Appears on: Blind Melon, a short form video, Live EP, Letters from a Porcupine
Recorded at: London Bridge Studios, Seattle, WA in 1992
Produced and mixed by: Rick Parasher and Blind Melon
Glen:
drums
Brad:
bass
Shannon:
vocals
Christopher:
guitar
Rogers:
guitar
Live Performances: played very frequently
Notes:
This
song is about a biting love letter from Shannon to an Indiana acquaintance
who iced him after she found the Lord.
The video for this song was Blind Melon's first short-form video. It was released to generate exposure for the band's slot on the MTV 120 minutes tour.
Lyrics:
Come
now and listen babe
I
gotta reason why I behave
Like
a child with a light in eyes
Running
naked on a cold winter night
I
am like a pigeon that is spreading
it’s
wings to fly away to better things
Like
a hammer that has made
a
dent in every little single cent you’ve spent
Said
oh God you’ve got to help me a little bit
You’ve
got to have a relief file for me
Now
I know I’m always right
that’s
a thought that never even crossed my mind
Don’t
touch me there I’ve gotta be pure
So
smack that hand, and read this verse
So
I wrecked your life, what the heck
My
new found faith will pay by check
This
life’s took a toll on my soul
So
this is me and that’s my song
And
I guess that you can see that we don’t get along
I’ve
shut the doors on what we had
so
now she can sleep with her dear ol’ dad
My
eyes are dry and my hands are clean
and
I can’t believe all the things I’ve seen
Oh
my God