Rather Ripped

Sonic Youth Rather Ripped Lyrics
1.Reena

You keep me coming home again
You keep me coming home again

When you were gone, I met a friend
She taught me how to live in the end

You keep me coming home again
You keep me coming home again

Are her eyes brown or blue?
How does she keep her steady cool
My heart and soul are wrapped up in her eyes
A little blink, yeah, I recognize
A little blink, yeah, that's my prize
A wild horse sitting right there by your side
Hard to ignore, hard to disguise
Will she ever realize?

You keep me coming home again
You keep me coming home again

When you were gone I was out of my mind
I had a friend who laughed all the time
I had a friend who cried all the time
I had a friend who screamed all the time
I had a friend who lied all the time


2.Incinerate

I ripped your heart out from your chest
Replaced it with a grenade blast

Incinerate
Incinerate
Incinerate
Incinerate

The firefighters hose me down
I don't care, I'll burn out anyhow
It's four-alarm girl, nothing to see
Hear the sirens come for me
You doused my soul with gasoline
You flicked a match into my brain

Incinerate
Incinerate
Incinerate
Incinerate

The firefighters are so nice
I remember you so cold as ice
The flames are licking at your feet
The sirens come to put me me out of misery
You wave your torch into my eyes
Flamethrower lover burning mind

Incinerate
Incinerate
Incinerate
Incinerate
Incinerate
Incinerate
Incinerate
Incinerate


3.Do You Believe In Rapture?

Stand behind his drunken imp
Stand behind his light of love
Hear him yell his bloody tongue
Hear him yell of blood and war

Do you believe in his sweet sensation?
Do you believe in second chance?
Do you believe in rapture, babe?

A terrible hit strikes today
A terrible hit for the parade
Burning eyes see Jesus coming
Jesus comes to pave the way

Do you believe in his sweet sensation?
Do you believe in second chance?
Do you believe in rapture, babe?

Can you tell me what to feel?
Open up your tender soul
Can I drink your drunken mercy?
Wine burns the devil's home

Do you believe in his sweet sensation?
Do you believe in second chance?
Do you believe in rapture, babe?


4.Sleepin' Around

Sleepin' around, sleepin' around
What will the neighbors say?
Sleepin' around, all over town
What will the neighbors say?

What you did was wrong
What you did good is gone
Nothing you do is right
Always ends up in a fight

Sleepin' around, sleepin' around
What will the neighbors do?
Sleepin' around, all over town
What will the neighbors do?

What you did was wrong
What you did good is gone
Nothing you do is right
Always ends up in a fight

Sleepin' around, sleepin' around
What will the neighbors think?
Sleepin' around, all over town
What will the neighbors think?

What you did was wrong
What you did good is gone
Nothing you do is right
Always ends up in a fight


5.What A Waste

Hey, give me hollow stimulation
It's so sleazy to be free
Let's invest in dull creation
Thrill city, cheap legacy

What a waste
You're so chaste
I can't wait,
to taste your face

Private signals lead me to you
A sublime, spectacular dud
Safe and sound from childhood confusion
Get the picture? Yes, it's clear as mud

What a waste
You're so chaste
I can't wait,
to taste your face

Hey, give me hollow stimulation
It's so sleazy to be free
Let's invest in dull creation
Thrill city, cheap legacy

What a waste
You're so chaste
I can't wait,
to taste your face

I wouldn't lead you on
Ever since you saw me
You could of had it all,
but you didn't call me


6.Jams Run Free

Blasted earth
All immersed
Golden cave
The blondes come first

I love the way you move
I hope it's not too late for me
It's too good on the sea
where the light is green,
where the light is green

Jagged brain
Slow refrain
We love the jams,
and jams run free

I love the way you move
I hope it's not too late for me
It's too good on the sea
where the light is green,
where the light is green

Jagged brain
Slow refrain


7.Rats

When the rats run riot,
and the screen door slams
When the trees grow quiet,
nothing but cats and cans
When the breeze says 'try it',
but you can hardly see
When your love has died,
and you rat on me

