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Same Place the Fly Got Smashed by Guided by Voices - Album Lyrics & Tracks

Guided by Voices•1990 Released•Alternative Rock•United States
Tracks: 14
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Duration: 36:24
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Label: Rocket #9

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Complete Album Tracklist

1

Airshow '88

02:12
2

Order for the New Slave Trade

03:09
3

The Hard Way

02:53
4

Drinker's Peace

01:52
5

Mammoth Cave

02:17
6

When She Turns 50

02:07
7

Club Molluska

01:35
8

Pendulum

01:49
9

Ambergris

00:52
10

Local Mix-Up

04:40
11

Murder Charge

06:39
12

Starboy

01:10
13

Blatant Doom Trip

03:59
14

How Loft I Am?

01:05
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Same Place the Fly Got Smashed Complete Lyrics

Airshow '88 Lyrics

[Intro]
You brought me down, you ruined me, you and your family, you ruined me!
I did not!
You most certainly did!
You son of a—
 
Get ready for excitement and adventure
 
Let's go, airshow!
 
[Verse]
The smell was overwhelming for the carnivore
And packed in like wet cement, frozen with fear
The message at the traffic circle
The colorful flyers all over town
The sun was shining bright
And the sun was out of sight, let's move on
It was high noon
Amidst the masses, I felt like a bottom feeder
As slowly out of frustration
We began drinking to forget about our jobs
Let's go, let's stay, let's run away
The burning wings are saying things
The chemical air is in my hair
Let's go, let's stay, all fucking day

Mammoth Cave Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Got my flashlight, a two by four
Necessary precaution
Plants at the entrance, flies at the exit
 
[Chorus]
Way down deep in the darkest hole
Lost my way, lost my soul
You can dig my grave in Mammoth Cave
 
[Post-Chorus]
I would've brought a sharp object, yeah
But they've taken mine all away, all away
 
[Verse 2]
I pretended I wasn't scared
Something fucking stinks in here
Like a sump pump or sewer, what the hell was I thinking?
 
[Chorus]
Way down deep in the darkest hole
Lost my way, lost my soul
You can dig my grave, you can dig me a hole
In Mammoth Cave, Mammoth Cave

When She Turns 50 Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The tavern's open again
The line-up who light up will surely decide the fate
Of these incorrigibles
Who plaster their messages up on the interstate
 
[Chorus]
When she turns fifty
I might be dead
 
[Verse 2]
But acting happy again
For singing his songs about rush-hour traffic jams
When the vodka kicks in
A night at the Rockies, digging in for the slam
 
[Chorus]
When she turn fifty
I'll bake the bread
I'll bake the bread

Murder Charge Lyrics

[Local Mix-Up]
 
[Verse]
Rimming an ashtray, face in the light
Local mix-up, someone fix up what we broke up
The pleasure seekers are out there tonight
Local mix-up, someone fix up what we broke up
 
[Chorus]
You as a person have got to think fast
'Cause this is a party, and it's not gonna last
And this is the same place the fly got smashed
 
[Post-Chorus]
Dress him, dress him, dress him, dress him
Dress him, dress him, dress him like a queen
Dress him, dress him, dress him, dress him
Dress him, dress him, dress him like a queen
 
[Verse]
Rimming an ashtray, face in the light
Local mix-up, someone fix up what we broke up
The pleasure seekers are out there tonight
Local mix-up, someone fix up what we broke up
 
[Chorus]
You as a person have got to think fast
'Cause this is a party, and it's not gonna last
And this is the same place the fly got smashed
 
 
[Post-Chorus]
Dress him, dress him, dress him, dress him
Dress him, dress him, dress him like a queen
Dress him, dress him, dress him, dress him
Dress him, dress him, dress him like a queen
 
[Solo]
 
[Murder Charge]
 
[Verse 1]
In the early days, he was bursting with confidence
I saw the light changing
Over the years he began to submerge
The nervous wreck we know him to be
The nervous twisted wreck
 
[Verse 2]
So watch out for Joker Bob
I wish he were just a distant relative
But he's razor close like brill-cream gelatin
Icy cold acid in his heart
 
[Refrain]
And with this we shall draw the electrifying conclusion
 
 
[Verse 3]
They strapped him in, still chewing his bubblegum
Gave him the Jesus-shock as the reporters watched
Finally his ticker stopped
And they buried him with a smile on his puss
 
[Refrain]
And that's the electrifying conclusion

Blatant Doom Trip Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Jill and Vicky liked to drag-out
Doin' the negative thing like Crips
Ain't no angels in this part of town
Take me on a blatant doom trip, yeah
Take me on a blatant doom trip
We'll go down, smell around
Take me on a blatant doom trip
 
[Verse 2]
So outrighteous, no time to back out
Obey all commands at the crack of the whip
I don't care if the rain causes pain
Just take me on a blatant doom trip, yeah
Take me on a blatant doom trip
Sonic boom, legion of doom
Take me on a blatant doom trip
 
[Verse 3]
Scags, fags, and scallywags blackout
Far too serious and socially hip
Figure it out when it's over, without a doubt
And take me on a blatant doom trip, yeah
Take me on a blatant doom trip
 
[Chorus]
Bottomless hole, rock and roll
Take me on a blatant doom trip, yeah
Bottomless hole, rock and roll
Take me on a blatant doom trip, yeah
Bottomless hole, rock and roll
Take me on a blatant doom trip, yeah
Bottomless hole, rock and roll
Take me on a blatant doom trip, yeah
Bottomless hole, rock and roll
Take me on a blatant doom trip, yeah
Bottomless hole, rock and roll