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|album = [[Live From The Haunted Candle Shop]] | |album = [[Live From The Haunted Candle Shop]] | ||
|duration = 4:11 | |duration = 4:11 | ||
|tempo = 151 | |||
|genre = Rock | |genre = Rock | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|externalLinks = [http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/Live%20from%20the%20Haunted%20Candle%20Shop%20(2003)/12.%20Switzerland.mp3 MP3] | |externalLinks = [http://www.lemondemon.com/Lemon%20Demon%20-%20First%20four%20albums/Live%20from%20the%20Haunted%20Candle%20Shop%20(2003)/12.%20Switzerland.mp3 MP3]<br>[https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Live%20Recordings/2007.07.29%20-%20Lemonic%20Demonade%202007/21%20Switzerland%20(Abandoned).flac Lemonic Demonade 2007] | ||
[https://mumbergo.net/files/Audio/Live%20Recordings/2007.07.29%20-%20Lemonic%20Demonade%202007/21%20Switzerland%20(Abandoned).flac Lemonic Demonade 2007] | |||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
I lose track of my many adversaries | |||
They catch wind of whatever I say | |||
My whole life’s getting awfully precursory | |||
And maybe it’s time I meandered away | |||
Because life is a mean one | |||
I’ve only seen one sky | |||
And it’s not so grand | |||
Since that’s all that I know | |||
I’m changing the flow | |||
I’m going to Switzerland | |||
They make watches and chocolate and army knives | |||
And that’s all that I actually know | |||
I don’t care, I don’t want to considerize | |||
The tiny details, I’m just ready to go | |||
Because life is a mean one | |||
I’ve only seen one sky | |||
And it’s not so grand | |||
Since that’s all that I know | |||
I’m changing the flow | |||
I’m going to Switzerland | |||
Because life is a mean one | |||
I’ve only seen one sky | |||
And it’s not so grand | |||
Since that’s all that I know | |||
I’m changing the flow | |||
I’m going to Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
Step aside, I’m going to Switzerland | |||
Nobody knows me there, I’m going to Switzerland | |||
I’m going to Switzerland, Switzerland | |||
Switzerland, Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
Step aside, I’m going to Switzerland | |||
Nobody knows me there, I’m going to Switzerland | |||
I’m going to Switzerland, Switzerland | |||
Switzerland, Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
I’ll be living in Switzerland | |||
Yes I will be living in Switzerland | |||
I’ll be living in Switzerland | |||
Yes I will living in Switzerland | |||
I’ll be living in Switzerland (What are you up to, Dr. Crow?) | |||
Yes I will be living in Switzerland (I am Jackson Wetherbee!) | |||
I’ll be living in Switzerland (Oh my god!! That is a sin in thirty states!) | |||
Yes I will be living in Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
Switzerland | |||
== Live Performances == | |||
* July 29th, 2007 (Lemonic Demonade 2007, Kingston, MA). Switzerland was performed live but was immediately abandoned due to Neil blanking on the lyrics. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the first four albums download on the Lemon Demon site, and on the [[Hip To The Javabean]] CD (which includes the first 2 Lemon Demon albums), the song's title is misspelled “Swi<b>zt</b>erland.” | *In the first four albums download on the Lemon Demon site, and on the [[Hip To The Javabean]] CD (which includes the first 2 Lemon Demon albums), the song's title is misspelled “Swi<b>zt</b>erland.” | ||
*The line "What are you up to, Dr. Crow?" near the end of the song is sampled from a [https://youtu.be/CK1zjqT1nE4?t=23 short film Neil made in 2003, Captain Domino vs. Doctor Crow]. | * The line "What are you up to, Dr. Crow?" near the end of the song is sampled from a [https://youtu.be/CK1zjqT1nE4?t=23 short film Neil made in 2003, Captain Domino vs. Doctor Crow]. | ||
*The sounds in the intro come from a [[wikipedia:Speak_&_Spell_(toy)|Speak & Spell]]. | *The sounds in the intro come from a [[wikipedia:Speak_&_Spell_(toy)|Speak & Spell]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 05:19, 8 September 2026
Switzerland is the twelfth track on Live From The Haunted Candle Shop.
| Switzerland | |
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| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
|---|---|
| Written by | Neil Cicierega |
| Appears on | Live From The Haunted Candle Shop |
| Sung by | Neil Cicierega, Jackson Taylor Wetherbee (spoken vocals near the end) |
| Duration | 4:11 |
| Tempo | 151 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Language | English |
| Links: | MP3 Lemonic Demonade 2007 |
Lyrics
I lose track of my many adversaries They catch wind of whatever I say My whole life’s getting awfully precursory And maybe it’s time I meandered away Because life is a mean one I’ve only seen one sky And it’s not so grand Since that’s all that I know I’m changing the flow I’m going to Switzerland They make watches and chocolate and army knives And that’s all that I actually know I don’t care, I don’t want to considerize The tiny details, I’m just ready to go Because life is a mean one I’ve only seen one sky And it’s not so grand Since that’s all that I know I’m changing the flow I’m going to Switzerland Because life is a mean one I’ve only seen one sky And it’s not so grand Since that’s all that I know I’m changing the flow I’m going to Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Step aside, I’m going to Switzerland Nobody knows me there, I’m going to Switzerland I’m going to Switzerland, Switzerland Switzerland, Switzerland Switzerland Step aside, I’m going to Switzerland Nobody knows me there, I’m going to Switzerland I’m going to Switzerland, Switzerland Switzerland, Switzerland Switzerland I’ll be living in Switzerland Yes I will be living in Switzerland I’ll be living in Switzerland Yes I will living in Switzerland I’ll be living in Switzerland (What are you up to, Dr. Crow?) Yes I will be living in Switzerland (I am Jackson Wetherbee!) I’ll be living in Switzerland (Oh my god!! That is a sin in thirty states!) Yes I will be living in Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland
Live Performances
- July 29th, 2007 (Lemonic Demonade 2007, Kingston, MA). Switzerland was performed live but was immediately abandoned due to Neil blanking on the lyrics.
Trivia
- In the first four albums download on the Lemon Demon site, and on the Hip To The Javabean CD (which includes the first 2 Lemon Demon albums), the song's title is misspelled “Swizterland.”
- The line "What are you up to, Dr. Crow?" near the end of the song is sampled from a short film Neil made in 2003, Captain Domino vs. Doctor Crow.
- The sounds in the intro come from a Speak & Spell.