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August 05 2009

Artist: The Gerbils
Album: Are You Sleepy (1998)
Track: Fluid
Category: Romance

For me, this song by one of the less-known bands from the Elephant Six collective (Neutral Milk Hotel, Of Montreal) is a serious contender for the perfect love song.
The simple lyrics might seem cheesy on paper, but with the lo-fi, noisy recording and Scott Spillane's unique voice the song comes across as honest and powerful instead.

Your tongue tastes like a tongue
And your lungs breathe just like lungs
But your voice gives me goose bumps when you call my name
And I want to goose bump again

Your toes tap just like toes

And your knees knock just like knees
But when you dance you're more fluid than a bed sheet in the breeze
And I want to sleep in your folds

Your nails scratch just like nails
And your teeth bite just like teeth
But when your legs wrap around me, I no longer know
And I never want to go home