“Deer Stop” is a haunting ballad featuring heavily distorted whispers and wails. The overall tone of song is very somber, although the lyrics are full of sexual undertones.
[Verse 1]
And I long to go
Love started here
Shoot your stars
Be a light
Star
[Chorus]
Don't you call
Deer stop, bottle in a shell
Shoot your thousand stars over me
[Post-Chorus]
Shoot a star
Shoot a star
To be...
[Interlude]
Love to come home
You've arrested me now
[Chorus]
Say my name, whisper it
Don't ever turn
I'm deliciously wired
I'm falling in a cloud
[Post-Chorus]
Shoot your thousand stars over...
Shoot your thousand stars over...
[Bridge]
Lalalalalalalalalalalalalala...
[Outro]
Say my name
Whisper it
Deer Stop was written by Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory.
Deer Stop was produced by Goldfrapp.
On the compilation album iTunes Originals: Goldfrapp, the duo commented on the recording of the song.
Will Gregory:
It was recorded outdoors, which we’ve only done once. Alison was standing outside in a summer evening, when there was no wind and no real sort of background noise, apart from birds a...
A pre-release promo box set had it listed as “Deer Stop Bottle”, after a lyric in the song.