Originally recorded for The Mollusk, Kim Smoltz was a narrative about the titular character, following lines such as, “Kim Smoltz, where are you now honey?” It was reading a love letter to an old fictitious girlfriend from high school. The band liked the music too much to leave it, so they came up w...
[Verse 1]
Take it easy
Walk with a light step, baby
Catch a breezy
Live amongst the life forms in your day
Marinate a good piece of beef
Understand the mind of a leaf
Swim around til the fish float out of the socket
In your skull
[Break]
[Verse 2]
Dive deeper
Corner all the fungus in your brain
Take it easy
Don't wanna live your life in vain
Poke at, shoot things, or leave them to rot
Woke up with a nose full of snot
Baked a muffin the tops burned and I had to
Throw them away
[Break]
[Verse 3]
Woke up this morning
Daylight's sooner than I thought
The sun was shining
Plucked a flower from a stalk
Smelled good and it made me smile
So I took a run about a quarter of a mile
Felt my lungs swell
So I got myself back home
[Break]
[Verse 1]
Take it easy
Walk with a light step, baby
Catch a breezy
Live amongst the life forms in your day
Marinate a good piece of beef
Understand the mind of a leaf
Swim around til the fish float out of the socket
In your skull