Lyrics for Your New Twin Sized Bed as interpreted by TDDx8

Your New Twin Sized Bed Lyrics
You look so defeated lying there in your new twin size bed
With a single pillow underneath your single head
I guess you decided that that old queen was more space than you would need
Now it's in the alley behind your apartment with a sign that says it's free

And I hope you have more luck with this than me

You used to think that someone would come along
And lay beside you in a space that they belong
But the other side of the mattress and box springs stayed like new
What's the point of holding on to what never gets used?

Other than a sick desire for self-abuse

And I try not to worry, but you've got me terrified
It's like your some kind of hurry
To say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye

You look so defeated lying there in your new twin size bed
You look so defeated lying there in your new twin size bed

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SpiralOfOurDiv
04-24-2008

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I don't think this one is too complicated. It's about somebody who always expected to have somebody else with them in their "bed". I doubt it's literal, but that's irrelevant anyway. This person simply realizes that they have been having false hopes about having somebody, and are depressed or possibly slightly accepting of the fact that they are to remain alone as they have all these years or that they are giving up trying to find somebody to share their bed with, so they are getting rid of the unneeded space.

Just my take.

-Brian

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chelseaz
04-28-2008

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I'm liking their new songs, however DCFC's lyrics seem to becoming more basic and simple than previous albums.

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tessd
04-28-2008

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This is definitely a much darker record. And chelseaz, I agree with you about Ben Gibbard downliving his lyric writing reputation, I was kindof disappointed... but there are a few songs yet to be leaked and I think this song is great. It captures the defeat of being alone so perfectly: "With a single pillow underneath your single head." And lines like "What's the point of holding onto what never gets used?" are a bit of a stab in the back... life sucks, thanks death cab.

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TDDx8
04-30-2008

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Ben has said he wanted his lyrics to be more literal. I personally love the new lyrics.

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Nimby
04-30-2008

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Tessd, the only song we haven't heard is "You Can Do Better Than Me", which includes a great line about clothes in closets. ^_^

Anyway, these lyrics don't strike me as much different at all. You've still got the great descriptions. This song is a little more bare-bones, though, I'll give you that.

Also, good goodness, there are mistakes on these lyrics too! Was the uploader just racing to be the first one on?

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TDDx8
05-02-2008

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Nimby, what mistakes? I transcribed these from a live recording, so they might have been slightly different from the album version, but I've corrected them. I'm still not 100% on the line "Other than to sit and desire for something new." But otherwise, they are correct.

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Nimby
05-02-2008

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The song is "Your New Twin Sized Bed", I believe.

But I know from the live recording that it's "Other than a sick desire for self-abuse"

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Nimby
05-02-2008

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Ah, just confirmed that on the album he says "That old Queen was more space" instead of "holds more". I'm pretty sure he did say "Holds" live, though.

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TheGallows
05-04-2008

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I love it!

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alanbwells
05-04-2008

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"I don't think this one is too complicated. It's about somebody who always expected to have somebody else with them in their "bed". I doubt it's literal, but that's irrelevant anyway. This person simply realizes that they have been having false hopes about having somebody, and are depressed or possibly slightly accepting of the fact that they are to remain alone as they have all these years or that they are giving up trying to find somebody to share their bed with, so they are getting rid of the unneeded space.

Just my take.

-Brian"

Exactly my thoughts Brian. Explained it perfectly

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Donotello513
05-05-2008

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Does Ben Gibbard have a girlfriend? or just painful storeys??, if these are true storeys of people he knows he is one poor son of a bitch. amazing lyrics..creeepy.

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teamkantner
05-08-2008

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I think this song is kinda Ben is commenting on how people rush through breakups and that this person apparently just go rid of the bed because it was "too much space"

But regardless of my opinion is a great song, and for the most part great album. I already found all the songs online before the release date :)

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alex_rocks101
05-08-2008

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I feel this song is about a person who has given up on themselves and has given up on love... I can relate to this song because I was in love with this guy and he just decided to give up, give up on school, himself and us....



"You look so defeated lying there in your new twin size bed"

This person is sad/ depressed and lying there in there new twin sized bed.... They have given up on finding someone...


"With a single pillow underneath your single head"

They have given up on finding someone to be with and now only reserve space on there bed for themselves... (btw in feng shui they say if you would like to find the right person to be with you have to make room for them i.e. make space for this person on your bed, clear out a drawer for this person)...

"I guess you decided that that old queen was more space than you would need
Now it's in the alley behind your apartment with a sign that says it's free"

They have given up on love, and think they will never find someone to be with. So they give up and throw the mattress away...

