Favorite Death Cab lyrics:
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Artist:
"Like a book elegantly bound, but, in language that you can't read. Just yet."
-I will possess your heart
"And I rationed my breaths as I said to myself that I'd already taken too much today. As each descending peak on the LCD took you a little farther away from me."
-What Sarah Said
"And the silence; it became so very clear. That you had long ago disappeared. I cursed myself for being surprised that this didn't play like it did in my mind."
-Bixby Canyon Bridge
"A storm at sea, the bow cracked and I was capsizing. And I sunk below where I swore I would never go."
-Pity and Fear
"Cause in my head there's a greyhound station; where I send my thoughts to far off destinations; so they may have a chance of finding a place where they're far more suited than here."
-Soul Meets Body
Comments (8)
Nice.
Nice choices...why did you choose them?
Imagery alone? The way they fit in the song?
He does writes some beautiful lyrics, and I find myself drawn to them for different reasons.
Some of my favorite, if lesser known, songs are so, because I have realized that he is excellent in making and communicating observations. To name a few..
"Death Of An Interior Decorator"
"Company Calls Epilogue"
"I Was A Kaleidescope"
"Like Ice In A Drink, Invisible Ink, Or Dreams In The Cold Light Of Day,
The Children Of RocknRoll Never Grow Old, They Just Fade Away."
The Rutles
I should have posted the songs in case you haven't heard them...
There are others...yeah, you struck a chord...if not touched upon one of my favorite subjects.
Love the songs - I'm actually fairly new to Death Cab, so this is a treat.
What about the lyrics? It's the rawness, yet gentleness of the delivery - very potent. And I'm a sucker for metaphor.
Thank-you again for sharing.