Silversun Pickups - Growing Old Is Getting Old

Silversun Pickups - Growing Old Is Getting Old

So we all
Are growing old
And it's getting old

Pressure on
Our hollow bones
And the (varicose)?

Suddenly
We decompose
But we're not alone

So we all
Are growing old

Maybe we're sealed in silence
And maybe we feel a guidance
Maybe your own devices
Will keep you afraid and cold
But I

Memorized
Your smile lines
From left to right

(Candlelight)?
And childlike
Reaction time

We're allowed
To expire

So we all
Are growing old

Pull out the fear of silence
And put out the need for guidance
And put out your own devices
And don't be afraid of the cold

And we sing, sing, sing.
Fight, we fight, fight.
We cry, cry, cry.
We slide, slide, we slide into the light.

We sing, fight, we cry.
We slide, slide, we slide into the light.

Maybe we're sealed in silence
And maybe we feel a guidance
Maybe your own devices
Will keep you afraid and cold, well.

Pull out the fear of silence
Put out the need for guidance
Put out your own devices
And don't be afraid of the cold
Afraid of the cold
Afraid of the time
You've got no where to go but here.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Silversun
• Pickups
• Growing
• Old
• Is
• Getting

[lingsbord]

One of my top 10 bands - says a lot for a guy with grandchildren

[adeshaw123]

This song will be played at my funeral, that's how important it is to me!

[GDISDABEST777]

Can we just appreciate what the song is and not talking about what should be done to it? It's a great song and it wouldn't be Silversun Pickups if you changed things about it.

[arthursnotking]

@arthursnotking retreating back to the previous EQ, after the drums enter. The reason I feel her choice of legato is distasteful, even insulting, is because she fills 3:12-3:29 with such a bland sound, which ought to have been an artful movement of selective, rhythmic silence. The only improvement needed bass-wise for 0:00-3:12, in my opinion, is that she simply needs to play more rhythmically defined triplets (yes, triplets are hard to play, but that's no excuse for sloppy playing); fixing this

[arthursnotking]

@arthursnotking Furthermore, what you describe on 4:15 is the ominous pink slipping downward into the imminent violent red accented by the dirty, echoing distortion on the guitar to which we all jam; which is why I feel there is only one true mood change, if you understand the mechanics to the song. What would have fixed 3:12-3:29 bass-wise would be to abandon the legato restricted choice of equalization and opt for more staccato/staccatissimo/marcato sound by raising the mid/high, while slowly

[arthursnotking]

@pkConda I'm sorry but the foundation of the chord progression [bass line] is the last thing I notice when it comes time to reaching the chorus; sure it's nice to hear a balanced sound, but you remiss the other elements that truly have a bigger hand in separating the chorus from the verses. I also must disagree about the 'big mood shift', because the syncopated rhythm guitar coming front stage of the wall of sound completely changes the color of the song from a wistful blue to an ominous pink.

[fatkid515]

God damned great song.

[sandysshatz]

my favorite:D i love it to death so many memories

[pkConda]

@arthursnotking that was a mood shift at 3:12 sure, but the big mood shift is at 4:15.

I agree re: the bassist, but i think the monotony of the bass melody serves to highlight the bass shift during the chorus, which you definitely feel (especially since you gotta wait 2 minutes for it to come back, and its a great climax)

[RoyMunnson]

it sounds a little bit like Metric.