I’ve read that Jamie Stewart, Xiu Xiu’s main song writer/most consistent member, worked in the AIDS ward of a hospital. If this is true this song reflects the despair of a patient dying of the disease. The title most likely refers to HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS.
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Put that gun to my temple
Put that gun to my heart
Always walk off the plank, chicha
All, always, all, always into the dark
A-I-D-S, H-I-V
I cannot wait to die
Can't you tell?
Can't you tell?
Can't you tell?
Never finish my degree, chachi
Never played with the Pogues
Throw my head out the window
And cement my feet into the dark
A-I-D-S, H-I-V
I cannot wait to die
Can't you tell?
Can't you tell?
Can't you tell?
Hives Hives was written by Jamie Stewart.
Hives Hives was produced by Xiu Xiu.
Xiu Xiu released Hives Hives on Tue Feb 19 2002.