I need something pretty
To help me ease my pain
I need something ugly
To put me in my place
I need something holy
Give me a little taste
I need something muddy
To cover up the stain
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
I need a little money
So I got something to save
I need a quick injection
To get you out of my way
I need a real affliction
Gives me a reason to stay
I need a new reflection
Don't wanna see my face
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
(The center won't hold)
(The center won't hold)
(The center won't hold)
(The center won't hold)
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
The center won't hold
No, The center won't hold
The center won't hold
No, The center won't hold
The center won't hold
No, the center won't hold
The center won't hold
No, the center won't hold
Sleater-Kinney - The Center Won't Hold Album Lyrics
Sleater-Kinney - The Center Won't Hold Lyrics
Writer: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Hurry On Home
Hurry on home to me
I've set a place for two
Hurry on back to me
I've made my mood your mood
You know I'm
Dress down-able
Uptown-able
Hair grab-able
Grand-slammable
But just hurry on home to me
'Cause it's just what we do
Disconnect me from my bones
So I can float, so I can roam
Disconnect me from my skin
Erase the marks begin again
Hurry on home to me
I've been in bed since noon
Hurry on back to me
I've cleared out all the rooms
You know I'm
Unf*ckable
Unlovable
Unlistenable
Unwatchable
But just hurry on home to me
I've made more space for you
Disconnect me from my bones
So I can float, so I can roam
Disconnect me from my skin
Erase the mark begin again
Disconnect me from my bones
So I can float, so I can roam
Disconnect me from my skin
Erase the mark begin again
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
I've set a place for two
Hurry on back to me
I've made my mood your mood
You know I'm
Dress down-able
Uptown-able
Hair grab-able
Grand-slammable
But just hurry on home to me
'Cause it's just what we do
Disconnect me from my bones
So I can float, so I can roam
Disconnect me from my skin
Erase the marks begin again
Hurry on home to me
I've been in bed since noon
Hurry on back to me
I've cleared out all the rooms
You know I'm
Unf*ckable
Unlovable
Unlistenable
Unwatchable
But just hurry on home to me
I've made more space for you
Disconnect me from my bones
So I can float, so I can roam
Disconnect me from my skin
Erase the mark begin again
Disconnect me from my bones
So I can float, so I can roam
Disconnect me from my skin
Erase the mark begin again
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
You got me used to loving you
Writer: Carrie Rachel Brownstein, Corin Lisa Tucker, Janet Lee Weiss
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Reach Out
When I look down
I was a mess
My face was smeared
My clothes were wet
My shoes untied
Stone in my chest
I washed up on
The shore again
Reach out, touch me
I'm stuck on the edge
Reach out, the darkness
Is winning again
Reach out and see me
I'm losing my head
Reach out, I can't fight
Without you my friend
When my feet
Touched on to land
The sweet relief
The hot, dry sand
With one short breath
My chest expands
My body is
My own again
Reach out, touch me
I'm stuck on the edge
Reach out, the darkness
Is winning again
Reach out and see me
I'm losing my head
Reach out, I can't fight
Without you my friend
Reach out, touch me
I'm stuck on the edge
Reach out, the darkness
Is winning again
Reach out and see me
I'm losing my head
Reach out, I can't fight
Without you my friend
I was a mess
My face was smeared
My clothes were wet
My shoes untied
Stone in my chest
I washed up on
The shore again
Reach out, touch me
I'm stuck on the edge
Reach out, the darkness
Is winning again
Reach out and see me
I'm losing my head
Reach out, I can't fight
Without you my friend
When my feet
Touched on to land
The sweet relief
The hot, dry sand
With one short breath
My chest expands
My body is
My own again
Reach out, touch me
I'm stuck on the edge
Reach out, the darkness
Is winning again
Reach out and see me
I'm losing my head
Reach out, I can't fight
Without you my friend
Reach out, touch me
I'm stuck on the edge
Reach out, the darkness
Is winning again
Reach out and see me
I'm losing my head
Reach out, I can't fight
Without you my friend
Writer: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Can I Go On
Everyone I know is tired
And everyone I know is wired
To machines, it's obscene
I'll just scream 'til it don't hurt no more
Everyone I know is happy
But everyone I know is napping
Half the day thrown away
But I can't find the thrill anymore
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on at all
