As much as I love songs like "Kerosene" and "Bad Penny", This song has truly grown on me, only because it is probably Big Black's most melodic songs (compared to the rest of their discography). But more than that, the song plays with the idea of perversion on both a literal and superficial level.

"...we do things, bad things, and go places, bad places, even when the thrill is seldom worth the degradation. maybe we associate it with the thrill, and after a while, they become inseparable. then the thrill becomes secondary..."

but hey, it was fun for me to record.

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Lyrics:

Lately I have been frequenting bad houses
Places no respectable man would be seen
I hate myself for my weakness
My past sickens me
I tell myself I will not go
Even as I drive there
I hate myself for my weakness
My past sickens me

Hope you enjoy