The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats
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The title of this song is a reference to the actress Liza Minnelli. Liza Minnelli was the daughter of Judy Garland, and one of the first celebrities to openly talk about rehab. As a result, this song benefits from keeping an earlier track, Autopsy Garland, in mind when listening to.
[Verse 1]
There's the part you've braced yourself against, and then
There's the other part
Steal up inclining northward streets with some
Weird sickness in the dark
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Saw your name on the sidewalk
Saw your brave face in my mind
If you're gonna sit next to the dealer, you get to bet blind
[Chorus]
Never get away, never get away
I am never, ever gonna get away from this place
Laid out on the street, my eyes toward the sun
Your star next to my face
[Verse 2]
The compasses I came into this world with
Never really worked so good
Gentle shadows spilling down the hills
Up on Mulholland at Ledgewood
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Turn back, turn back
Find someone to tell your secrets to
Dream past an old hotel on Ivy and seconds later, I saw you
[Chorus]
Never get away, never get away
I am never, ever gonna get away from this place
Laid out on the street, my eyes toward the sun
Your star next to my face
[Bridge]
Let the camera track me
From the footlights to the wings
Let me set aside an hour or two
In memory of sweet things
[Verse 3]
Regrind the lens again and again and again and again
But still the picture flips
Anyone here mentions "Hotel California" dies before
The first line clears his lips
[Chorus]
Never get away, never get away
I am never, ever gonna get away from this place
Laid out on the street, my eyes toward the sun
Your star next to my face
Liza Forever Minnelli was written by John Darnielle.
Liza Forever Minnelli was produced by Scott Solter.
The Mountain Goats released Liza Forever Minnelli on Tue Mar 29 2011.