We Will Become Silhouettes - The Postal Service

[Nakuchan1]

is it funny that my teacher showed me this song~ and i love it! >w<

[ChristineanTheShout]

the six people who disliked this must have been so excited to press "like" that their hand slipped and the accidentally pressed the dislike button... :D

[delitbrite]

I love both the Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie. I'mma huge Gibbard fan. I don't think the two bands are very similar, though. Death Cab for Cutie is more instrumental and the lyrics are usually much heavier in meaning. The Postal Service is less-serious and more electronic....

[RavenHalterman]

I love this song. i dont even care about the other comments !

[midnightwallflower]

@jennyshim0503 lol. But it doesn't change the fact that Postal Service is better.

[jennyshim0503]

To the people who are saying that "the postal service" is much better than "death cab for cutie," aren't the main singers for both bands the same person?

[bIoodypingu]

@jennyshim0503 Tool and A Perfect Circle aren't the same band just because Maynard sings for both.

[Mac2095]

@jennyshim0503 yes they are, his name is Ben Gibbard. the Postal Service is a project he did with his friend, a DJ, which is why everything of this album is full of synth and sounds a little more electronic.

[fuckweed]

Love this song it's amazing.

Also, Justin Beiber for no reason at all

[fakefett]

this takes me to fucking wonderlanddddddddddddd

[unholychimp]

I always picture a scene in slow motion during the long intro.

[MySerpentine]

Atomic shadows . . .

[ruuugable]

I wish we could study stuff like this for music GCSE. but NO, this music is to easy to listen to...

ANGRY FACE

[makemusicnotwar202]

this sounds like death cab for cutie !!! luv it !

[rawwrrpanda]

@makemusicnotwar202 its ben gibbard singing

[JordanKnowsXD]

@makemusicnotwar202 this band is 97048097840607894 times better then death cab for cutie <3

[BabyyMa33]

This song is like love to my ears. <3

[moonshadow112358]

THis song helped me through my best friend's death.

[alassnsane]

Anyone who loves this # needs to check out the Shins cover of this tune...the Shins improved upon it imo, if for no other reason than their carefree tempo juxtaposed against doomsdays lyrics, so good...

[justinreid88]

song is about the nuclear war such as the bombing of hiroshima!

[gingermckinnish]

ily this

[wutupjosh]

ben gibbard writes the most beautiful abstract lyrics that just work perfectly every time, it's astonishing.

and could tamborello be more on point with every beat he makes? my god..

[Aritul]

@wutupjosh Aye aye. I used to quote lines from "Such Great Heights" to my sisters to demonstrate how impressive Gibbard's writing capabilities were.

[crgluvxoxo]

@Joey7891 i can see how you think that. i looked at lyrics and it kinda does seem like he is talking a nuclear war.

[tremulantMV]

This song sounds wicked btw with the bass turned up.

[AuthorCC]

Why does this not have more views? o.o

[ReservoirDog1026]

geez! i finally found it! :]

[greennose3]

I wish i had a gf that loved tps as much as me :/

[ixLivexforxMusic]

@greennose3 hi :)

[greennose3]

@ixLivexforxMusic HI :o

[aliceediamondd]

Why does he sound like the guy who sings for death cab for cutie? Is there something i dont know? :o

[bb4llg1rl]

@aliceediamondd

Ben Gibbard (sorry if i spelled it wrong) from DCFC sings (:

[villyanv123]

@aliceediamondd he is the guy from death cab xD

[lesliefireflies]

I got a cupboard with cans of food,

filtered water, and pictures of you

and I’m not coming out until this is all over.

♥

[dagi171717]

good old service, at their best.

[shannonambersp]

my sister showed me The Postal Service, im glad she did(:

[RUzna1441]

ahhh...this sounds so beautiful! ANd the lyrics are amazing...

[iCoolerkids]

Indie music fills my soul<3(:

[PeeweeEre]

Sometimes listening to Postal Service, relaxing and manning up about life's problems is what makes everything that little bit easier ♥ xx

[PanNog]

Is it just me or does this song kind of sound like nuclear holocaust?

[PauseNoHomo]

@PanNog its u

[Steoandnoodles]

Completely addicted. Need one of their albums amongst the rest of my indie collection. :)

[TheLiesette]

@Steoandnoodles sigh.

[AndyMan4000]

Sometimes people just need to shut up and enjoy some good fucking music.

[iiirdeyeheretik]

@AndyMan4000

-1 point for using subjective judgment.

[AndyMan4000]

@iiirdeyeheretik

-1 point for missing the point of my comment.

[museart13]

does this song mean that we will all die ?

[ronnehh]

Did it give away the ending for you? :3

[RunningBear22]

@museart13

Sort of.. The, "We will become silhouettes" part is in reference to when a Nuclear Bomb is detonated peoples shadows are cast on sturdy walls (ie brick walls). But.. Ben Gibbard draws interesting imagery, at least how I interpret it, he's speaking of someone who becomes a shut in after a poor ending to a relationship.

