Hot Knifer

Oh man, I already don’t have much left in here Lone gram laying by the phone Box my thought to veer Glow red, blossom into flame Further in the night You’ve been gone way too long But I don’t mind

Hash and smoky trails are leading into sighs Hot knives, golden lines are fading away your eyes I’ve been blowing o’s as you don’t know my name And I’ll keep burning this way Pop can, flow in pink perfume Drip in sugar sky Oh damn, she’s already done And I’m still asking why Time’s been floating by in droves Hiding dark in tides You’ve been gone way too long But I don’t mind

Hash and smoky trails are leading into sighs Hot knives, golden lines are fading away your eyes I’ve been blowing o’s as you don’t know my name And I’ll keep burning this way

Considering the heavy amounts of pop all over this record, where did the darker moments of “Alrighty Aphrodite” and “Hot Knifer” start?

Neil Smith: That’s the thing with any song, I’ve written it on an acoustic guitar, so most of them start off in a darker and sadder vein. It’s bringing them to practice where Peter says “We need to rearrange this If we were able to have them be all up-tempo we probably would.