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Ain't It Strange

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Ain't It Strange was released on March 19, 2002 by Arista as a part of the album Land (1975-2002)

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Patti Smith Group

Patti Smith Group

Performer

Patti Smith

Vocals, Electric Guitar

Lenny Kaye

Electric Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar

Jay Dee Daugherty

Jay Dee Daugherty

Drums, Percussion

Richard Sohl

Keyboards, Synthesizer

Kral

Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Patti Smith

Songwriter

Ivan Kral

Composer, Lyrics

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jack Douglas

Producer

Jay Messina

Engineer

George Marino

Mastering Engineer

Vic Anesini

Mastering Engineer

Brian Sperber

Engineer

Lyrics

Ah, love so sweet, love so pure

Love is something that you must endure

Oh, mighty is the Kingdom of Zion

Hail, hail

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 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-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 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? (Strange?) Oh-oh-oh

Ain't it strange? (Strange?) Oh-oh-oh (hey, hey)

True, true, who are you?

Who, who am I?

Ooh, da-oh-da-oh-da-oh-da-oh-da-oh-da

Down in Vineland, there's a clubhouse

Girl in white dress, boys shoot white stuff

Oh, don't you know that anyone can come?

And they come and 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? (Strange?) Oh, oh-oh

Ain't it strange? (Strange?) Oh, oh-oh

Will you go to the temple tonight?

Oh no, I don't think so, not

You're not going 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's coming

And when I look inside of your temple

Looks just like the inside of being anyone 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

Oh, but I

I spin, I spiral, and I splatter

I feel the fever

Hand of God, and I start to whirl

And I whirl, and I whirl

And I'm dizzy, and I'm foggy

Go on, go on, like a dervish (strange)

Go on, go on, make a move

Go on, move (strange), I'm out of here

Oh, where I'm goin' is a new dimension

(I move in another dimension) I move

(I move in another dimension) I move

(I move in another dimension) I move

Oh-oh-oh (one, two, three, four)

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's coming

And when I look inside of your temple

It looks just like the inside of being anyone 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

Written by: Carl Smith, Ivan Kral, Patti Smith

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