The National

You have to do it running but you do everything that they ask you to cause you don't mind seeing yourself in a picture as long as you look faraway, as long as you look removed showered and blue-blazered, fill yourself with quarters showered and blue-

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 swap You don't think before you jump And I said I wouldn't get sucked in Ahhhhahhhahhahhh This is the last time

When I think of you in the city, The sight of you among the sites. I get this sudden sinking feeling, Of a man about to fly. Never kept me up before, Now I've been awake for days. I can't fight it anymore, I'm going through an awkward phase. I am sec

I could walk out, but I won't, In my mind I am in your arms. I wish someone would take my place, Can't face heaven all heavenfaced. No one's careful all the time, If you lose me, I'm gonna die. How completely high was I? I was off by a thousand miles

Tina lies on the ground She lies there forever She likes the sun Tina knows the devil Tina loves the violence Of living in the country She likes that it's so far from me Tina has her story down I really thought I knew it And it changed around When I

I think the kids are in trouble Do not know what all the troubles are for Give 'em ice for their fevers You're the only thing I ever want anymore We live on coffee and flowers Try not to wonder what the weather will be I figured out what we're missin

As far as I can tell I'm nothing like a princess But today I find myself Curling up behind the house There's nothing in the air today Now I know I'm not so important Take these girly arms And ever keep me Take these girly arms And ever keep me I don'

Take us down and all apart Cherry Tree Lay us out on the table Your sharp alright But no one is asking so leave it alone Leave it alone Can we No one is asking so leave it alone Leave it alone Can we Loose lips sink ships... Don't Look at me I'm only

Falling out of touch with all my Friends are somewhere getting wasted Hope they're staying glued together I have arms for them Take another sip of them It floats around and takes me over Like a little drop of ink In a glass of water Get inside their

Underline everything, I'm a professional In my beloved white shirt Underline everything, I'm a professional In my beloved white shirt I'm going down among the saints Raise our heavenly glasses to the heavens Squalor Victoria, Squalor Victoria! Raise

My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right Abel, come on, give me the keys, man Everything has all gone down wrong Abel, come on, give me the keys, man Everything has all gone down wrong I see water on the bridge

I survived the dinner And the air went thinner I retired to the briars by the pool It gets so loud If I die this instant Taken from the distance They will probably list it down Among other things round town Got my rings around me I got baby to pound

You had fun, but you couldn't get him out of the car I guess mama's boys only go so far You went in and put a record on To make it sound like someone was home And thanked yourself for pouring yourself a drink Try to figure out and laugh yourself to t

I think I saw you riding in a car, You looked happy for a woman Black fingers in your mouth and a white, And a white pearl choker. My head plays it over and over, Don't interupt me. I think I saw you reaching for a glass, With your lanky white arms,

I don't mind losing a girl to herself A quiet love is better than none And I don't mind losing a friend to a friend If only to be a reasonable man And I don't mind waiting if it's for the best A careful heart is better than none I don't mind painting

It's as if you brushed across my way, Your scent gave you all away, I'm OK to say you're just a phase, you're just a phase, The other day, someone mentioned you name It brought back, hurt and all your pain, It be a lie to say that I was OK, I was OK,

No one will answer your prayers until you take off that dress No one will hear all your crying until you take your last breath But you will learn to mind me And you will learn to survive me No one will answer your prayers until you take off that dres

On my feet I stand tonight Stand and step up to the light An extraordinary man Unbroken in a breaking light Forever after days Stand and make myself a crown To the table I step alone Hold my own above the ground Take my shot under the light Pull myse

Will you say you love me Jo? How am I supposed to know? When you go under the waste What am I supposed to say? I see people on the floor They're slidin' to the sea Can't stay here anymore We're turning into thieves If I stay here trouble will find me

I have your good clothes in the car So cut your hair so no one knows I have your dreams and your teeth marks And all my fingernails are painted I'm here to take you now You were right about the end It didn't make a difference Everything I can remembe