Tune-Yards unveil Water Fountain, the first glimpse of what we can half-way expect to hear from their forthcoming 5th LP Nicki Nack due out May 6th viz 4AD Records. There is a lot of poly-rhythmic goings on with this track (no surprise there), but as always Merrill Garbus & company deliver. You can pre-order the Nikki Nack LP (and other mediums) at their super cool Kung Fu Store and make sure you check out the new video and lyrics below. Peace.
Tuneyards, Water Fountain lyrics:
WATER FOUNTAIN
no water in the water fountain.
no side on the sidewalk.
if you say old Molly hare, whatcha doin’ there?
nothing much to do when you’re going nowhere
WOOHAW! WOOHAW! Gotcha.
we’re gonn a get the water from your house your house.
no water in the water fountain.
no wood in the woodstock.
and you s ay old molly hare, whatcha doin’ there?
nothing much to do when you’re going nowhere
WOOHAW! WOOH AW! Gotcha.
we’re gonna get the water from your house, your house.
(Nothing feels like dying like the drying of my skin and lawn.
Why do we just sit here while they watch us wither til we’re gone?
I can’t seem to feel it.
I can’t seem to feel it.
I can’t seem to feel I’ll kneel
I’ll kneel I’ll kneel the cold steel)
You will ride the whip, you’ll ride the crack
No use in fighting back
You’ll sledge the hammer if there’s no one else to take the flak
I can’t seem to feel it
I can’t seem to find it
Your fist clenched my neck we’re neck and neck and neck…
no water in the water fountain
no phone in the phone booth
and you say old molly hare, whatcha doin’ there
jump back, jump back daddy shot a bear
WOOHAW, WOOHAW! Gotcha.
we’re gonna get the water from your house your house
I saved up all my pennies and I gave them to this special guy
When he had enough of them he bought himself a cherry pie
He gave me a dollar
A blood-soaked dollar
I cannot get the spot out but
IT’S OKAY IT STILL WORKS IN THE STORE
GREASY MAN COME AND DIG MY WELL
LIFE WITHOUT YOUR WATER IS A BURNING HELL
STUFF ME UP WITH YOUR HOME-GROWN RICE
ANYTHING MAKE ME SHIT NICE
SE POU ZANMI MWEN, SE POU ZANMI MWEN
and a two-pound chicken tastes better with friends
a two-pound chicken tastes better with two
and I know where to find YOU so
LISTEN TO THE WORDS I SAID
LET IT SINK INTO YOUR HEAD
A VERTIGO ROUND-AND-ROUND-AND-ROUND
NOW I’M IN YOUR BED HOW DID I GET AHEAD?
WHOOP! THREAD YOUR
FINGERS THROUGH MY HAIR
FINGERS THROUGH MY HAIR
GIVE ME A DRESS, GIVE ME A PRESS, I GIVE A THING A
CARESS, WOULD-JA? WOULD-JA? WOULD-JA?
LISTEN TO THE WORDS I SAY!
SOUND LIKE A FLORAL BOUQUET
A LYRICAL ROUND-AND-ROUNDANDROUNDANDROUND
(OK) TAKE A PICTURE IT’LL LAST ALL DAY
RUN YOUR FINGERS THROUGH MY HAIR
DO IT TIL YOU DISAPPEAR
GIMME YOUR HEAD
GIMME YOUR HEAD
OFF WITH HIS HEAD
HEY HEY HEY HEY