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Confusion Is Next Lyrics — Sonic Youth | Dork

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Confusion Is Next Lyrics

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Confusion Is Next

From Confusion Is Sex1983

Written by Kim Gordon

Lyrics

Confusion Is Next

[Verse 1] I maintain that chaos is the future And beyond it is freedom Confusion is next and next after that is the truth [Chorus] You got to cultivate what you need to need Sonic tooth Sonic tooth Sonic tooth [Verse 2] Stick your fingers in your mouth Squeeze your tongue and wrench it out From its ugly fucking cancer Its ugly fucking cancer root [Chorus] You got to cultivate what you need to need Sonic tooth Sonic tooth Sonic tooth [Verse 1] Chaos is the future and beyond it is freedom Confusion is next and next after that is the truth [Chorus] You got to cultivate what you need to need Sonic tooth Sonic tooth Sonic tooth Sonic tooth [Verse 2] Stick your fingers in your mouth Squeeze your tongue and wrench it out From its ugly fucking cancer Its ugly fucking cancer root [Chorus] You got to cultivate what you need to need Sonic tooth Sonic tooth Sonic tooth Sonic tooth [Outro] Tell nothing but the truth

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About this track

"Confusion Is Next" is a song by Sonic Youth from the album Confusion Is Sex, released in 1983. The song was written by Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore. It was produced by John Erskine, Sonic Youth, Wharton Tiers.

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Contributors

John Erskine— 19 credits as producer →
Sonic Youth— 206 credits as songwriter & producer →
Wharton Tiers— 71 credits as producer →
Thurston Moore— 558 credits as songwriter & producer →
Kim Gordon— 579 credits as songwriter & producer →
Lee Ranaldo— 460 credits as songwriter & producer →
Thurston Moore— 558 credits as songwriter & producer →

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