Nocturnal Koreans
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Matt Simms' comment in the press release for the Nocturnal Koreans album (see below) suggested the touring context that prompted the song’s words. In a 2016 Pop Matters interview Graham Lewis expanded on those circumstances:
Condemned to stay, not one but two nights, in a shabby hotel in Massachuse...
Nocturnal Koreans Lyrics
I dressed and I showered
Before I awoke
I was fit for one purpose
I was going for broke
I brushed out my trail
Concealed my advance
Changing wheels often
There’d be no second chance
Do you think you are able
Of finding your way?
Bipolar opps met
Under sodium lamps
Five miles out from
The runway ramp
Drug impaired drivers
Lost in the woods
Believe sea-burnt nurses
Never tasted so good!
Um-um-um-um-um-um
Um-um-um-um-um!
Nocturnal Koreans
Are walking the halls
They missed their connection
They’re climbing the walls
Cracker barrel kids
And their cracker barrel folks
Beavis and Butthead...
Thro’ their cracker barrel jokes!
Her-her-her-her-her-her
Her-her-her-her-her
Nocturnal Koreans Q&A
When did Wire release Nocturnal Koreans?
Wire released Nocturnal Koreans on Fri Apr 22 2016.
What did Wire say about "Nocturnal Koreans"?
It’s a great snapshot of touring America and when I hear or play that song, it reminds me of the many weird and wonderful times, places and people that cross your path.
-Matthew Simms, Pitchfork