I got the devil in me it's a cloud. Sadness it's a cloud. I want to find compassion and I find it vanishes. These thoughts I have they seem. To pass me by like a cloud.
Look into the light. The words standing out. The disco ball is going around. I say "Nooo" I say "Ohhh". The sun's shining bright. I twinkle in your eye.
Im a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm. Im a runaway son of the nuclear a-bomb. I am a worlds forgotten boy. The one who searches and destroys.
Somebody Let The Devil Out Popa Chubby. . Early one morning I was lying in my bed. The alarm went off I just shook my head. I said damn I.
Ive been mixed in dark and light today, you know. And Im sure it does not please or bless or show. Still theres something to be said. However far beyond my nose, I know.
(lyrics by The Swoon). . A wonderful song. Although The Swoon only recorded one album that we know of, it was all that we needed. In fact, it was difficult to pick which track to record... we just knew that we wanted to cover one of their songs. As we started to work through the parts of the song, it really started to come together. Nick's bass was recorded with the snare drum chain loose... so you could hear the rattle. Aaron mimicked the acoustic parts perfectly. The agressive bridge was our own twist on things, but fitting I think. Finally, we added a Beatle-esque "Day In The Life" build-up ending to finish it off. It came out just as we wanted. What more can I say? I'll just add the notes from the 'Straight Six' album cover....
Another song that had been recorded previously, it first appeared on our 1992 independent release, Star-Studded-Super-Step. Sometimes Cry was a fairly popular song in concert, partially because of the catchy chorus. The original recording featured an ending that literally fell apart with drum beats, guitars, and percussion going all over the place. This was accomplished with the original 8-track recorders 'SEL-REP' buttons, as they were called. Essentially, it allowed some tracks to be read from the play heads, while the other tracks were read from the recording heads. The Mindsize version featured a similar 'breakdown' at the end..
This song never really went anywhere. Definitely the song that no one could remember the name of, it didn't accomplish a whole lot.. . Lyrically, this song is obviously a farce. Taking 'selfism' and putting it into the light for what it does, and how wrong it is..
This song is probably one of the 'filler' tracks on 'Sin'. It wasn't a single. It wasn't much of a concert hit. In fact, this song was rarely mentioned at all. Why is that? Who knows. Maybe it's just not that good. It was one of the rare mellow tracks on 'Sin'. Slightly dreamy and somewhat playful. Aaron came up with some good background vocals, and Nick's bass line quite nice. I suppose 'Slow' just helped round out the album. We'll leave it at that..
Of all the Poor Old Lu songs to show up on Napster in great number, this one did. I always found that strange until I heard that there was also a band called Slipknot. I can only imagine all those people who downloaded this song thinking it was the other band! Very amusing..
'Sickly' was written entirely in the studio over the course of a few hours. The guys (Aaron, Nick & Jesse) began to jam on a moody song in the main room while I (Scott) tried to work out a suitable melody and lyrics. Without much warning 'Sickly' was born. Very moody. Slightly aggressive. Quiet and loud. 'Sickly' remains one of my very favorite Lu songs - partly because I think it's a good song, and partly because of how mysteriously it came to be. Coupled with 'My World Falls Down' on the tail end, 'Sickly' has also been a favorite concert song. An equally moody video for 'Sickly' can be found on Poor Old Lu's 1995 video cassette, 'Sit & Stare'..
good night. sleep tight. the sun is set. and day is night. just you rest. it's all alright. but it's the same,. day to day. why can't i. sleep this away.
'Shine' was written awhile before Mindsize was recorded and, in fact, had no ties (musically) to any other songs that we had written. It was set apart in that it featured piano, something we hadn't had much of before. In retrospect, naming the song 'Shine' wasn't the brightest idea (no pun intended)... since every band out there seems to have a 'Shine' song. Oh well..
And when I take the stand call your witness. I'll tell you who I am, another mockery. Will tell your people I figure I just don't know. What you bottle up inside and that's my story to tell.
Oh, here we go again. It's time for the same arguments about. About that and a little bit of this. I love you dear but I wanna spend this time. . Why do you do this to me?.
It's not the way you look. Always feeling sad 'cause the people stare. It's just another game. . You're feeling up. You're down back around again. Give me something to feel or take it all away.
And tonight. I only see the answer. i'm coming back to your lost. . I only see the ansalo. and I should be cruel with this moment. cruel in the moment I felt blue.
In photographs. I've seen him laugh. Hand overboard. Sun on his back. . Summer was here. I remember it well. How he stood in the shade. How we both kissed and fail.
Somebody's down, somebody's name. Saw it all happen. It took place at my window, I was looking down. I had no time. Just time to say "hold on, I'm coming".
( automatic dlamini ). . So you got a horse. Did it come in a box. Almost got my heel caught in the stirrups. . Woah feeling giddy..er..giddy..er..clip clop.