The Perfect Size – The Posies

The Perfect Size Released 2000
Label Houston Party

Released in Japan on the Painted Sky Disc label on 25 November 2000, with the bonus track ‘Elena Aria’.

All instruments by Jon Auer (except for Darius Minwalla on drums).

Design: Nathan Breskin-Auer

01. The Perfect Size
02. Pretty Picture
03. Tuesday
04. You Used To Drive Me Around
05. Gold Star For Robot Boy
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bonus track on Japanese release:
06. Elena Aria

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Lyrics

The Perfect Size

I don’t want to scare you
But I don’t know much about anything anymore
I don’t want to scare you
But I don’t know why I’m still going it alone

Goddamn you baby
Why’d you have to be so realized
Goddamn you baby
I miss you honey so I guess it’s only fitting that you’ll
Always be the perfect
Be the perfect
Be the perfect size
Always be the perfect
Be the perfect size…

I don’t want to hear it
Nothing comes from chasing after everything anymore
And I don’t want to have it
Cause I don’t come close if it ain’t what I been dying for

Pretty Picture

Left the show about an hour ago
And I didn’t have the time to react
I heard that you won’t see me
‘cos you don’t need me
You don’t need me

We’d make a pretty picture
Hanging from a wall
A pretty picture
After all
After all

If you’re into staying make it clean
If you have to say it don’t be mean
Don’t be mean

We’d make a pretty picture
Hanging from a wall
A pretty picture
After all
After all

Tuesday

You’re a building shaker
You’re a tiny little quaker
Like you’re driving on a road found
Wide enough to get ‘round

I left a note on Tuesday
Another doorstep on a bruised day
Crawling on the wet ground
Wide enough to get ‘round

Take a look at you now
Beautiful and dangerous as anything
Take a look at you now
Leading me before I knew to follow…

Ah…

I left a note on Tuesday
Another boy stepped on a bruised day
Calling on a pet sound
Wide enough to get ‘round

And the stars above her
You say you wanna love her
Like you’re high enough to let down
Wide enough to get ‘round

Take a look at you now

Beautiful and dangerous as anyone
Take a look at you now
Something in me said that you were always…

You Used To Drive Me Around

You used to drive me around
When I was big enough to care
Nothing’s changing –
I’m just saying you were probably there
And everything was still to be
We were gold enough to rise
A supple river, young and silver with the clouds in our eyes
And I know we’re pulling over
But before we go much slower

I’ve had enough of all your bribery and mimosa
You come clean…
I’ve had enough of all the sadness I’m supposed to
You come clean
And I’ll come closer

You used to drive me around
When I was small enough to cry
Nothing’s changing –
No one’s waiting for the painting to dry
And if this sounds like goodbye
Then you hear the same as me
A pair of complimentary mimics on a color TV
And I know we’re pulling over
But before we go much slower

I’ve had enough of all your bribery and mimosa
You come clean…
I’ve had enough of all the sadness I’m supposed to
You come clean
And I’ll come closer
I’ll come closer

Gold Star For Robot Boy
Written by Guided By Voices

If I waited for you signify the moves that I should make
I’d be on the take
Gold star for robot boy
Well then that’s OK

And if I waited for you to show me all the actions I should take
Would I get my break
Gold star for robot boy

And it’s one thing
And it’s something to do
The robot boy

And if I waited for lessons in true confessions
That could take all day
But I’m here to stay
Gold star for robot boy
Well then that’s my move

Well then that’s OK

Elena Aria

Perfect primrose
The name angel gave itself
There is no promise of a safer situation

Oh Elena Aria
You’re a dream

Pure devotion
And I’m a million measures light
A benediction from a sensual collection
A sweet conduction and I lost all my perplexion

Oh Elena Aria…

I’ve heard the sound before – two, three, four
But never so alive – three, four, five

Pollination
And the performance is complete
A premonition of a sumptuous ovation
And I was an audience I’d shout for the duration

Oh Elena Aria
You’re a dream