This is the second song on Built to Spill’s first album, Ultimate Alternative Wavers (1993 C/Z Records). Putting it at the beginning shows how much it meant to the lead singer, Doug Martsch. This whole song is about how Doug had to watch his beloved cat suffer for a month and die. Even cat haters ca...
[Verse 1]
The other night I dreamed about a sudden realization
That everything bad that can happen to me would
Woke up screaming "God, I hope I'm not bleeding
Out my eyes or mouth when I die"
[Chorus]
I have seen a sheepish wonder
I see me three years ago today
No one's gonna push my buttons
No one's gonna have their say
[Bridge]
A little while later I was trying to remember
But then it didn't seem quite as awful as it seemed
Can't believe I won't admit that
[Chorus]
I have seen a sheepish wonder
I see me three years ago today
No one's gonna push my buttons
No one's gonna have their way
[Verse 2]
Feel about the same but I'm 10 years older
Watched my cat die for a month now
I have seen a sheepish wonder
I saw you earlier today
Three Years Ago Today was written by Built to Spill.
Three Years Ago Today was produced by Todd Dunnigan & Built to Spill.
Built to Spill released Three Years Ago Today on Sat May 01 1993.