"And I hope you have more luck with this than me"

I think this line signifies that Ben still cares for this person, but he is trying to get over the breakup and knows they'll never be together again...

"You used to think that someone would come along
And lay beside you in a space that they belong"

They had hope in finding love, but the hope of finding love had diminished...

"But the other side of the mattress and box springs stayed like new
What's the point of holding on to what never gets used?"

They have given up on the relationship and realize they'll never find someone again.


"Other than a sick desire for self-abuse"

The answer to "what's the point of holding on to what never gets used?". They don't want to go through the pain of loneliness, self abuse, so they give up and throw the mattress out, knowing they'll never find someone...

"And I try not to worry, but you've got me terrified
It's like your some kind of hurry
To say goodbye, say goodbye, say goodbye"

These lines have me confused. I think it's a memory of their ending relationship. He notices this person is planning to leave them soon, he tries not to worry, but he is scarred of their relationship ending...

"You look so defeated lying there in your new twin size bed
You look so defeated lying there in your new twin size bed"

This person is sad, defeated, and has given up on love....




Well there is my take on one of the best songs off of their new album!! :) Not that there album isn't amazing!! :) lol

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ChloethePirate
05-13-2008

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"other than a sick desire for self-abuse" completes the song. without that lyric, it's not so good.

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chadp123
05-15-2008

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according to ben gibbard: "Nick and I had this running list over the course of the year of the saddest things [we've] ever seen. I think Nick still has the number one entry with an elderly woman eating a piece of birthday cake in the deli of a grocery store. I mean that is truly, truly one of the saddest things I've ever seen. And women crying in airports by themselves, and then this idea of a grown man sleeping in a twin bed. The idea of somebody getting rid of their queen sized bed because what's the point of it if it never gets used, like 'No one is ever going to share this with me, and I'm just so disillusioned of the idea of finding anybody that I'm just going to go and get a smaller bed to make some room in my apartment so I can put some other sh*t in there.' That's the sentiment of the song."

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blownspeakers
05-19-2008

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i've been thinking about the line "i hope you have more luck with this than me." does the narrator hope the owner of the bed has more luck successfully giving up/moving past his hopes & dreams than the narrator has had doing the same thing? or is there a past between the two of them, as in "i hope you have more luck with this than (you had with) me"? the fact that the mattress is "like new" suggests that it's probably the former, because the bed-owner apparently hasn't had company in a while. but it would add an interesting layer if there's been some sort of relationship between the person telling the story and the person getting rid of the bed. it doesn't seem entirely impossible, considering how much the narrator seems to care about the other person (based on the last few lines).

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blownspeakers
05-19-2008

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okay, now i feel dumb...my friend pointed out the obvious, that that line is a continuation of the sign...i'd been looking at it in isolation. carry on now...

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Lightblueness
05-21-2008

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So he was aiming for his lyrics to be more literal? Well, if by "literal," he meant "flat, boring, unimaginative," then I'd say he achieved exactly what he was going for.

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alex_rocks101
05-21-2008

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hmm now I feel dumb lol

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Unit
05-28-2008

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This song is so beautiful, this one and Cath are my new favorites.

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lisa B
05-31-2008

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this song is definitely one of my favorites on the new album. it's almost dream like.
this album is depressing but comforting at the same time.

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avocado44
06-02-2008

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The weird thing I see about this song is that it's kind of upbeat. The lyrics are sad, but the song is almost hopeful. It makes me feel like there is hope for this person, that putting the old queen sized bed out is a positive change.

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ChloeLOVEtheKillers
06-10-2008

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Oh this song is so sad. I put the album on the car with Mum and made her listen to it.

I'm only young, but sometimes I'm scared I will end up like the person in this song. Alone. I don't want that. No one wants that.

Thank you chadp123 for posting the Ben Gibbard quote. I almost cried because it was so sad. I love Ben. He's so sweet. God damn I love Death Cab.

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lastwaysleft
06-11-2008

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i also love this song and cath... they're both sorrowful. this one especially pains me even though i have a very reliable partner i know i'll be with for quite awhile longer. that sense of despair is something i can so tangibly feel because even though i have someone, i still sleep alone. i know how it feels to only use one side of a bed that's too big for one person, which in this song is defeating and in my life is also sad because both my boyfriend and i sleep in beds too big for us alone and at this point in time are only very rarely able to accompany each other.

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deathbycookies
06-14-2008

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This is such a painful song to listen to, but I love it.

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