Gone Fishing
Róisín Murphy * Track #1 On Hairless Toys
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Gone Fishing by Róisín Murphy
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Róisín MurphyProduced by
Eddie StevensAbout
Róisín described the song on an interview with Attitude magazine saying “It’s about [the legendary queer 90s documentary] Paris is Burning, but when I’m standing on stage I’m moved by my own sense of being an outsider, or being flamboyant, or finding a family inside a musical environment or the envi...
Gone Fishing Lyrics
[Verse 1]
An uncommon sense
Close to abandonment
Learning, discerning
The difference between do or die
Each step taken away from
A place of hopelessness
Takes me closer
To building another kind of family nest
[Chorus]
There is no inclusion for those stigmatized
Nobody close to us ever recognized
Only exclusion for us out there
Only delusion fuss and despair
[Bridge 1]
An uncommon sense, woo-hoo
So beautifully dressed, woo-hoo
In a moment of realness, woo-hoo
I fear I could be fearless, woo-hoo
[Verse 2]
Destitute, out on my own
I had to run this far from home
The children of the damaged and unkind
My new friends are like-minded
It’s a mechanism of surviving this
The children of God, the children of LaBeija
Found a place to express my soul
Won’t go on in the shadow’s hold
So I’m going to the ball to get my prize
Expensive things are the cheapest thrill
No such thing as overkill
Will we live on? The children of LaBeija?
[Chorus]
There is no inclusion for those stigmatized
Nobody close to us ever recognized
Only exclusion for us out there
Only delusion fuss and despair
[Bridge 2]
If Paris is burning
Then just let (just let) it burn
The youth are (youth are) very discerning
Till you tear them apart (tear them apart)
You can’t stop the children (children)
It’s easy to mock
This form of survival instinct
Why should I stop?
[Outro]
And uncommon sense, woo-hoo
So beautifully dressed, woo-hoo
My mother’s mistake, woo-hoo
My father’s heartbreak, woo-hoo
Young birds who are flightless, woo-hoo
Become birds of paradise, woo-hoo
And the practice of realness, woo-hoo
Feels so surreal
Gone Fishing Q&A
Who wrote Gone Fishing's ?
Gone Fishing was written by Eddie Stevens & Róisín Murphy.
Who produced Gone Fishing's ?
Gone Fishing was produced by Eddie Stevens.
When did Róisín Murphy release Gone Fishing?
Róisín Murphy released Gone Fishing on Fri May 08 2015.
What did Róisín Murphy say about "Gone Fishing"?
Gone Fishing was inspired by the Paris Is Burning documentary about a gay scene in New York City in the 80’s.
I saw the film around the time I was writing the record, and came in the next day and wrote a song about it immediately because it just really inspired me, it was so beautiful. There’s this...