Status

Heatmiser song

Written By

Neil Gust

Recording Sessions

January - July 1993 (Sound Impressions, Milwaukie, OR - Heatmiser - Dead Air)

Availability of Official Release

Dead Air

Lyrics

keeping me in the dark
behind my back in my back yard
shaking my head, stealing my seat
keeping quite alone and meek

i don’t know if she can resist
shiver when she sees me kiss
she’s got a rented tux, preserved in gin
she draws the line, it’s fine this mess i’m in 

i’m fine
i’m fine

don’t look down, you don’t cast a shadow
peter pan makes the baseball bat
you’re a fraction of your good-looking cousin
why can’t you be like that

never been dumb, never taking bets
pockets bulge, we’d be riddled with debt
moving our heads, on the bomb 
i’d be driving a prize and parking light loose change
so they can’t hear you complain
so they can’t hear you complain

coach bob, the president and god
said we’re gonna leave you black and blue
i wouldn’t want you to be misled
no one will recognize you

that’s better, you’re down on the mat now
you’re concrete and nobody’s guest
get married and i’d probably hate it
why won’t you settle for less?

why won’t you settle for less?

don’t look down, you don’t cast a shadow
peter pan makes the baseball bat
you’re a fraction of your good-looking cousin
why can’t you be like that

that’s better, you’re down on the mat now
you’re concrete and nobody’s guest
get married and i’d probably hate it
why won’t you settle for less?

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