The eighth song on Built to Spill’s album is about an idealized childhood love.
Although the narrator of the song moved away from Twin Falls when he was young and appears never to have seen her again, he still thinks—and even dreams—about her.
Doug Martsch, the frontman for Built to Spill, did gro...
[Verse 1]
Christmas, Twin Falls, Idaho
Is her oldest memory
She was only two
It's the first time she felt blue
Cafeteria, Harrison
Elementary
Beneath a parachute
I saw her without shoes
7 up, I touched her thumb
And she knew it was me
Although she couldn't see
Unless, of course, she peeked
[Verse 2]
My mom's good, she got me out of
Twin Falls, Idaho
Before I got too old
You know how that goes
That's where she still was the summer
She turned 17
In 1983
Three weeks after me
Last I heard was she had twins
Or maybe it was three
Though I've never seen
(Except for in my dreams/
But that don't bother me)
Twin Falls was written by Doug Martsch & Brett Nelson & Andy Capps.
Twin Falls was produced by Phil Ek.
Built to Spill released Twin Falls on Tue Sep 13 1994.