Cover art for As We Go Up, We Go Down by Guided by Voices

As We Go Up, We Go Down

Guided by Voices
Track 5 on Alien Lanes 

Producer

Robert Pollard
A song about how maybe opposites aren’t really opposites after all. Is Bob Pollard the Alan Watts of indie rock?
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As We Go Up, We Go Down Lyrics

I can't terrorize, I see terror in your eyes
As we go up, we go down
I can't socialize, I'll be institutionalized
As we go up, we go down

And see the truth, yeah, is just a lie, oh
And see the truth, yeah, is just a lie, oh

I speak in monotone: "Leave my fucking life alone."
As we go up, we go down
As we go up, we go down (and see the truth, yeah)
As we go up, we go down (is just a lie)
As we go up, we go down (and see the truth, yeah)
As we go up, we go down (is just a lie)
As we go up, we go down (and see the truth, yeah)
As we go up, we go down (is just a lie)
As we go up, we go down (and see the truth, yeah)

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Alien Lanes (1995)
  1. 1.
    A Salty Salute
  2. 2.
    Evil Speakers
  3. 3.
    Watch Me Jumpstart
  4. 4.
    They’re Not Witches
  5. 5.
    As We Go Up, We Go Down
  6. 6.
    (I Wanna Be a) Dumbcharger
  7. 7.
    Game of Pricks
  8. 8.
    The Ugly Vision
  9. 9.
    A Good Flying Bird
  10. 10.
    Cigarette Tricks
  11. 11.
    Pimple Zoo
  12. 12.
    Big Chief Chinese Restaurant
  13. 13.
    Closer You Are
  14. 14.
    Auditorium
  15. 15.
    Motor Away
  16. 16.
    Hit
  17. 17.
    My Valuable Hunting Knife
  18. 18.
    Gold Hick
  19. 19.
    King and Caroline
  20. 20.
    Striped White Jets
  21. 21.
    Ex-Supermodel
  22. 22.
    Blimps Go 90
  23. 23.
    Strawdogs
  24. 24.
    Chicken Blows
  25. 25.
    Little Whirl
  26. 26.
    My Son Cool
  27. 27.
    Always Crush Me
  28. 28.
    Alright
Credits
Producer
Writer
Bass Guitar
Background Vocals
Percussion
Drums
Label
Guitar
Vocals
Released on
April 4, 1995
Songs That Interpolate As We Go Up, We Go Down
Tags
RockPower PopCollege RockAlternative RockLo-FiIndie Rock
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