Everyone I know is funny
But jokes don't make us money
Sell our rage, buy and trade
But we still cry for free every day
Everyone I know is bored
But everyone I know is floored
Crawl around on the ground
Let the sound of your blood lead the way
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on at all
My desire is contagious
My desire is contagious
My desire is contagious
My desire is contagious
My desire is contagious
My desire is contagious
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Baby, I'm not sure
I wanna go on at all
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on at all
And everyone I know is wired
To machines, it's obscene
I'll just scream 'til it don't hurt no more
Everyone I know is happy
But everyone I know is napping
Half the day thrown away
But I can't find the thrill anymore
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on at all
Everyone I know is funny
But jokes don't make us money
Sell our rage, buy and trade
But we still cry for free every day
Everyone I know is bored
But everyone I know is floored
Crawl around on the ground
Let the sound of your blood lead the way
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on at all
My desire is contagious
My desire is contagious
My desire is contagious
My desire is contagious
My desire is contagious
My desire is contagious
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Baby, I'm not sure
I wanna go on at all
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on, I wanna go on
Maybe I'm not sure
I wanna go on at all
Writer: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Restless
Took my car, got out of town
It is a restless life, a restless life
You and me, we don't f*ck around
It is a restless life, a restless life
And my heart wants the ugliest things
My heart wants the ugliest things
But I've learned to love the ugliest things
Like you and me, and me and you
And me
You know I meant to stick around
It is a restless life, a restless life
My one regret is that I let you down
It is a restless life, a restless life
And my heart wants the ugliest things
My heart wants the ugliest things
But I've learned to love the ugliest things
Like you and me, and me and you
And me
My heart wants the ugliest things
My heart is the ugliest thing
And I've learned to love the ugliest things
Like you and me, and me and you
And me
It is a restless life, a restless life
You and me, we don't f*ck around
It is a restless life, a restless life
And my heart wants the ugliest things
My heart wants the ugliest things
But I've learned to love the ugliest things
Like you and me, and me and you
And me
You know I meant to stick around
It is a restless life, a restless life
My one regret is that I let you down
It is a restless life, a restless life
And my heart wants the ugliest things
My heart wants the ugliest things
But I've learned to love the ugliest things
Like you and me, and me and you
And me
My heart wants the ugliest things
My heart is the ugliest thing
And I've learned to love the ugliest things
Like you and me, and me and you
And me
Writer: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
RUINS
And just before midnight
You came into our room
A demon so frightening
Both ancient and new
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
You're a creature of sorrow
You're the beast we made
You scratch at our sadness
'Til we're broken and frayed
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
Eat the weak, and devour the sane
From our bones, are new monsters made
Smash the buildings, eat the places, destroy all day
Do you feast on nostalgia?
Take pleasure from pain
Look out 'cause the children
Will learn your real name
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
Eat the weak, and devour the sane
From our bones, are new monsters made
Smash the buildings, eat the places, destroy all day
Eat the weak, and devour the sane
From our bones, are new monsters made
Nothing left but ruins at the end of our day
Eat the weak, and devour the sane
From our bones, are new monsters made
Smash the buildings, eat the places, destroy all day
Eat the weak, and devour the sane
From our bones, are new monsters made
Nothing left but ruins at the end of our day
You came into our room
A demon so frightening
Both ancient and new
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
You're a creature of sorrow
You're the beast we made
You scratch at our sadness
'Til we're broken and frayed
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
Eat the weak, and devour the sane
From our bones, are new monsters made
Smash the buildings, eat the places, destroy all day
Do you feast on nostalgia?
