Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Tuesday Tunes

I'm late to the party on this one.  But so glad I made it.  I will freely admit that I was unaware of The National for too long.  I remember reading about them on Dooce a while back.  In particular her love for lead singer Matt Berninger.  But I didn't really listen. She even wrote about them more than once for my benefit, and what did I do, I ignored her.  Here. Here. And here.  I guess I'm kind of bad at following blog recommendations.  Which is ridiculous in the case, because I've pretty much LOVED every other band/musician Dooce has posted about.  I think I was just been really busy those three days.  I guess.  

Anyway, I got my act together after catching their Tiny Desk Concert and I fell in love.  So now it's my turn to blog about them and hope that some of my readers ignore me and then find The National too.   Enjoy!





This Is The Last Time - The National

Oh, when I lift you up
You feel like a hundred times yourself
I wish everybody knew
What's so great about you

Oh, but your love is such a swamp
You don't think before you jump
And I said I wouldn't get sucked in
I...

This is the last time

Oh, don't tell anyone I'm here
I got Tylenol and beer
I was thinking that you'd call somebody
Closer to you

Oh, but your love is such a swamp
You're the only thing I want
And I said I wouldn't cry about it
I...

This is the last time
This is the last time

We were so under the brine
We were so vacant and kind
We were so under the brine
We were so vacant

We were so under the brine
We were so out of our minds
We were so under the brine
We were so vacant

Oh, when I lift you up
You feel like a hundred times yourself
I wish everybody knew
What's so great about you

Oh, but your love is such a swamp
You don't think before you jump
And I said I wouldn't get sucked in
I...

I won't be vacant anymore
I won't be waitin' anymore
I won't be vacant anymore
I won't be waitin' anymore
I won't be vacant anymore
I won't be waitin' anymore
I won't be vacant anymore
I won't be waitin' anymore

Jenny, I am in trouble
Can't get these thoughts out of me
Jenny, I'm seeing double
I know this changes everything

Jenny, I am in trouble
Can't get these thoughts out of me
Jenny, I'm seeing double
I know this changes everything 

It takes a lot of pain to pick me up
It takes a lot of rain in the cup
Baby you gave me bad ideas
Baby you left me sad and high