Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices
“Pendulum” borrows imagery from Edgar Allan Poe to relate the feelings of an aging rock and roller who’s rallying himself and his bandmates to keep working toward a sustainable career in music.
[Verse 1]
Come on over tonight
We'll put on some Cat Butt and do it up right
No need to get all caught up in society’s stipulations
You're a member of the freak generation
They're gonna burn, but you'll have duration
[Chorus]
When the pendulum swings, it cuts
When the big door swings open, it shuts
Yeah, we'll be middle-aged children, but so what?
[Verse 2]
And I haven't changed so drastically
They can talk so sarcastically
They'll bust up, but we'll bust in
Get knocked down but up again
[Chorus]
When the pendulum swings, it cuts
When the big door swings open, it shuts
Oh, we'll be swollen and infected, but so what?
When the pendulum swings, it cuts
When the big door swings open, it shuts
Yeah, we'll be middle-aged children, but so what?
Oh, we'll be swollen and infected, but so what?
Pendulum was written by Jim Pollard & Robert Pollard.
Pendulum was produced by Guided by Voices.
Guided by Voices released Pendulum on Wed Feb 21 1990.