Written and sung by Clay Frankel, this song minces no words about the realities of life on the road, exhaustively-intensive touring and the pitfalls of it all. He doesn’t seem to be singing about a love interest here; it may be about a friend, or someone close to him who helps him make it through.
[Verse 1]
Can’t help but piss all my youth down the well
And wave my hand watchin' it go
If you gotta hold onto something
You better hold onto yourself
Your whole life is just space between holes
[Chorus]
Oh I’d be through, oh I’d be through
Oh I don’t know what I would do...
If I couldn’t have you
[Verse 2]
Stains on my polyester coat, stains on my mind
Stains on airplane lavatory doors
Shakin' hands with sycophantic cunts mile after mile
And pilin' up all the money that never shows
[Chorus]
Oh I’d be through, oh I’d be through
Oh I don’t know what I would do
If I couldn’t have...
[Bridge]
I could never let you go
My life seems to be all confusion and woe
I could never ever let you go
If I couldn’t have you baby I would just let it flow
[Chorus]
Oh I’d be through, oh I’d be through
Oh I don’t know what I would do
If I couldn’t have you
Stain was written by Clay Frankel.
Stain was produced by Andrew Humphrey & Twin Peaks.
Twin Peaks released Stain on Fri May 13 2016.