I always dressed for success
But success it never comes
And I'm the only one who laughs
At your jokes when they are so bad
And your jokes are always bad
But they're not as bad as this
Come join us in a prayer
We'll be waiting, waiting where
Everything's ending here
And all the sterile striking
It defends an empty dock you cast away
And rain upon the forehead
Where the mist's for hire if it's just too clear
Let's spend our last quarter stance randomly
Go down to the outlet once again
Painted portraits of minions and slaves
Crotch mavens and one-night plays
Are they the only ones who laugh?
At the jokes when they are so bad
And the jokes they're always bad
But they're not as bad as this
Come join us in a prayer
We'll be waiting, waiting where
Everything's ending here
And all the Spanish candles
They sold away sold have gone away to this
And a run-on piece of mountain
Trembles, shivers, runs down the freeway
I guess she spent her last quarter randomly
We guess, a guess is the best I'll do
Last time, last time is the best time I spent
But success it never comes
And I'm the only one who laughs
At your jokes when they are so bad
And your jokes are always bad
But they're not as bad as this
Come join us in a prayer
We'll be waiting, waiting where
Everything's ending here
And all the sterile striking
It defends an empty dock you cast away
And rain upon the forehead
Where the mist's for hire if it's just too clear
Let's spend our last quarter stance randomly
Go down to the outlet once again
Painted portraits of minions and slaves
Crotch mavens and one-night plays
Are they the only ones who laugh?
At the jokes when they are so bad
And the jokes they're always bad
But they're not as bad as this
Come join us in a prayer
We'll be waiting, waiting where
Everything's ending here
And all the Spanish candles
They sold away sold have gone away to this
And a run-on piece of mountain
Trembles, shivers, runs down the freeway
I guess she spent her last quarter randomly
We guess, a guess is the best I'll do
Last time, last time is the best time I spent
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i agree with your last paragraph there, sundayykindagirl.
while i really don't care about the stupid debate i've skimmed over here regarding pavement, pixies, so on, i figured i'd toss in my own OPINION on the matter, with no intention of bashing anyone else's:
stop reading now, pixies fans :) pavement is so much better than the pixies that the two are not even comparable. (also, as someone brought up prior, they are nothing alike.) however, i also am willing to admit to never having been as hardcore a pixies fan as most, and even, perhaps, to say... that i feel that the pixies are maybe just a bit over-rated. and this is coming from someone who likes the pixies very much, owns all of their albums, and has seen them live several times.
despite maybe two songs, i hate coldplay... and i have nothing to say about everclear.
there are rare instances where bands are somehow able to sustain the magic. dinosaur jr was able to come back successfully, albeit not quite as good as much of their earlier work, but very good nonetheless. i owe part of bands reuniting and not quite living up to what they used to be to the fact that it was a different time, where everything was better... so, personally, i couldn't ask for more. built to spill are still churning out undeniably brilliant music. it's hard to say what might stop them. and, now, it seems you'll get your pavement reunion (all of those who said they'd die if this were to occur, i hope you've stuck to your promises).
oh, and i think that "slanted and enchanted" is far better than "crooked rain."