Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
Ezra Furman & The Harpoons
From the band’s first album, Banging Down the Doors. The song seems to explore the narrator’s dissatisfaction with his physical form and desire to escape from all restrictions and the circumstances that hold him back.
I'm takin' a boat
Sailing the edge
Of this two-dimensional world
And I'm gonna fly
Out into space
Where there's no gravity
And I know I'm going to feel better out there
I'm takin' my coat
And I'm gonna walk
Out of this two-dimensional room
And I'm gonna sit
Out in the street
Where no one will look at me
And I know I'm gonna be much better out there
You're a shade of blue
You know me, I know you
And anyway it's something I don't do
So it's come to this, rock and roll
It's so ludicrous that my soul
Has escaped from my body
Dreams blanket the trees
Cover my bed
As I pass it by on the train
Where I am asleep
In a cocoon
Floating high above all the shit
That's making me feel that's it better up here
But I have to descend
For someone I love
He is waist deep in the world
Of roses and beds
And wishing you were dead
'Cause you're so sick of gravity
And I know he's gonna be better up here
You're a shade of blue
You know me, I know you
And running away is something I can't do
So it's come to this, rock and roll
It's so ludicrous that my soul
Has escaped from my body
And that's not so bad
I'm in Trinidad
Being made into a toy
It's so ludicrous that my soul
It's so ludicrous that my soul
Has escaped from my body
My Soul Has Escaped From My Body was written by Ezra Furman.
My Soul Has Escaped From My Body was produced by Brian Deck.