Written and sung by Lee Ranaldo, making it his second contribution for Washing Machine after shying away completely from vocal duties on Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star. It’s also the first time since Sonic Youth’s magnum opus Daydream Nation that Ranaldo sings more than a single song on a r...
[Verse 1]
This she did in public for us to see
She came in here too drunk to do the show
Between the trains and cars
Broken glass and lost hub-caps, images of a gun
Row house, row house pass through
Let the city rise up to fill the screen
Clothes flung out of closets, doorknobs falling off
The guitar guy played real good feedback, and super sounding riffs
With his mild mannered look on, yeah he was truly hip
The girl started out in red patent leather
Very "I'm in a band" with knee pads
We watch her fall over and lay down
Shouting the poetic truths of high school journal keepers
[Verse 2]
Row house row house pass through, let the city rise up
Twister, dust buster, hospital bed, I'll see you, see you
See you on the highway
Now we tone-soul merge ideas, of song forms and freedom
Miss Seafood, Miss Cheesecake, a couple of Miss Donuts
The edge of a blade pressed to the throat of your reflected image
Poised, yet totally screwed up
Yes sir, yes sir, step right up
[Bridge]
None of us know, where we're trying to get to
What sort of life?
What we're we trying to build
Now we tone-soul merge ideas, of song forms and freedom
Seasons out of life, nothing is out of reach
L.A. is more confusing now, than anywhere I've ever been to
I'm from New York City, breathe it out and let it in
[Break]
Where are you now
When your broken eyes are closed?
Head in a cloudy dream, green and sailboats
Borrowed and never returned
Emotions, books, outlooks on life
[Outro]
Hello 2015!
Hello 2015!
Skip Tracer was written by Kim Gordon & Thurston Moore & Steve Shelley & Lee Ranaldo.
Skip Tracer was produced by John Siket & Sonic Youth.
Sonic Youth released Skip Tracer on Tue Sep 26 1995.