year

if this keeps up
in fifty years
there'll be nothing left but rage
if this keeps up
in fifty years
we'll keep God inside his cage

Heart change
Man-made heart change
Hearts are getting harder
every year

soul change
man-made soul change
souls are getting smaller
every year

if this keeps up
in fifty years
there'll be nothing left but rage
if this keeps up
in fifty years
we'll keep God inside his cage

Heart Change

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