I see your eyes in the half-light,
I see the number on your wall
Endless strange things I see at night,
you don't see anything at all

Shine a light into your soul
City streets so freezing cold
City shadows mark the route,
when they let the rats out

Rats, you call it love alright
That was the catch, a cold suicide

Let me place you in my past,
with other precious toys
But if you're ever feeling low, down,
in the fractured sunshine,
I'll help you feel the noise

Shine down,
You can go on home
Shine down
Go, go

Rats, you're working overtime
You are the moon beyond your mind
When the rats run riot,
and the screen door slams
When the world goes quiet,
you'll all know where I am

You could be my open road,
you could be the reason why
You could ease my heavy load
I'm gonna freeze you up now

You can let it shine,
keep that in mind
When they let 'em out next time
You can move a little closer,
until you're moving all up around my shoulder

City shadows mark the route
when they let the rats out


8.Turquoise Boy

'Ha-ha...okay, dog...'

Turquoise boy, I must confess to you,
sweet liberation has come
You are a legend in a lovely game,
but now I feel I must run

Turquoise boy, the sky is calling me
Sweet isolation in the sun
You are a soldier in a sad charade
How do you lose what's never found?

Turquoise boy, I must confess to you,
sweet liberation has come
You are a legend in a lovely game,
but now I feel I must run


9.Lights Out

She scans the room,
for a star to consume
When eye contact is made,
I suggest, son, you fix your grave

'Cause it's lights out for you
Lights out for you
There's not a hell of a lot you can do
It's lights out for you

He rolls his eyes
at the thought of paradise
But when he makes that insect sound,
then it's time, girl, for you to leave town

'Cause it's lights out for you
Lights out for you
There's not a hell of a lot you can do
It's lights out for you

She scans the room,
for a star to consume
When eye contact is made,
I suggest, son, you fix your grave

'Cause it's lights out for you
Lights out for you
Lights out for you
Lights out for you
Lights out for you
Lights out for you
There's not a hell of a lot you can do
It's lights out for you


10.The Neutral

He's not a dreamer or a schemer,
Running away from me
He's not a singer, an entertainer
With no follow thru
He's not a poet or a mystic
With his cgarette unglued
He just neutral, and he's weary
Not even brand new.

It's a perfect sin
Close yr eyes and loose the rest
It's a perfect sin
Close yr mind and feel the best

Everyone has a headache
Imprecise , hard to cure
Got a shake it, what ails you
The lines are a blur
Is it a pain in her heart
Dark and gray from the start
You won't seduce me, or attract
Just cause yr a stray

It's a perfect sin
Close yr eyes and loose the rest
It's a perfect sin
Close yr mind and feel the best

Why won't you tell me what's inside yr head
Why won't you show me yr secret bed, secret bed?

He's not a dreamer or a schemer
Running away from you
He's not a singer, an entertainer
With no follow thru
He's not a poet or a mystic
With his cigarette unglued
He 's not a cowboy or a loner with nothing to do
He's neutral yeah he's weary,
Not even brand
He's neutral yea he's weary
And he's so in love with you.


11.Pink Steam

I just come by to run you over
I just come by to see you quiver
You can come, you can slip inside, babe
Killer eyes and a burning heart, babe

Don't you know you need no other
I'm the man who loves your mother

Open up your arms to me, girl
Let me feel your wild heart beat, girl
Sweet lips, flowers and cream
Deep in love, surrender pink steam

Deep in love, you need no other
Deep in love, your lonely lover

I feel your wild heart beat
Lonely lover
Open up to me
Lonely mother
Your sweet lips are mine
like flowers and cream
Killer, killer eyes
surrender pink steam


12.Or

In your mouth, a wad of cash
Moist roll of hundreds
Fingers through your hair
Silver quarters drop to your pleaded skirt

Canisters of whipped cream
in your sweater pockets
A look of space and total life
Ready or not?

The plan is to go to D.C. and hang out
Go see girls rock
How long is the tour?
What time you guys playing?
Where you going next?
What comes first,
the music or the words?