Pavement - harness your hopes

이 노래는 특정 인물에 대한 희망을 강조하며, 개개인의 매력에 대한 탐닉과 사회적 환경의 변화를 다룬다
복잡한 감정과 기이한 상황들이 얽힌 나열 속에서, 고독감을 표현하고 세상에 대한 비판적인 시각을 드러낸다
언어유희와 상징적인 이미지로 풍성하게 서술된다

Ah! Ah! La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-sha-sha-sha-ah, sha-sha-sha-sha-ah
Sha-sha-sha-sha
Harness your hopes on just one person
Because you know a harness was only made for one
Don't telegraph your passes, you'll end up with molasses
Cauterized in syrup and syrup and molasses
And I'm checking out the asses, the assets that attract us
To anything that moves, we're deep inside the grooves
And it's time to shake the rations, 'cause someone's gonna cash in
The plot, it turns again, the reference starts at ten
Well, show me a word that rhymes with Pavement
And I won't kill your parents and roast them on a spit
And a-don't you try to etch it, or permanently sketch it
Or you're gonna catch a bad, bad cold
And the freaks have stormed the White House
I moved into a lighthouse
It's on a scenic quay, it's oh so far away
Far away from the beginning, the shroud is made of linen
The yearling took the purse, the goth kid has a hearse