“Electrocution” was originally written and recorded by singer-songwriter Bill Fox. It was released on the compilation Tape Op: A Compact Disc of Creative Music Recordings and is one of several of his songs not included on his albums.
Nada Surf recorded it to introduce their fans to Fox, one of thei...
I wouldn't mind if I could find
A little electrocution
Sometimes I feel I need it here
A little electrocution
The wire's hot, lights are red
A sparkle straight to my heart
I'm still livin' in the dark
I'm still livin' in the dark
I wouldn't mind if I could find
A little electrocution
My despair flows everywhere
To a little electrocution
Spools of coil across the sky
Unravelling out for miles
I've been bangin' on dials
I've been bangin' on dials
I wouldn't mind if I could find
A little electrocution
I need a jolt some thunderbolts
Of a little electrocution
No one loves you like I do
No one loves you like, you know, I do
All there is is beautiful
All there is needs to die
I've been wondering why
I've been wondering why
I wouldn't mind if I could find
A little electrocution
I'm down quite beneath the light
Of a little electrocution
Matthew Caws told Entertainment Weekly:
…Dwight Twilley [“You Were So Warm”] and Bill Fox [“Electrocution”], those were just the joy of playing a great song. If we’re in any school, it’s definitely power pop, so those felt really natural … (Fox) was in a band called The Mice, who are kind of the Cl...