Cover art for Houston Hades by Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
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Houston Hades Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I could see you falling in love
Every day people need love
With all their better halves, do the math
Everybody needs it long enough to let it go
If Houston's Hades for Houston ladies
With all those truck huggers, gun luggers
Now you gotta have their babies - no!

[Pre-Chorus 1]
This town is so impressive from a distance
Listen, boy, I'm talkin' to you

[Chorus]
Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo

Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo

[Verse 2]
Blessed with noblesse oblige
She's your queen most of the days
As for the other ones, it's no fun to harp on it
Everybody's got their days
If love is Hades for all you Slim Shadys
It's no wonder he smashes guitars
Turn the stage into a cool crime scene
[Pre-Chorus 2]
It sounds so impressive from a distance
Take it up a notch or two

[Chorus]
Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo

Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo doo doo doo doo doo

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
Turn it away, turn it away, turn it away, hey
Turn it away, turn it away, turn it away, hey
Turn it away, turn it away, turn away jersey falls apart

Turn it away, turn it away, turn it away, hey
Turn it away, turn it away, turn it away, hey
Turn it away, turn it away, turn away jersey falls apart

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A song about loving someone so much that you end up killing them.

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La Chappelle Studios - Ardennes-ish, Belgium
Release Date
January 7, 2014
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