The final song on the Pixies EP, Come On Pilgrim. The sexual nature of many Pixies songs could lead one to conclude that the song is full of euphemisms for sexual acts.
In the book “Fool the World”, John Murphy gives some insight on the process of recording the song, and on why this is one of the P...
[Verse 1]
Gimme help, give it hell
You can levitate me
Then take off them rings, off them holes
Levitate me
Higher place, levitate me
[Chorus]
Elevator lady, elevator lady
Elevator lady, elevator lady
Lady, levitate me
If all in all is true
If all in all is true
If all in all is true
If all is true
Won't you please run over me?
Won't you please run over me?
Won't you please run over me?
Won't you please run over me?
[Verse 2]
Shakey shake, hey, Shakey
Levitate me
Come on Pilgrim, you know he loves you
Levitate me
Higher place, he kicked a baby
[Chorus]
Elevator lady, elevator lady
Elevator lady, lady
Elevator lady, lady
Lady, levitate me
If all in all is true
If all in all is true
If all in all is true
If all is true
Won't you please run over me?
Won't you please run over me?
Won't you please run over me?
Won't you please run over me?
Won't you please run over me?
Won't you please run over me?
[Outro]
Me, me, me, me
Me, me, me, me
Me, me
Levitate Me was written by David Lovering & Kim Deal & Frank Black.
Levitate Me was produced by Gary Smith.
Pixies released Levitate Me on Mon Sep 28 1987.
Producer Gary Smith :
I remember listening to “Levitate Me” while Charles came up with all the lyrics and people making suggestions about it. He was just out in that great big space with some stereo mics around to try to pick up the sound of the room, and him just going into “Levitate Me” like he’d...