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Album: Summerteeth (1999)
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  • Jeff Tweedy sings to his lover on this disjointed murder ballad, "I dreamed about killing you again last night, and it felt all right to me."

    "It's just something that came out subconsciously, kind of free association," he told Salon regarding the song's homicidal musings. "And it was like, 'Wow, I've got to hang on to that one.' It felt honest and close to something real."

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