Bright Eyes - A Line Allows Progress, A Circle Does Not video free download


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Uploaded: 2008/03/04

Sitting around, no work today

Try pacing to keep awake

Laying around, no school today

Just drink until the clock has circled all the way

It is late afternoon

as you walk through the rooms

of a house that is quiet

except for unanswered telephones

You stand near the sink

while you're mixing a drink

You think you don't want to pass out

where your roommates will find you again

Stumble around the neighborhood with nothing to do

You're always looking for something to sniff, smoke or swallow

Calling over next door to see what they got

But you would settle for anything that would make your brain slow down or stop

Break this circle of thoughts you chase before they catch back up with you

And your parents noticed your thinning face

All the weight you lost

All the weight you are losing

You said "I'm done feeling like a skeleton, no more sleep walking dead"

You're going to wake from this coma

You're going to crawl from this bed you have made

And stop counting on that camera

that hangs round your neck

Because it won't ever remember

what you choose to forget

As you try to find some source of light

Try to name one thing you like

You used to have such a longer list

And light you never had to look for it

But now it's so easy to second guess everything you do

until all you want is to

Finish this half empty glass

before the ice all melts away

This feeling always used to pass

Seems like it's every day

Seems like it's every night now

Comments

9 years ago

Peacock Affect

Fuckkkkkkkk, where's this been all my life? Amazing

9 years ago

Mandi Connelly

a line means uppers such as cocain a circle is describing a downer such as painkillers when your on the first you have energy to do stuff so progress the second no energy so no progress

9 years ago

Sirchamps

Amazing how after years of listening to his art/music, I can finally relate completely. Once again. 

9 years ago

Michael Demers

This is probably one of my top 5 Bright Eyes songs. This one makes me feel like shit when I hear it. As long as music makes you feel something, you're good, right?

9 years ago

SlowDown101

The title of this song is how I think. Why think in circles? You don't go anywhere. A straight line evolves.

9 years ago

Annette Miller

As you try to find some source of lightTry to name one thing you likeYou used to have such a longer listAnd light you never had to look for it

10 years ago

stachiano .

sad songsad it's relatable 

10 years ago

Lisa Klawitter

Even the title of this is beautiful.

11 years ago

battybounce1999

i used to get drunk and stub my toe all the fucking time, and life rattled around as it did so, now my toe has a soundtrack

11 years ago

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11 years ago

SadClown

What are genres?

11 years ago

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11 years ago

LSDlucid

I'M DRUNK RIGHT NOW

11 years ago

paperhuggs

Conor Oberst you are my spirit animal, this song is too relevant for me not to cry.

11 years ago

PurpleKillJoy

I feel like no one in my life understands me. But Conor's song's always do... Even if I can never meet him in person or speak to him, I'm thankful that he put his thoughts out there in the world, to let us know we are not alone...

11 years ago

PurpleKillJoy

Looney Toons ad AND Brighteyes? YES PLZ

11 years ago

eocine

I find a large portion of Bright Eyes fans listen to a lot of polar opposite music, as well. Just goes to show the appreciation he can get from all different sorts of folks.

11 years ago

eunnikins

what the hell! where did these views come from!

12 years ago

lexi41269

This song means so fucking much to me; it's perfect

12 years ago

Kiana Foray

My Theme Song by my cool Nebraska guy

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