[Verse 1]
She was a shark smile in a yellow van
She came around and I stole her glance
In my youth, a vampire
Evelyn shone quiet as roses sting
It came over me at a bad time
But who wouldn't ride on a moonlit line?
I had her in my eye, 85 down the road of a dead end gleam
[Chorus]
And she said woo
Baby, take me
And I said woo
Baby, take me too
[Verse 2]
It came over her at a bad time
Riding through Winona down the dotted line
Held us gunning out
90 miles down the road of a dead end dream
She looked over with her part smile
Caught up in the twinkle, it could take awhile
And the money pile on the dashboard fluttering
[Chorus]
As she said woo
Baby, take me
And I said woo
Baby, take me too
[Verse 3]
Evelyn's kiss was oxygen
I leaned over to take it in
As we went howling through the edge of south Des Moines
It came over me at a bad time
She burned over the double line
And she impaled as I reached my hand for the guard rail
Ooh the guard rail
Ooh the guard rail
[Chorus]
She said woo
Baby, take me
And I said woo
Baby, take me too
She said woo
Baby, take me
And I said woo
Baby, take me too
Shark Smile was written by Adrianne Lenker.
Shark Smile was produced by Andrew Sarlo.
Big Thief released Shark Smile on Fri May 05 2017.
“‘Shark Smile’ is the story of a car accident in which one dies and one lives,” singer and guitarist Adrianne Lenker writes in a press release. “She recalls her lover leading up to the moment of the wreck, wishing she’d been taken into the next realm, too.” NPR