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Guided by Voices
Propeller
Quality of Armor

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Guided by Voices

Quality of Armor

Release date: 1992

From PropellerTrack 42:37

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About This Track

"Quality of Armor" is a track by Guided by Voices, from the album Propeller, released 1992. The track is 2:37 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Guided by Voices

Guided by Voices

Lyrics

Quality of Armor

Oh yeah, I'm going to drive my car
Oh yeah, I'm going to go real far

As we were sitting here in the final stages
Staring at the screen as the battle rages
You were finding God in the dictionary
Taking photographs in the cemetery

Oh yeah, I'm going to drive my car
Oh yeah, I'm going to go real far
Beyond the shadow of a doubt
Beyond the power of your clout

The worst offense is intelligence
The best defense is belligerence
How we stalemate our predicament
Governed by tissue and filament

Oh yeah, I'm going to drive my car
Oh yeah, I'm going to go real far
Beyond the shadow of a doubt
Beyond the power of your clout
Beyond the secret bogus world
Beyond the Montezuma Halls

Beyond the shadow of a doubt
Beyond the power of your clout
Beyond the secret bogus world
Beyond the Montezuma Halls

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Track details

From Propeller

2:371992

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Album

Guided by Voices

Track number

4

Release year

1992

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2Weedking
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3Particular Damaged
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4Quality of Armor
2:37

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Credits

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Writer: Robert Pollard
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