Do You Like Sonic Youth?

[Verse 1]

Do you like Sonic Youth?
I've been trying to get to them too
I saw Lee Ranaldo
At Kino Kimino
So I figured I'd ask you
Where should I start?
‘Cause I only know Superstar
Is there someone I gotta prove?
And so I wanted to ask you

[Verse 2]

Do you like Sonic Youth?
I got Kim Gordon's memoir
Haven't read it yet
But it's spent sunsets way back in the armoire
Next to a copy of M Train lying on my bedside
And my Mike Kelly MoMA PS1 Exhibition Guide
If I buy five of your zines, can I be a part of your scene
And DO THEY LIKE SONIC YOUTH?

[Bridge]

Hey, you in the Guided By Voices t-shirt, you know, every time I try to ask someone where I should start listening to that band, they give you, like, SIX albums. And, you know what? I don't have the time or energy to listen to, like, SIX. I mean, I got bills, I got thrills – I'm just tryna listen to music that my friends believe in so maybe I could understand them a little better, y'know? But it's people like you and your gatekeeping crew, with your BIG record collections that are just bringing me down, man

[Verse 3]

Do you like Sonic Youth?
They've been hounding me all my life
They've influenced every band I like since
They blew up in marital strife
I've heard Thurston's a bad guy
And I know all punk's not white
But I think context is vital
So I'll be sure not to idolize

[Outro]

See no evil
Speak no evil
Hear no evil