Death Cab for Cutie – Stay Young, Go Dancing

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Life is sweet
In the belly of the beast
In the belly of the beast,
And with her song in your heart
It can never bring you down
It can never bring you down

Lost in a maze
Of a thousand rainy days
Of a thousand rainy days
But when I heard her voice
Oh it led me to the end
(Oh, it led me to the end)
Yes it led me to the end

'Cause when she sings I hear a symphony
And I'm swallowed in sound as it echoes through me
I'm renewed, oh how I feel like
Through autumn's advancing, we'll stay young, go dancing

As the music plays
Feel our bodies sway
When we move as one
We stay young
(Go dancing)

Life is sweet
In the belly of the beast (In the belly of the beast)
In the belly of the beast
And when with her song in your heart
Oh it can never bring you down (It can never bring you down)
It can never bring you down

'Cause when she sings I hear a symphony
And I'm swallowed in sound as it echoes through me
I'm renewed, oh how I feel like
Through winter's advancing, we'll stay young go dancing
Stay young go dancing
Stay young go dancing

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Track duration: 02:50

"Stay Young, Go Dancing" as written by Benjamin Gibbard

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    General Comment:Shame they'll probably never play this live again now that Ben and Zooey have split up.
    Flag thecomaboyon March 23, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:through autumn/winter's advancing (speaking of the "seasons of aging", fall and winter being later in life)
    we'll stay young, go dancing (she keeps him feeling young, even though he is physically aging
    Flag young5656on February 25, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I hear "Oh how I feel alive. And through autumn/winter's advancing"
    Flag Acticiumon October 01, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This is the Death Cab I know and love. I wasn't too sure about some songs on this album (Home Is a Fire, You Are a Tourist) but this song and Unobstructed Views hearken back to the memories and emotions I felt when listening to Trans and Plans.

    I cried at the end of this song.

    It's really not a bad album. Better than Narrow Stairs. In the end, I do prefer for them to try out new directions rather than try and return to the past when they've grown and matured and are different now.
    Flag blue.painted.tearson August 07, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This record was beautiful, you know you get that feeling when he says "ohh how I feel alive". Yeah you know.
    Flag Knowleson July 17, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Hey buddy i think it's supposed to be "Oh How i feel ALIVE" lol it just didn't sound right to me. Plus the lyric book says its like that too... O_o
    Flag fullmetal78745on June 16, 2011   Link
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    My Opinion:Wow this song is such a great one to end the album with. When i heard St. Peter's Cathedral i did feel a bit sad which hey if they had ended with that song it would of added to their recent album endings. Transatlanticism, Plans and Narrow Stairs ended on a sad note but this one left me smiling at the end. It adds to the change in their style of music :)
    Flag fullmetal78745on June 11, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:It makes me smile to see how happy Gibbard is now:)
    Flag octoberrains091on June 08, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:<3 I love it. "Codes and Keys" has to be one of the best albums I've listened to since "Plastic Beach" came out, and this song just sums the album up perfectly.
    Flag PsychoticNekoon June 04, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Yeah, it is about Zooey Deschanel. Death Cab did a "storytellers" performance on VH1 where they talked about the background of a few songs. When they were about to play this one, Ben said something along the lines of that he's a newlywed and should be aloud one love song.
    I do love this song though. I generally like Ben's sad, melancholy songs, but I surprisingly enjoy that I can tell he's happy on this record =)
    Flag Kellygreeneron June 03, 2011   Link

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