Slouching Towards Liverpool

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Release date: 1993

The band: Scott Miller, Paul Wieneke, Zachary Smith, R. Dunbar Poor, Jozef Becker

Guest musician: Michael Quercio

Producers: Mitch Easter ("Take Me Down"), Scott Miller ("The Come On," "Back of a Car")

Take Me Down
The Come On
Back of a Car
Slit My Wrists (Live at WNUR-FM)
Aerodeliria (Live at WNUR-FM)
Erica's Word (Live In Studio)

The Come On

I'd get away
If you weren't what I'd waited for
I'd leave today
I'd march outside and slam the door
But now I love you
And everything goes on the line
Love so fine
But you just won't take the time

Hey, don't deceive us
With no one in our world believing us
It stands between us
It's all gone wrong
Get up now
Come on

Open your heart
If you've got something left inside
Feelings for me
'Cause now there's nothing left to hide
Acting this way
We're worlds apart
Have a heart
Let waters part
Maybe then our love can start

Hey, don't deceive us
Your sleeping lasts too long for pleasing us
It stands between us
It's all gone wrong
Get up now
Come on

Give to me
All the love you feel for me
Bring to me
All the love you feel for me
All the love that's real

I'd get away
If you weren't what I'd waited for
I'd leave today
I'd march outside and slam the door
But now I love you
And everything goes on the line
Love so fine
But you just won't take the time

Hey, don't deceive us
With no one in our world believing us
It stands between us
It's all gone wrong
Get up now
Come on

Hey, don't deceive us
Your sleeping lasts too long for pleasing us
It stands between us
It's all gone wrong
Get up now
Come on
Get up now
Come on
Get up now
Come on

Back Of A Car

Big Star cover

Sitting in the back of a car
Music so loud
I can't tell a thing
Thinking about what to say
And I can't find a line
You know I love you a lot
I just don't know
Should I not
Waiting for a brighter day
But I can't find a way

I'll go on and on with you
Like to fall and lie with you
I love you too
Whooah
Whooah
Whooah

Maybe I'm too afraid
I just don't know if it's okay
Trying to get away
From everything
Why don't you take me home?
It's gone too far inside this car
And I know I'll feel a whole lot more
When I get alone

I'll go on and on with you
Like to fall and lie with you
I love you too
Whooah
Whooah
Whooah

Sitting in the back of a car
Music so loud
I can't tell a thing
Thinking about what to say
And I can't find a line

Erica's Word

Erica's gone shy
Some unknown X behind the why
All is some less today
Mass not conserving in the old way
Checking out with brother Jay
I'll miss your half of me
Girl are you leaving something you might later need?

Erica's word, taking me clear and leaving me blurred
Erica's news, singing the praise and playing the blues
Pulling the rug out under my shoes

Twelve years ago
Shorthand allegiance to the long throw
Make believe and pretend
I remember when they served the same end
You always liked the photo of us
Sitting in our car
Just like we're driving
Girl it's not looking like we'll go all that far

Erica's word, taking me clear and leaving me blurred
Erica's find, blowing my hair and tearing my mind
Throwing for grabs and leaving behind

Maybe you'll find that promised love
The tingle to the touch
Girl and I hope it comes through for you in a clutch
But I wouldn't bet much

Erica's word, taking me clear and leaving me blurred
Erica's news, singing the praise and playing the blues
Pulling the rug out under my shoes

Erica's find, blowing my hair and tearing my mind
Erica's word, taking me clear and leaving me blurred
Knocking me down from second to third