Take pleasure from pain
Look out 'cause the children
Will learn your real name
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
Gonna leave the light on for you
Eat the weak, and devour the sane
From our bones, are new monsters made
Smash the buildings, eat the places, destroy all day
Eat the weak, and devour the sane
From our bones, are new monsters made
Nothing left but ruins at the end of our day
Eat the weak, and devour the sane
From our bones, are new monsters made
Smash the buildings, eat the places, destroy all day
Eat the weak, and devour the sane
From our bones, are new monsters made
Nothing left but ruins at the end of our day
Writer: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
LOVE
Raised outside the city
Came up in the void
Needed something sacred
Wanted to destroy
Heard you in my headphones
Slipped you my address
Call the doctor
Dig me out of this mess
Tuned it down to C
Turned the amp to ten
A basement of our own
A mission to begin
You and me
Strings and a melody
It took a little while
But now I see it's
Love
Love
Calling card is empty
Sleeping in the van
But things are looking better
We're only down a grand
Been to every state
From New York to insane
If I turn up any louder
I won't know my own name, what's
Love
Love
We can be young, and we can be old
As long as we have each other to hold
And we can be rough
And we can be smooth
There's nothing to hide
And nothing to prove
Love
Love
Done with being told
That this should be the end
But fighting is the fuel
And anger is a friend
There's nothing more threatening
And nothing more obscene
Than a well worn body
Demanding to be seen
F*ck
Love
Love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Came up in the void
Needed something sacred
Wanted to destroy
Heard you in my headphones
Slipped you my address
Call the doctor
Dig me out of this mess
Tuned it down to C
Turned the amp to ten
A basement of our own
A mission to begin
You and me
Strings and a melody
It took a little while
But now I see it's
Love
Love
Calling card is empty
Sleeping in the van
But things are looking better
We're only down a grand
Been to every state
From New York to insane
If I turn up any louder
I won't know my own name, what's
Love
Love
We can be young, and we can be old
As long as we have each other to hold
And we can be rough
And we can be smooth
There's nothing to hide
And nothing to prove
Love
Love
Done with being told
That this should be the end
But fighting is the fuel
And anger is a friend
There's nothing more threatening
And nothing more obscene
Than a well worn body
Demanding to be seen
F*ck
Love
Love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Love, love, love
Writer: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave
Bad Dance
And if the world is ending now
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
Well don't just stand there
Why don't you follow me around
My truth is slack and loose
My morals are unsound
But I'm amusing, I'm amazing
I'm impure
Dip your toes into the chaos
It'll feel just like a cure
And if the world is ending now
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
And if we're all going down in flames
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
Come over here and show me
That you crave a little more
Let me defame you
And defile you on the floor
Well I'm indulgent, I'm impulsive
I'm profane
Doesn't matter how long you last
'Cause I have rigged the game
And if the world is ending now
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
And if we're all going down in flames
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
Be the weapon, be the love
Be the weapon, be the love
Be the weapon, be the love
Be the weapon, be the love
And if the world is ending now
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
And if we're all going down in flames
Then lets scream, everybody scream
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
Well don't just stand there
Why don't you follow me around
My truth is slack and loose
My morals are unsound
But I'm amusing, I'm amazing
I'm impure
Dip your toes into the chaos
It'll feel just like a cure
And if the world is ending now
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
And if we're all going down in flames
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
Come over here and show me
That you crave a little more
Let me defame you
And defile you on the floor
Well I'm indulgent, I'm impulsive
I'm profane
Doesn't matter how long you last
'Cause I have rigged the game
And if the world is ending now
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
And if we're all going down in flames
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
Be the weapon, be the love
Be the weapon, be the love
Be the weapon, be the love
Be the weapon, be the love
And if the world is ending now
Then lets dance, the bad dance
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
And if we're all going down in flames
Then lets scream, everybody scream
We've been rehearsing our whole lives
Writer: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
The Future Is Here
I start my day on a tiny screen
Try to connect the words, they're right in front of me
I walk to work out on the city streets
No one speaks to me, their stony faces beat
Never have I felt so goddamn lost and alone
Are you my friend, are you there for me
Can you come to my house, I'll tell you everything
I need you more than I ever have
Because the future's here, and we can't go back
Na na na na na, na na na na na na na
Na na na na na, na na na na na na na
I end my day on a tiny screen
I try to reach for you through the empty sheets
I close my eyes, and try to find some piece
Of what's left of us, and who we used to be
Tell me if you feel like you are lost and alone
I am your friend, you can cover me
Just come over here and give me everything
I need you more than I ever have
Because the future's here, and we can't go back
I need you more than I ever have
Because the future's here, and we can't go back
Singing na na na na na, na na na na na na na
Na na na na na, na na na na na na na
I need you more than I ever have
Because the future's here, and we can't go back
I need you more than I ever have
Because the future's here, and we can't go back
Try to connect the words, they're right in front of me
I walk to work out on the city streets
No one speaks to me, their stony faces beat
Never have I felt so goddamn lost and alone
Are you my friend, are you there for me
Can you come to my house, I'll tell you everything
I need you more than I ever have
Because the future's here, and we can't go back
Na na na na na, na na na na na na na
Na na na na na, na na na na na na na
I end my day on a tiny screen
