"Spaz Medicine" Lyrics Written By:  Al Schnier Lyrics Transcribed By: Pat Plummer Debut: September 13, 1996 Official recording(s) (if any): Tin Cans and Car Tires

I was always on the out
Now I'm on the inside
Waiting for a wave in doubt
Feeling kind of untied
Betting on a pagan cow
Betting in the sunshine
I was always on the out
Now I'm on the inside

I was always out of place
Now I'm only in time
Falling out of outerspace
Swimming at the glen, I'm
Looking towards the palisades
Fading in the sunshine
I was always out of place
Now I'm only in time

Now I know!
Well I know - oh - oh - oh!
Well I know!!!

I was always in the wrong
Now I'm only on time
Bringin' all my luck along
Only in the meantime
Singin' someone else's song
Fading in the sunshine
I was always in the wrong
Now I'm only in time

I was never really born
I was only sleeping
Wakin' in the early morn'
Only to believe it
Finding all the ways I've worn
Fading in the sunshine
I was never really born
I was only sleeping

Now I know!
Well I know - oh - oh - oh!
Well I know!!!

I was always on the out
Now I'm on the inside
Waiting for a wave in doubt
Feeling kind of untied
Betting on a pagan cow
Betting in the sunshine
I was always on the out
Now I'm on the inside

I was always out of place
Now I'm only in time
Falling out of outerspace
Swimming at the glen, I'm
Looking towards the palisades
Fading in the sunshine
I was always out of place
Now I'm only in time

I was always out of place
Now I'm only in time
Falling out of outerspace
Swimming at the glen, I'm
Looking towards the palisades
Fading in the sunshine
I was always out of place
Now I'm only in time

I was always out of place
Now I'm only in time
Falling out of outerspace
Swimming at the glen, I'm
Looking towards the palisades
Fading in the sunshine
I was always out of place
Now I'm only in time

Now I know!
Well I know - oh - oh - oh!
Well I know!!!

9/20/98 at Rasputin's (Berkeley, California):

    "That was like Pee Wee's Playhouse on acid." - Rob

The following is a short commentary that Al made about the tune on THE DUNHAMS LIVING ROOM radio program on October 4, 1998:

"The nature of the lyrics is about all of my shortcomings and misfirings of synapses both literally and figuratively speaking.  'Spaz Medicine' is the name that Rob has affectionately given to the medication which I have to take for my epilepsy.  Rob calls it my 'Spaz Medicine' so I don't have my 'Spaz' attacks."

Al:

"Spaz Medicine" was written during the mixing of our last album, NO DOY.  Since we were holed up at the Death Star mixing the tracks, we decided to take advantage of what little time we had and work on some new material.  The addition of the Yolk Horns was not a new concept by any means.   In fact, when I had originally written the part two years ago, I had always heard it as a horn part, and we always called it 'the horn part' - deep.  Naturally, the guys in Yolk were the first choice for such a convoluted song.  As far as the lyrics/vocals are concerned, you might call it a study of the irrational mind.  I came up with the words by way of sound first and content fell into place.  I like the flow of consonants and syllables and the way they run on much like the content of the song - a 'stream of consonants.'