Brighten the Corners, released February 11, 1997, is the fourth studio album by Pavement. “Transport is Arranged” is the 3rd track on the album running 3 minutes and 52 seconds long and was written by Stephen Malkmus.
This album proves to be one of their most mature and mellow sounding. The song “T...
[Verse 1]
You better find your way out
You better learn how to run
You better walk away
And leave the angles for the shills
Well, I've been thinking for days
About the means and the ways
That I could hate all I touch
I know you're my lady
But I could trickle, I could flood
A voice coach taught me to sing
He couldn't teach me to love
All the above
[Chorus]
Easy-talking, border-blocking
Transport is arranged
[Verse 2]
Praise the grammar police
Set me up with your niece
Walk to Baltimore
And keep the language off the street
Well, I'm of several minds
I am the worst of my kind
I wanna cremate the crutch
I know you're my lady
But phone calls could corrupt the morning
I heed the surgeon's warning, pillars of eights
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
I swung my fiery sword
I vent my spleen at the lord
He is abstract and bored
Too much milk and honey
Well, I'll waltz through the wilderness
With nothing but a compass and a canteen
Setting the scenes
[Chorus]
Easy-walking, border-blocking
Transport is arranged
Transport Is Arranged was written by Stephen Malkmus.
Transport Is Arranged was produced by Pavement & Bryce Goggin & Mitch Easter.
Pavement released Transport Is Arranged on Tue Feb 11 1997.