I try to reach for you through the empty sheets
I close my eyes, and try to find some piece
Of what's left of us, and who we used to be
Tell me if you feel like you are lost and alone
I am your friend, you can cover me
Just come over here and give me everything
I need you more than I ever have
Because the future's here, and we can't go back
I need you more than I ever have
Because the future's here, and we can't go back
Singing na na na na na, na na na na na na na
Na na na na na, na na na na na na na
I need you more than I ever have
Because the future's here, and we can't go back
I need you more than I ever have
Because the future's here, and we can't go back
Writer: Carrie Rachel Brownstein, Corin Lisa Tucker, Janet Lee Weiss
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
The Dog / The Body
I'm just the dog, I'm just the body tonight
I'm just the fist, without the will to fight
And when the shadow comes, I'll have a place to go and hide
You always said my head was what I never leave behind
I'm just a sketch, I'm just an outline tonight
I am the dog, I am the body, alright
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't keep saying the same old lines
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Gonna go and be alone
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't see my way out of this night
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
If you go, I'll be alone
I'm just a prop, I'm just a puppet tonight
I'm just the trick without the magic alright
And when the darkness comes and I don't have the nerve, the might
I'll invite myself into an alpine light, goodnight
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't keep saying the same old lines
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Gonna go and be alone
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't see my way out of this night
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
If you go, I'll be alone
If you want to go
Can't find a reason not to leave
If you feel unknown
Can't find your name on the dream
Nothing feels like home
Can't find the one to hold
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't keep saying the same old lines
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Gonna go and be alone
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't see my way out of this night
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
If you go, I'll be alone
Baby, baby
I don't mind
I'm tired of saying the same old lines
Baby, baby
I don't mind
If you go I'll be alone
Don't mind
I am the dog, I am the body, tonight
If you hear me howl, know I made it out, alive
I'm just the fist, without the will to fight
And when the shadow comes, I'll have a place to go and hide
You always said my head was what I never leave behind
I'm just a sketch, I'm just an outline tonight
I am the dog, I am the body, alright
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't keep saying the same old lines
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Gonna go and be alone
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't see my way out of this night
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
If you go, I'll be alone
I'm just a prop, I'm just a puppet tonight
I'm just the trick without the magic alright
And when the darkness comes and I don't have the nerve, the might
I'll invite myself into an alpine light, goodnight
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't keep saying the same old lines
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Gonna go and be alone
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't see my way out of this night
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
If you go, I'll be alone
If you want to go
Can't find a reason not to leave
If you feel unknown
Can't find your name on the dream
Nothing feels like home
Can't find the one to hold
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't keep saying the same old lines
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Gonna go and be alone
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
Can't see my way out of this night
Baby, baby, baby
I don't mind
If you go, I'll be alone
Baby, baby
I don't mind
I'm tired of saying the same old lines
Baby, baby
I don't mind
If you go I'll be alone
Don't mind
I am the dog, I am the body, tonight
If you hear me howl, know I made it out, alive
Writer: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Broken
Deep, deep, deep run the feelings
Crawling inside my mind
Keep, keep, keep it together
Afraid to let them fly
I really can't fall apart right now
I really can't touch that place
Thought I was all grown up right now
I really can't show you my face
But I'm breaking in two
But I'm breaking inside
But I'm breaking in two
'Cause I'm broken inside
She, she, she stood up for us
When she testified
Me, me too, my body cried out
When she spoke those lines
I really can't fall apart right now
But it hits me too close to the bone
I thought I was all grown up right now
But I feel like I'll never be done
But I'm breaking in two
But I'm breaking inside
But I'm breaking for you
All the ways that we tried
But I'm breaking in two
Never feeling alright
But I'm breaking in two
'Cause I'm broken inside
Crawling inside my mind
Keep, keep, keep it together
Afraid to let them fly
I really can't fall apart right now
I really can't touch that place
Thought I was all grown up right now
I really can't show you my face
But I'm breaking in two
But I'm breaking inside
But I'm breaking in two
'Cause I'm broken inside
She, she, she stood up for us
When she testified
Me, me too, my body cried out
When she spoke those lines
I really can't fall apart right now
But it hits me too close to the bone
I thought I was all grown up right now
But I feel like I'll never be done
But I'm breaking in two
But I'm breaking inside
But I'm breaking for you
All the ways that we tried
But I'm breaking in two
Never feeling alright
But I'm breaking in two
'Cause I'm broken inside
Writer: Carrie Brownstein, Corin Tucker, Janet Weiss
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave
Copyright: Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Songtrust Ave
The Center Won't Hold is the ninth studio album by American rock band Sleater-Kinney, released on August 16, 2019 by Mom + Pop Music. The album was produced by St. Vincent and is the last album with drummer Janet Weiss, who announced her departure from the band on July 1, 2019, a month before the album was released. Upon release, the album received generally favorable reviews from critics.
Performed By:
Sleater-KinneyGenre(s): Punk rock, post-punk, industrial rock, synth-pop
Producer(s): St. Vincent
Length: 36:16
Released: August 16th, 2019
Year: 2019