싱어송라이터 STEPHIN MERRITT가 이끄는 4인조 SYNTH-POP/인디록밴드 MAGNETIC FIELDS의 4년만의 신작이자 공식 8집으로 공개된 [DISTORTION]!!! 리드기타에 JOHN WOO, 첼로를 담당하고 있는 SAM DAVOL, 아코디온을 연주하는 DANIEL HANDLER는 변치않은 이들의 80년대 향수어린 SYNTH-POP사운드와 챔버록사운드를 접목한 진정한 인디록사운드만의 매력을 발산하고 있다. 경쾌한 챔버록스타일로 시작된 "THREE-WAY"에 이어 버블껌 스타일 시도된 "CALIFORNIA GIRLS"에서 팬들을 즐겁게 해주고 있으며 역시 80년대 JESUS AND MARY CHAIN의 느낌을 들게하는 "ZOMBIE BOY"와 "TOO DRUNK TO DREAM"는 다소 몽환적인 분위기마저 자아내고 있다. .... ....
Xavier says, "Ha, ha, ha We have nothing in common See you round ta-ta Slink back to your abominable lover Zsa-Zsa, before I blow your cover Tra-lala"
Zsa-Zsa's scene, tacky queen You think there's no one but you Get your crass little ass Out and don't make me cut you With how much you talk you'd think That someone else was listening Want a drink, Miss Thing?
"Slow gin fizz', says Xavier Zsa-Zsa orders and drinks come "Here it is, teddy bear To your health, you rat fink scum" Xavier wheezes, "I forgot" Before each line he sneezes quite a lot
I walk alone around the town I used to walk with you I watch the lonely snow come down down Seventh Avenue Now dreadful decorations deck the air and mistletoe is hanging everywhere but you no longer care
Oh, Mr. Mistletoe hanging above please go away I've got no one to love Oh Mr. Mistletoe wither and die you useless weed for no one have I Oh, Mr. Mistletoe how very rude Couldn't you tell I'm not in the mood? Oh, Mr. Mistletoe go find your tree Didn't you know? There's no Christmas for me
Oh, Mr. Mistletoe go find your tree Didn't you know? There's no Christmas for me
Sober, life is a prison Shit faced, it is a blessing Sober, nobody wants you Shit faced, they're all undressing
Oh, sober, it's ever darker Shit faced, the moon is nearer Sober, you're old and ugly Shit faced, who needs a mirror?
Oh, sober, you're a cromagnon Shit faced, you're very clever Sober, you never should be Shit faced, now and forever
I gotta get too drunk to dream 'Cause dreaming only makes me blue I gotta get too drunk to dream Because I only dream of you
I gotta get too pissed to miss you Or I'll never get to sleep I gotta drink wine not to pine for you And God knows that ain't cheap
I know you think I'm insane I know it's not appealing But till I'm feeling no pain Guess what I'll be feeling?
I gotta get too drunk to dream 'Cause dreaming only makes me blue I gotta get too drunk to dream Because I only dream of you
I gotta get too fried to cry Or I'll be crying all night long I gotta get too high to sigh Oh, my God, where did I go wrong?
So why do I get plastered? And why am I so lonely? It's you, you heartless bastard You're my one and only
I gotta get too drunk to dream 'Cause dreaming only makes me blue I gotta get too drunk to dream Because I only dream of you
I gotta get too pissed to miss you Or I'll never get to sleep I gotta drink wine not to pine for you And God knows that ain't cheap And God knows that ain't cheap
Through sleet and snow and storm and hail Through every degradation and betrayal Past rhyme and reason and beyond the pale Darling, I will love you till the bitter end And all the bitter moments till then
Through time and tomb and Tim and Tom Through pro and con and quid pro quo and qualm Through tidal wave and asteroid and bomb Darling, I will love you till the bitter end And all the bitter moments till then
And when your charms begin to fade And when you feel old and afraid I'll scratch beneath your shoulder blade and whisper My love is deeper than I show
Remember what I said through sleet and snow So even though I know you have to go Darling, I will love you till the bitter end And all the bitter moments till then
Long and lonely nights, I've waited for you to put things to rights. Leaving you to do your thing without disturbance from me. Somehow I doubt you'll ever be back. I'll keep your things: if you ever need them, the phone still rings. And now that you're free of me at last, your time is your own: go have a blast and I'll dream alone without you; I'll dream alone if I must; because I guess our little castle in the sky just turned to dust. So I'll dream alone: that's showbiz. I'll dream alone from the end, and I'll be trying not to dream of what was once and might have been: if only I'd known. I'll dream alone.
Dreams we had a few But what kind of dream beats you black and blue? I wanted to scream, "don't go away", but nothing came out; all I could say was:
I'll dream alone without you; I'll dream alone if I must; because I guess our little castle in the sky just turned to dust. So I'll dream alone: that's showbiz. I'll dream alone from the end, and I'll be trying not to dream of what was once and might have been: if only I'd known. I'll dream alone.
Two roosters I slew and with all of my might I prayed hard for you in Haiti at night Your skin has turned blue and your hair has turned white Must be the voodoo of this Haitian moonlight
We can't take day trips but oh, those moonlight strolls Dressed up in silk slips, high heels and mink stoles You swivel your hips as I work the controls No blood ever drips when I widen your holes
Zombie boy, Zombie boy Zombie boy, Zombie boy
You seem to have died of some form of the pox They left you inside, your tiny black box I heard when you cried and I answered your knocks Let's make you a bride with another two cocks
You look pretty good for so long in the ground You smell like a sewer but you don't make a sound I feed you ordure to keep Poopsie spellbound I like to be sure you'll be sticking around