Think (let tomorrow bee)
We were all probably holding our collective breath while Lou Barlow gently stroked this heart-aching ballad from Sebadoh’s 1993 album, Bubble and Scrape. He sat there almost dubiously during the Pink Mountaintops recording, no doubt scouring 20 years of material to throw our way – and I don’t think Stephen McBean’s strings had fully stopped shaking before he handed off the guitar with a request.
Barlow is the bassist for Dinosaur Jr. but launched Sebadoh after the band cut him loose in the late 80s. He became widely known in knowing circles as a pioneering force behind the American lo-fi/grunge movement of the early 90s that also introduced bands like Pavement. Many albums from that time were released on cassette and were recorded using four-track equipment.
“Could I hold on, or should I hold on to you?
Ask, I’ll tell the truth; there’s nothing I should hide
And if I move to slow, if you’re bored I need to know
I’m weak to hide inside, to force what I don’t feel
If all we have is a question, there’s no hope to find a future
But something in me cries for you
It feels too real this time
I think I love you, though I don’t know what love means
Girl of my dreams, or a friend that one day leaves
Could I trust this when I’ve lied to myself before?
Will I do it all again to taste what I’ve imagined we could be?
Look what I’ve become; this pressure that we feel
In a world of possibilities, this may not prove real
But could we give enough, backed against a wall?
Too close to breathe, but too far to fall
All I ever wanted was to feel you closer to me
And it’s sad to feel this resistance
What once before had felt so free
Let tomorrow bee
I can’t be so impatient
Pushing every answer, when there isn’t any question
Let me feel good now
And though this may have to end, I hope I’m always with you
Honestly your friend
I think I love you”
