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here
the future is ever so near
why should we all be alone
every night on the way home
this time
we should be starting again
get up and count to ten
see if you come out ahead
pretending we know what is there
you know
it can be better than that
why wait untill tomorrow morning
yearning to be you is what hurts most
close your eyes and hold your terror close
don't fear
i hear you come in loud and clear
carried you 'till it got dark
then we can run through the park
you're right
strangers are easy to like
thunder and lighting strike
maybe if we look at the map
everything done is a wrap
just please
give me a chance to say no
why wait until tomorrow morning
yearning to be you is what hurts most
close your eyes and hold your terror close
here
the future is ever so near
why should we all be alone
every night on the way home
this time
we should be starting again
get up and count to ten
see if you come out ahead
pretending we know what is there
you know
it can be better than that
why wait untill tomorrow morning
yearning to be you is what hurts most
close your eyes and hold your terror close
don't fear
i hear you come in loud and clear
carried you 'till it got dark
then we can run through the park
you're right
strangers are easy to like
thunder and lighting strike
maybe if we look at the map
everything done is a wrap
just please
give me a chance to say no
why wait until tomorrow morning
yearning to be you is what hurts most
close your eyes and hold your terror close
Lyrics submitted by langdon
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As to the quiet vocals, I think they sound good. I think that putting the vocals low in the mix is sorta in right now, with the black keys, crystal castles, james pants, and... that list ended up being shorter than i thought. Anyway it's definitely Go! Teams style to make the lyrics just barely discernible, this song is probably the clearest they get, really.
"Learning to be you is what hurts most" says to me someone expecting you to be like them and you trying to be that. That's what hurts mos since you really only want to be yourself, but this person you love expects you to be like them. So you try to be what they want you to be but it invariably fails. It huts the most since you want them you love you for you.
Which brings us to "Strangers are easy to like". New relationships are easy with someone almost a stranger who can easily be the person you expect them to be, while getting to know someone can be disappointing. There are other things in there that bolster the argument but those are the key points i think.
here
the future is only so near
why should we all be alone
everynight on the way home
this time
we should be starting again
get up I'm counting to 10
seeing you combing your hair
pretending that no one is there
you know
it can be better than that
but wait until tomorrow morning
learning to be you is what hurts most
close your eyes and hold your terror close
out here
I hear you come in loud and clear
I carried you till it got dark
and then walked you home through the park
you're right
strangers are easy to like
thunder and lightning will strike
make the move you'll get the knack
echoes that don't answer back
just please give me the chance to say no
but wait until tomorrow morning
learning to be you is what hurts most
close your eyes and hold your terror close
pretending we know what is there"
i think its about the darkness of being lonely.
and i actually think that line above is
"seeing you comb all your hair,
pretending that no one is there"
in reference to someone being watched.
and why would people have to only watch others?
"you know, it could be better than that"
Anyway, when I listen to this song I get the impression that Chi is conquering her fear of strangers by carpooling. I know, that's not what the song's about. Whatever. But listen to these parts:
"why should we all be alone
every night on the way home"
"carried you 'till it got dark"
"you're right
strangers are easy to like"
Also, something I noticed: What if this lyric
"maybe if we look at the map
everything done is a wrap"
is really
"Maybe if we look at the map
Everything done is a rap"
Since all the other lyrics on the album are raps, and this is the only song that is actually sung.