Patti Smith

Ain't It Strange

Patti Smith


Down in Vineland there's a clubhouse, 
Girl in white dress, boy shoot white stuff 
Oh, don't you know that anyone can join 
And they come and they call and they fall on the floor 
Don't you see when you're looking at me 
That I'll never end transcend transcend 
Ain't it strange oh oh oh 
Ain't it strange oh oh oh 

Come and join me, I implore thee, 
I impure thee, come explore me. 
Oh, don't you know that anyone can come 
And they come and they call and they crawl on the floor. 
Don't you see when you're looking at me 
That I'll never end transcend transcend 
Ain't it strange oh oh oh 
Ain't it strange oh oh oh 

True, true, who are you ? 
Who, who am I ? 
Oh da oh da oh da oh da oh da oh da 

Down in Vineland there's a clubhouse, 
Girl in white dress, boy shoot white stuff. 
Oh, don't you know that anyone can come 
And they come and they call and they fall on the floor 
Don't you see when you're looking at me 
That I'll never end transcend transcend. 
Ain't it strange oh oh oh 
Ain't it strange oh oh oh 

Do you go to the temple tonight ? 
Oh no, I don't think so 
Do you not go to the palace of answers with me Marie? 
Oh no, I don't think so, no 
See when they offer me book of gold, 
I know soon still that platinum is coming 
And when I look inside of your temple 
It looks just like the inside of anyone one man, 
And when he beckons his finger to me, 
Well, I move in another direction, 
I move in another dimension 
I move in another dimension oh oh oh 

I spin, I spiral, and I splatter
Hand of God, I feel the finger, 
Hand of God, and I start to whirl 
And I whirl, and I whirl, 
Don't get dizzy, do not fall now, 
Turn, God, God (strange) 
Go, go on, go like a dervish, 
Turn, God, (strange) make a move 
Turn, Lord, (strange) 
I don't get nervous 
Oh I just move in another dimension 
Come move in another dimension 
Come move in another dimension 
Come move in another dimension oh oh oh 
Strange strange 

Do you go to the temple tonight ? 
Oh no, I don't think so, no 
We'll go to the pagoda 
The palace of answers with me, Marie 
Oh no, I don't believe so, no 
See when they offer me book of gold, 
I know soon still that platinum is coming 
And when I look inside of your temple 
It looks just like the inside of anyone one man 
And when he beckons his finger to me, 
Well, I move in another dimension 
I move in another dimension 
I move in another dimension oh oh oh