With their fractured songs, unexpected blasts of feedback, laconic vocals, cryptic literate lyrics, and defiant low-fidelity, Pavement were one of the most influential and distinctive bands to emerge from the American underground in the '90s. Pavement, along with Sebadoh, were the leaders of the lo-fi movement that dominated U.S. indie rock in the early '90s. Initially conceived as a studio project between guitarists/vocalists Stephen Malkmusand Scott Kannberg in the '80s, Pavement gradually became a band during the early '90s. Along the way, their initial EPs and debut album, 1992's Slanted & Enchanted, earned a devoted following of musicians, indie fans, and critics.
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I traced my family line
It ends up where the
Window-passing grainy days
Forgetting shes away
Heres the straight and narrow:
Brought my wheelbarrow
And its filled with the lies and the dirt and the hurt
But I wont need someone to let me be
I wont need someone to let me be
Up up the counting thrones
And the voice could soothe your
Captivate the senses like a ginger ale rain
Those whove got the mirror
Curse the tainted pharaohs
Take off!
Respect fun, you might learn how it runs
But I wont need someone to let me be
No I wont need someone to let me be [x2]
No I wont need someone to let me go
Let me breathe