Critical Mass
Status
Guest Appearance
Written By
Neil Gust
Recording Sessions
1997 (Location Unknown - No. 2 Demos)
Late 1997 (Jackpot! Studios, Portland, OR - No. 2)
Availability of Official Release
No Memory
No Memory (2015 Record Store Day Re-Release)
Lyrics
You walk down seeing stars
Like you’re just coming off of the ice
You’re lit by the passing cars
For the time that passed through the night
And you’re happy to be this scared
And you’re thrilled to move this fast
And you leave the curb in mid air
And your foot comes down with a crash
They all want to put you at ease
They all want to pay you in cash
They’re happy when you’re down on your knees
You’re finally at the critical mass
But you look so out of place
Underneath fluorescent lights
Like you’re visible from outer space
Like a brand new satellite
They all want to put you at ease
They all want to pay you in cash
They’re happy when you’re down on your knees
You’re finally at the critical mass
You never thought he’d ever believe
You’d go around and call him trash
And now you know he’ll never be
You’re finally at the critical mass
Yeah
But you were born under shattered stars
And they just let you out on the ice
You were made out of seperate parts
And they only came together tonight
They all want to put you at ease
They all want to pay you in cash
They’re happy when you’re down on your knees
You’re finally at the critical mass
You never thought he’d ever believe
You’d go around and call him trash
And now you know he’ll never be
You’re finally at the critical mass
Demo version lyrics
You walk down seeing stars
Like you’re just coming off of the ice
You’re lit by the passing cars
For the time they passed through tonight
And you’re happy to be this scared
And you’re thrilled to move this fast
And you leave the curb in mid air
And your foot comes down with a crash
They all want to put you at ease
They all want to pay you in cash
They’re happy to get down on their knees
You’ve finally got a critical mass
But you look so out of place
Underneath fluorescent lights
Like you’re visible from outer space
Like a brand new satellite
They all want to put you at ease
They all want to pay you in cash
They’re happy to get back on their knees
You’ve finally got a critical mass
You never thought you’d never believe
Blow around and call him trash
And now you know never be
You’ve finally got a critical mass
But you were born under shattered stars
And they just let you out in the ice
And you may as well be back from Mars
Just became a human tonight
They all want to put you at ease
They all want to pay you in cash
They’re happy to get back on their knees
You’ve finally got a critical mass
You never thought you’d never believe
Blow around and call him trash
Now you know you’ll never be
You’ve finally got a critical mass
Note
Elliott contributes backing vocals to all recordings of this song.
Audio