[louiegirl101]

It's about hiroshima and how all the people deteriorated and all that was left was their silhouettes. All the lyrics explain more though

[RunningBear22]

Well, you're half right. On the surface that is what the song is about, but like many of their songs, there is a deeper meaning behind they words.

Nice try though.

[TheLiesette]

@RunningBear22 and you're ben gibbard?

[RunningBear22]

Anyway, it was pretty daft of you to correct someone like that. (Unless you are trolling) when there are several replies that explain the lyrics much better. What's on the surface is very blatantly explained as nuclear warfare, I'm pretty confident 90% of people who hear this song gather that much. But there are those, like yourself who can't find anything beyond that.

In conclusion, maybe Nickleback would be a better band for you. Base lyrics with nothing behind them..

[bigwillakingkilla]

@louiegirl101 well the great people of japan and thier island didnt know the bomb was coming so i dont think they had think to store thier empty coberts with cans of food filterd water and pictures of you i think its about after math of a relation ship and how its over there will be nothing more than a meare image of what was and only a silhouette will be there after he/she has gone but its anyway you wanna percive it as

[chickensaurusrex711]

@louiegirl101

i dont think pearl harbor was very aware of when they got the shit bombed out of them

[Exarian]

@museart13 it means a lot of things... death one of them...

[SlickShoes965]

This is a great song

[Exarian]

song about nuclear warfare, lol.

kind of horrible, really... knowing were some of te lyrics come from...

for instance, they're referring to the Silhouette created when an atomic blast literally leaves behind permanent Silhouettes due to the intensity of the flash.

[omarsaky]

yes the lyrics refer to atomic warfare

but its just a metaphor in this song

the bomb room is his own sanctuary maybe his room

echoes refer to his loneliness

news reports mean the ppl around him making things worse and the guts exploding is him snapping from all the sadness goin on

lastly the "silhouette" refers to his imprint on the girl he lost wich is all that hell be to her just a silhouette

[magicponies]

what ever if they sound similar u idiots get over it

[soraistheman]

this so doesnt sound like owl city and owl city doesnt sound like them gosh ppl can be so stupid some times bu i like it

[RunningBear22]

FFS. Owl City is bad. People need to stop listening to them.

[kassandrakrazy]

Get over it. People like different things, freedom of speech you up tight child. And yes owl city does sound like them in the song "Fireflies." that everybody knows. That's just my opinion.

[RunningBear22]

Did you honestly just say, "Freedom of Speech" and then tell me I'm a child for speaking my mind? Gotta love hypocrisy.

[kassandrakrazy]

The fact that you tell people to stop listening to someone else because YOU don't like them is childish.

[MGinshe]

You say 'Them'.. One guy is not them (please correct me if Owl City IS actually more than one guy)

There is a point when the anti hype goes too far. Alot of people like Owl City, how about we all stop arguing about it.

[RunningBear22]

Herp derp I am aware, "Them" = Plural. It's just that I didn't know that Owl City was only one person BECAUSE I DON'T CARE. I wasn't aware it was popular to not like this band, his singing is whiney, the music is uninspired and unoriginal, and *his* lyrics are very base. I just don't like them because it's not good.

And I do like the, "Stop Arguing" after attempting to make me look silly, and to have the last word.. Good day.

[PutMeOnAPlane]

@RunningBear22 f u

[JaVaCrazii]

This song is so weird.

^-^

[bbelle1097]

i love the intro

[VirginiaRose16]

The Postal Service's music is great!

[xXTheGetGoXx]

i love this song so much!

i wanna see funny people so bad, when they put in wwbs, that moment had so much emotion! love it! <3

[dkdrystuc1]

ditto on the funny people trailer

[BassMan149]

this man is a lyrical genious!!!

i wish i could write lyrics as good as him :(

[evilbunz]

Ummm he did not write the lyrics... its a cover.

[N3phite2k]

This isn't a cover, it's been covered a few times but Ben wrote the lyrics to this, its a Postal Service original.

[urmom436]

he did wright them

[182Harding]

@BassMan149 Kanye West doesn't have shit on Ben Gibbard haha.

[AaronSilence301]

@BassMan149 lyrics are a road of thought and emotion. (this is coming from a nightcore fan) all u need is inspiration

[richiemc10]

@BassMan149 "as well as him" you schwein!!!

[KillerPlumber91x2]

@BassMan149 as well* as him, it would help if you were grammatically correct ;)

[randomnessrulez92]

loved this song in the trailer for funny people

[emibloo]

i totally forgot about the postal service and how awesome they are until that trailer! just listened to all their stuff again :D

[classedel63]

i love this song....

[NYYfan213]

good song

[Firball62]

Same Here

[kakashi341girl]

Dood I love this song lol :3

[opssumsandtatoes]

wow no one else commented?