'84: Danceteria!

by The Magnetic Fields

From the album: 50 Song Memoir

Track 19 of 50 on 50 Song Memoir (2017).

Duration: 3:09

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Lyrics for '84: Danceteria!

We don't always go to school But we always go to Danceteria There is always something cool Happening somewhere in Danceteria Danceteria! Classes at 7: 30am Sometimes we stay up and go to them This is more important You'll get educated at Danceteria Danceteria! I always get in for free I only paid once at Danceteria Lydia, Mark, Nick and Foetus Are on tonight at Danceteria Danceteria! Biding time until Save the Robots Let's arrange our hair like Rorschach blots! Maybe we can be anything Or anyone at Danceteria Danceteria! I invented the sugar And lettuce sandwich at Danceteria Lost my hearing when Einsturzende Neubaten played Danceteria Danceteria! All six nights a week unfailingly Seeing the Shirelles or ESG Every day's a total blur When you spend the night at Danceteria Danceteria! Culture is not for the faint of heart Poetry, music, performance art Everything is theater And everyone's on stage at Danceteria

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