John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
John Vanderslice
The second song on the record based on a film (the first, “Promising Actress,” alludes to David Lynch’s film Mulholland Drive). “When It Hits My Blood” refers to scenes from Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream.
In a 2013 interview with PopMatters, Vanderslice explained that his songs are frequen...
[Verse 1]
I stole from my mother
To hock her TV
She locked herself in the bathroom
She locked herself away from me
[Chorus]
I'm not her son
When it hits my blood
I've never felt this good before
I've never been at peace inside
Inside
[Verse 2]
My mother's a pill fiend
My girlfriend cut the rope, burned the sail
Step on it yourself, man
Drive down to Fla. and bail
[Chorus]
When it hits my blood
I'm not her son
I'm the son of a flower that grows on an Afghani bluff
I've never felt this good before
I've never been at peace inside
Inside
[Chorus]
When it hits my blood
I'm not her son
I'm the son of a flower that grows on an Afghani bluff
I've never felt this good before
I've never been at peace inside
Inside
When It Hits My Blood was written by John Vanderslice.
When It Hits My Blood was produced by John Vanderslice.
John Vanderslice released When It Hits My Blood on Tue Jan 20 2004.