Lou Reed
White Light/White Heat [1969 The Velvet Underground Live]
[Verse 1]
(White light) White light goin' messin' up my mind
(White light) Don't you know its gonna make me go blind
(White heat) Yeah white heat it tickle me on down to my toes
(White light) Lord have mercy, white light had it goodness knows
(White light) Oh white light is lighting up my brain
(White light) Don't you know its gonna make me insane
(White heat) Yeah white heat it tickle me on down to my toes
(White light) Lord have mercy white light had it goodness knows

[Chorus]
(Ooh white light) Aww she sure is funky
(Ooh white light) Watch that speed freak, watch that speed freak
Gonna shoot it up every night of the week
(Ooh white heat) Shoot 'em up
(Ooh white heat)

[Verse 2]
(White light) White light is lighting up my brain
(White light) Don't you know it's gonna make me insane
(White heat) Yeah white heat it tickle me on down to my toes
(White light) Lord have mercy, white light had it goodness knows
(White light) Oh white light it lighting up my eyes
(White light) Don't you know it fills me up with surprise
(White heat) Yeah white heat it tickle me on down to my toes
(White light) Lord have mercy, white light had it goodness knows
[Chorus]
(Ooh white light) Aw now it sure is funky
(Ooh white light) Whoa whoa sputter mutter, everybody wants to kill their mother
(Ooh white heat) Shoot 'em up
(Ooh white heat)

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
(White light) White light goin' messin' up my brain
(White light) Don't you know it's gonna make me insane?
(White heat) Yeah, white heat, it tickle me on down to my toes
(White light) Lord have mercy, white light had it goodness knows
(White light) Yeah white light is lightin' up my eyes
(White light) Don't you know it fills me up with surprise
(White heat) Yeah, white heat it tickle me on down to my toes
(White light) Lord have mercy, white light had it goodness knows

[Chorus]
(Ooh white light) Aw she sure is funky
(Ooh white light) Watch that speed freak, watch that speed freak
Gonna shoot it up every night of the week
(Ooh white heat)
(Ooh white heat)

[Outro]
Hit 'em up! Hit 'em up! Hit 'em up!
Higher