This song caused a clash between Suede’s singer Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler, the guitarist. The latter wanted this song to be longer, with a 20 minutes guitar solo in the middle. Ed Buller, the producer of the album (Dog Man Star), didn’t agree, and finally, Butler left the band at the end of...
[Verse 1]
I know a girl, she walks the asphalt world
She comes to me, I supply her with ecstasy
Sometimes we ride in a taxi to the ends of the city
Like big stars in the back seat, like skeletons, so pretty
I know a girl, she walks the asphalt world
[Chorus]
But where does she go and what does she do?
And how does she feel when she's next to you?
And who does she love in her time honoured fur?
Is it me or her?
[Verse 2]
I know a girl, she walks the asphalt world
She's got a friend, they share mascara, I pretend
Sometimes they fly from the covers to the winter of the river
For these silent stars of the cinema, it's in the bloodstream, it's in the liver
I know a girl, she walks the arse-felt world
[Chorus]
But where does she go and what does she do?
And how does she feel when she's next to you?
And who does she love in her time honoured fur?
Is it me or her?
With ice in her blood and a dove in her head
Well, how does she feel when she's in your bed?
When you're there in her arms and there in her legs
Well, I'll be in her head
'Cause that's where I go and that's what I do
And that's how it feels when the sex turns cruel
Yes, both of us need her, this is the asphalt world
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
With ice in her blood and a dove in her head
Well, how does she feel when she's in your bed?
When you're there in her arms and there in her legs
Well, I'll be in her head
'Cause that's where I go and that's what I do
And that's how it feels when the sex turns cruel
Yes, both of us need her, this is the asphalt world
The Asphalt World was written by Brett Anderson & Bernard Butler.
The Asphalt World was produced by Ed Buller.
Suede released The Asphalt World on Mon Oct 10 1994.