The final track on the EP of the same name, Jim O’Rourke once again makes a song that, is, lyrically, quite nasty, and sell it sonically as a gentle love song. In the end, though, it’s a grotesque little number about lusting for the disabled, whom the narrator arguably regards as half-persons given...
[Verse 1]
I used to have none
Now with you, I've got one
If I could get just one more
Then you know what you're in for
[Chorus 1]
You ain't getting any sleep tonight
I hope that you girls don't fight
And I hope that you won't run away
'Cause I'm halfway to a threeway
[Verse 2]
I've tried again and again
To indulge in just one sin
All you have to do is lie there
While I push aside your wheelchair
[Chorus]
And I'd do anything it takes
To change your mind and apply your brakes
So I know that you can't roll away
'Cause I'm halfway to a threeway
[Verse 3]
Can't wipe this smile off my face
When you strut by in your leg brace
You just can't climb the stairs
And you ain't got any hair
[Chorus 3]
I just can't get you to sit
You and your stupid epileptic fits
And I know that you can't run away
'Cause I'm halfway to a threeway
[Verse 4]
As I lay you down on my bed
It don't matter that you're brain dead
I can get so close to ya
Now that you're in a coma
[Chorus 4]
I'll make it sweet but short
When I pull out your life support
And I know that you'll just fade away
Now I'm halfway to a threeway
[Refrain]
And I know that you'll just fade away
Now I'm halfway to a threeway
Halfway to a Threeway was written by Jim O’Rourke.
Halfway to a Threeway was produced by Konrad Strauss & Jeremy Lemos & Jim O’Rourke.
Jim O’Rourke released Halfway to a Threeway on Mon Nov 22 1999.