Tom Violence
Sonic Youth * Track #1 On EVOL
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Album EVOL
Tom Violence by Sonic Youth
Performed by
Sonic YouthWrited by
Lee Ranaldo & Kim Gordon & Steve Shelley & Thurston MooreAbout
The first track on Sonic Youth’s 1986 album, Evol.
It is about Television’s frontman Tom Verlaine – notice the song titles, the singer’s name and the bands acronyms would all be “T.V.”. It is also a nod to the American hardcore scene of the early 1980s.
The working title was “Dear Life”, and it wa...
Tom Violence Lyrics
[Verse 1]
My violence is a dream, a "real dream"
A skinny arm, a crush on living sin
My violence is a sleeping head
Nodding out to rising bliss
I left home for experience
Carved "Suck for Honesty" on my chest
My violence is the number
Coming out of prayer
Find it in the father
Find it in a girl
[Verse 2]
There's a thing in my memory
Holding on for dear life
With a feeling of secrets
Beating up under my flesh
My tongue is tied
I'm sleeping nights awake
Tom Violence is a dream
Coming out of a girl
Tom Violence Q&A
Who wrote Tom Violence's ?
Tom Violence was written by Lee Ranaldo & Kim Gordon & Steve Shelley & Thurston Moore.
Who produced Tom Violence's ?
Tom Violence was produced by Sonic Youth & Martin Bisi.
What guitar tunings are used for this song?
Both Lee and Thurston use F#F#GGAA.
What do the EVOL liner notes say about this song?
I didn’t know what it was about but I knew it was exciting because the word “violence” was in it. “I left home for experience” – me, too! “Carved suk for honesty on my chest.” I was loyal to the truth, too. In fact, I spent so much time being loyal to the truth that I got fired from Honeybear Yogurt...