The National-Mistaken for Strangers

One of my favorite songs of all time. Hope you like it :)
Lyrics:
You have to do it running but you do everything that they ask you to
cause you dont mind seeing yourself in a picture
as long as you look faraway, as long as you look removed
showered and blue-blazered, fill yourself with quarters
showered and blue-blazered, fill yourself with quarters

You get mistaken for strangers by your own friends
when you pass them at night under the silvery, silvery citibank lights
arm in arm in arm and eyes and eyes glazing under
oh you wouldnt want an angel watching over
surprise, surprise they wouldnt wannna watch
another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults

Make up something to believe in your heart of hearts
so you have something to wear on your sleeve of sleeves
so you swear you just saw a feathery woman
carry a blindfolded man through the trees
showered and blue-blazered, fill yourself with quarters
showered and blue-blazered, fill yourself with quarters

You get mistaken for strangers by your own friends
when you pass them at night under the silvery, silvery citibank lights
arm in arm in arm and eyes and eyes glazing under
oh you wouldnt want an angel watching over
surprise, surprise they wouldnt wannna watch
another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults

You get mistaken for strangers by your own friends
when you pass them at night under the silvery, silvery citibank lights
arm in arm in arm and eyes and eyes glazing under
oh you wouldnt want an angel watching over
surprise, surprise they wouldnt wannna watch
another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults

Category:

Music

Tags:

• The
• national
• mistaken
• for
• stranger
• growing
• up
• grow
• confusion
• friend
• unmagnificent
• lives
• of
• adults
• transition
• change
• Matt
• Berninger
• Bryan
• Devendorf

[portisalpha]

Beautiful song with true spoken lyrics.

[imgordonfreeman]

well said, well said my friend

[imgordonfreeman]

well said, well said my friend

[JohnThePunisher]

thanks for this :) 5/5

[imgordonfreeman]

NP dude :D

[viktor9621]

hi:D dude sweden is freaking awesome!:D

[imgordonfreeman]

all right dude its nice to hear that :)

[ShinerNL]

Brilliantly awesome !!!! Fantastic !!! It's a good song....that's pretty much the main point of this comment.

[Ruben100200]

Awesome!

[IzzyMcKee]

addicted to this song :D

[Zimplony]

The truth, they make us work but they make it as hard for us as is humanly possible. And then they gloat about how easy it is for us when we're done like what we do doesn't matter because they have to find a way to consolidate their own existence. And then we have to fall into the mould and be like them or you get in trouble. Any 16 - 18 year old in England will get this. I hope.

[carlo88moe]

his phrasing and use of metaphors are breathtaking, in the simplicity and emotion, sooo damn evocative and moody...i love this

[snacktical]

a brilliantly written song.

[dragonflyBMX]

This song is so unique.. I could play this all day :L

[xmiggs93x]

i Know alot of bands like this ,BUT I DONT KNOW ENOUGH!!!!!!!!:Ç  some1 send me nemes plzzz

[scarlet000begonia]

Damn good song