"One night I had a dream about morphing into a Swiss Army knife and imagined all the things I can do to you."
"Recorded with the second Semi-Finalists lineup and Stanley Demenski of Luna on percussion.
This was released October 20, 1993 on the WorryBird Disk label out of Atlanta, GA. It was the b-side but was always of equal importance, as we closed all our sets with it. I never worked as closely with any guitarist as I did with Michael Carlucci who I miss terribly and this lineup with Allison and Mark felt like a family. A great unit. I seriously didn't want to move to Phoenix with my job because I didn't want to leave this band,
"One night I had a dream about morphing into a Swiss Army knife and imagined all the things I can do to you."
Song this most closely rips off:
"I know I was under the spell of 'Number 13', my favorite Pixies song. But the "I will! I will! I will! " refrain is a direct lift off 'Love Will Keep Us Together' by the Captain and Tennille which I owned for a lot longer."
lyrics
Swiss Son of Man
written By Serene Dominic
I'm coming to nail you
I'm coming to screw you
I'm coming to make a point
And if I have to bore a hole right through you
I will! I will I will!
I'm coming to bend you
I'm coming to break you
I'm coming to clip your wings
I'm coming to pick your lock and take you
I will! I will I will!
I can do anything to you
Anything I set my red mind to
I'm coming to save you
File you down to a better size
I'm going to get under your skin
Watch me mama-metamorphisize!
I can do anything to you
Anything I set my red mind to
There's a little click in my head
People would start to stop
Take a little trip through my head
In My head
There isn't any room to walk
I'm the Swiss Son of Man
Lend me your ears and I'll open your cans.
credits
from Box City 1991-1994: The Complete Bastard,
released March 1, 1994
Michael Carlucci: Lead guitarist,
Serene Dominic: support guitar, vocals
Mark Brotter:drums
Allison Land: bass and backing vocals.
Additional backing vocals: Danny Pearl. Daffodil Stark
Stanley Demenski of Luna played percussion.
These track were recorded in December-January at Mix-O-Lydian Studios in Boonton New Jersey. The engineer was Don Sternecker.
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