Death Cab For Cutie - Pity And Fear

[TomvanNuenen]

I like the ending as it is. Somebody's pushed off the edge in the final stanza and starts falling down. The ground doesn't wait for an appropriate time - it never does.

[Imapatheticbanana]

It made me jump when it ended. Great.

[Stevieeonguitair]

i was trying to think of a good comment to g with the song...but nothing came so....avyqwevrbvfdqga3rybvcerw­ncvuwerv waqnxcnuiwbrv weiq

[daryandude]

GUYS!!! The ending is supposed to be like that. Its funny because they keep resolving the melody so you think its about to end, and then it goes back into it. Then when it feels like its been dragged out forever, it just cuts out at a random time. THATS THE POINT!!!

[MrCarlos242424]

Not a good ending!! REALLY



[iDangerous25]

is it just me or does this song make you feel high?

[harrymuse]

I personally love the end. It sounds fucked up in a perfect way, so I completely understand why they kept it in.

[xXxImpalAxXx]

csi brought me here

[xxxPurplexGirlxxx]

@xXxImpalAxXx No one cares.

[xXxImpalAxXx]

@xxxPurplexGirlxxx ur sister does

[mrtornadowarning]

Some of death cabs other songs have also cut off at the end to

[experiment516]

Its awsome till 2:20 then it sucks ass

[fungusuarus]

@experiment516 why?

[cutiepatootie66]

Whenever I hear this song it reminds me of Moby Dick. And I have no idea why.

[TheoMackenzi]

It's not broken

[captaincabeman]

My computer freaked out and now shows no suggestions off to the left. What perfect timing, there is no suggestion for this song.

[PhoneHomeProduction]

I want you (She's so heavy) by the Beatles is the song that cuts off like this.

[Cheshireluff]

i like the ending actually. i <3 death cab. great song. great album.

[christianlsutphin]

the ending makes the song; why does everything need to be "complete"? this ending leaves you guessing, forcing you to use that thing... whats it called? oh yeah, your imagination

[Ambernicolethomas]

LOL, I laughed at the ending. It's because I'm weird, and wasn't expecting it. o.O I would probably prefer it better if it wasn't cut off, though.

[GiiBorgesB]

I wish I could hear it with the proper ending :/

[stephenp1968]

i love the words to this. they have a personal meaning.

[jokez112]

the ending is actually awesome

[unclesam6]

the ending gave me blue balls.

[ClaudeForShort]

...I actually like the ending, heh...

[longdivision0410]

if you watch the track by track with ben and nick they explain how it cut off so they just kept it anyway

[ECST4C]

searched this up just to see if there was something wrong with my track. and would you have a look at that! it was all intentional!

[xXxImpalAxXx]

csi

[AmeliaLidstrom]

death cab is my favorite band. 

[dressyourwoundsband]

Narrow stairs was a fucking masterpiece.

[ECST4C]

@dressyourwoundsband IS a masterpiece

[Nekokokitty]

@dressyourwoundsband ummm... Was? i believe you mean IS a masterpiece.

[Harirawr5]

WHAT HAPPENED! ._. It stopped!!! *raping the replay button*

[KirKir21]

Jason's drumming is probably captured at its absolute best in this track. Fucking ridiculous. Sensational.

[MrBobbymartin21]

in the Beatles song she's so heavy it ends like this song

[wallefan10]

GAH that note when he say "and a vast ravine" and "and I recall" still gives me chills! I love Death Cab SO MUCH!!!!!

[mcmango91]

this ending sucks, it cuts off right at the climax (and yes...thats what she said)

[UndeadOtaku]

@mcmango91 That's what she said.

[IndieMusicFan13]

I love this song, but I hate how it ends so weirdly.

[TheJakwak]

this is perfect for contemporary dance :)

[happybunnyfan1019]

when i was listening to this for the first time, i was thinking, "What could be wrong with my cd player now?!" and then i realized, "Oh wait, it's just the amazing and Brilliant Death Cab for Cutie ending a song in such a creative way, just by simply cutting off the ending. I guess we can never predict what Death Cab will do next."

[enderthegreat]

holy fuck. this is not the same song "pity and fear" thats on my ipod.

guess thats what i get for using limewire.

hmmm

[enderthegreat]

@enderthegreat turns out the song on my ipod is called Firework Special" by Velveteen.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[AppleMustHateMe]

@enderthegreat You must learn how to use it first young grasshoppa. Do not blame the program, blame your ignorance ;)

[jrtakesthesky27]

@enderthegreat Buddy, if your gonna be a pirate. Pirate with brilliance. Bit-torrents, nuf said.

[easylyrics3]

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[ScrapBrainZone]

This song sounds very Egyptian-influenced.

[SavageGenius135]

I think it sounds more Indian-influence, but that's just me. :P

[k0rnd4wg]

i freakin love this song

[jerryandauntie]

This song plays like a sequel to their older song "Title Track"...

[singsingism]

thanks, thanks, thanks!!!!!!

this song is wonderful! :)

[TheSillyDinosaur]

something wrong with the end?

[ILikeWafflz]

The tape recording machine broke while they were recording it.

They liked how it sounded so much they kept it in.

[linkdeku7]

Hmm, a nice bit of trivia there Wafflz, I appreciate that. I actually looked this song up here on youtube just for that very reason. I have the official album that I bought from iTunes on my iPod, and I wanted to make sure it wasn't messed up haha. I know now that it's supposed to cut off like that :)

[FWNftw]

@ILikeWafflz I'm pretty sure they were modelling the ending off of a Beatles song that does the same thing.

[ILikeWafflz]

@FWNftw I don't know I just got it off of a Wikipedia article.

[TheOfficerweber]

@ILikeWafflz No, its true about the tape recorder messing up. Ben discusses it on a video called track by track

[deathlyfruitloops]

@ILikeWafflz thats just funny. and epic. "fepic" maybe.

[ROARproDUCKtions]

A video here on YouTube even states why the ending is the way it is. Mr. Wafflz speaks the truth.

[isaacbatman]

@ILikeWafflz doesn't Breathe (in the air) by Pink Floyd do the exact same thing too?

[ILikeWafflz]

@isaacbatman It stops abruptly at the end too, but I don't think it was because anything broke.

[TheGroovezilla]

@isaacbatman Not really. If you've heard the entire album you'll know that the song merges with the next track and actually continues and ends somewhere on the 3rd or 4th track (can't really remember) - The genius of Pink Floyd. Way to screw over illegal downloads :P

[matheuseletric]

@ILikeWafflz This is why I like them..

[mimi99miette]

thanks for putting up this album:)