Ben Gibbard - I Was A Kaleidoscope (Live Acoustic On KEXP)

ben gibbard (lead singer of death cab for cutie and the postal service) playing "i was a kaleidoscope" off "the photo album" by death cab for cutie live and acoustic on kexp. think it's okay to upload it as you can't buy it anywhere. if you want to buy the original song, buy the album or look it up on itunes (or wherever you prefer to download your mp3s). :)

lyrics:

I put on my overcoat
And walked into winter
My teeth chattered rhythms
And they were grouped in twos or threes
Like a Morse code message was sent from me to me
And cars on slippery slopes were stuck
People pushing through their mittens
As I was beginning
To feel it soaking through my shoes
Getting colder with every step
I took to your apartment, dear

And I was a kaleidoscope
The snow on my lenses distorting the image
Of what was only one of you
And I didn't know which one to address
As all your lips moved

And this is when I forget to breathe
And all the things I scripted
They sound unfounded
And it's the look that your giving me
That tells me exactly what you are thinking:
"This ain't working out"

They got their mothers worked in to a panic
Sledding down hills into oncoming traffic
And parents layered clothes until the children couldn't move
and then left them outside until their noses were blue
and I got left there, too

I put on my overcoat
And walked into winter
My teeth chattered rhythms
And they were grouped in twos or threes
Like a Morse code message was sent from me to me

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[donthate12390]

Normally a great song, but this blows the 'normal' version out of the water. So much more intimate, and passionate. i love it, 1 million times.

[katyagorm]

i love love love this song!

[diastel1996]

Holy crap, thanks for that description, now I know about the Postal Service!

[Madeppymage]

in the verse that begins with "and this is when I forget to breathe"

The lyrics are "This ain't working anymore" not "...out"

[enroserie]

thank you thank you thank you for posting these...