We look younger than we feel
and older than we are
now nobody's funny
no god, they took our fashion week
that's a real bad thing
cause we have scars to cover

now I forget how to think
so crack my skull
rearrange me

lover put me in your beautiful bed
and cover me
lover put me in your beautiful bed

Nothing made a sound in Williamstown that night
and all the air was empty
then what to my wondering eyes should appear
nothing, cause nothing ever happens here

now I forget how to think
so crack my skull
rearrange me

lover put me in your beautiful bed
and cover me
lover put me in your beautiful bed

nothing ever happened here
nothing ever happened here
bad things never happen to the beautiful



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    General Comment:"We look younger than we feel, and older than we are,"

    That line has perplexed me...
    Flag Willboeon April 26, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:"Crack my skull, re-arrange me" <---- best line ever.

    p.s. who is the amazing female vocalist i always hear in The National's songs?
    Flag JennaCanReadon November 25, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Nothing made a sound in Williamstown that night
    and all the air was empty
    then what to my wondering eyes should appear
    nothing, cause nothing ever happens here

    Perfectly encapsulates the desperate search for significance and roaming boredom of living in a small town. Matt Berninger is such a fucking amazing lyricist.
    Flag jessepenceon May 15, 2007   Link

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