Bright Eyes - Road to Joy video free download
The sun came up with no conclusions
Flowers sleepin' in their beds
The city cemetary's hummin'
I'm wide awake, its mornin'
I have my drugs, I have my woman
they keep away my loneliness
My parents, they have their religion
But sleep in separate houses
I read the body count out of the paper
And now it's written all over my face
No one ever plans to sleep out in the gutter
Sometimes thats just the most comfortable place
So I'm drinkin', breathin', writin', singin'
Every day I'm on the clock
My mind races with all my longings
But can't keep up with what I got
And so I hope I dont sound too ungrateful
What history gave modern man
A telephone to talk to strangers
Machine guns and a camera lens
So when you're asked to fight a war thats over nothin'
Its best to join the side thats gonna win
No one's sure how all of this got started
But we're gonna make 'em God damn certain how its gonna end
Oh yeah we will, oh yeah we will!
Well I could have been a famous singer
If I had some one else's voice
But failures always sounded better
Let's fuck it up boys, make some noise!
The sun came up with no conclusions
Flowers sleepin' in their beds
The city cemetary's hummin'
I'm wide awake, its mornin'!
Comments
9 years ago
Bambi Raptor
No one ever plans to sleep out in the gutter,*Sometimes that's just the most comfortable place.*9 years ago
Michael Seel
Nice take on Beethoven's Ode to Joy ;)9 years ago
Tessa Kelly
"And so I hope I don't sound too ungratefulWhat history gave modern men:A telephone to talk to strangers,Machine guns, and a camera lens.So when you're asked to fight a war that's over nothing,It's best to join the side that's gonna win.And no one's sure how all of this got started,But we're gonna make 'em goddamn certain how it's gonna end!"Bless Conor's brilliant lyrics.9 years ago
Joseph Reising
I always rate 'I'm Wide Awake ITs Morning' really high on my best of 2000s CDs, and then remember the songs aren't all great, but it ends up on this raucous beautiful musical catharsis and so it remains in my top 5/top 109 years ago
Axel V
God, brillant !!!!9 years ago
SARAH ZOMBIE ANG-HELL
My BARRY, MY dude made me a mix cd...and this was one of the best songs on it. They meant alot!!! Uh, we were bffs after break up. N we found it after he hung himself..i cry listsning to all the songs. This whitestripes, n moldy peachches were sooo us. Gawd u dumbass selfish fuck...i miss u. Whydidnt we see? R.i.p. my man. This ones to u.9 years ago
skateinpeace69
ode to joy? haha this is a good song10 years ago
Pietro Tarantelli
I read the body count out of the paperAnd now its written all over my faceNo one ever plans to sleep out in the gutterSometimes thats just the most comfortable place 10 years ago
MyousicK T.T
Well, that is one of the most driving shit i´ve ever heard. Like leC0rbusier said:PURELY BRILLIANT!"And so I hope I dont sound too ungratefulWhat history gave modern manA telephone to talk to strangersMachine guns and a camera lens"10 years ago
leC0rbusier
WELL I COULD HAVE BEEN A FAMOUS SINGER IF I HAD SOMEONE ELSE'S VOICE BUT FAILURES ALWAYS SOUNDED BETTER LETS FUCK IT UP BOYS MAKE SOME NOISE!!! critiquing his own work as well as the work of his contemporaries and incorporating that into how the band is playing the music. PURELY BRILLIANT! 10 years ago
NothingTheGreat
"Thumbs up if you agree" is an incredibly obnoxious request. Thumbs up if you agree10 years ago
headphonebot215001
FAILURES ALWAYS SOUNDED BETTER~10 years ago
Joshua Jesu
impact he wishes-upon himself and the world. We expect religion (social convention) to keep a relationship strong and us emotionally viable. Yet he offers that he gets more relief from drugs (the socially unconventional model.)10 years ago
Joshua Jesu
You are wrong but it's ok. I understand most art should be open to interpretation. We have a written poem basically, of which there is a very distinct device being used by Conor in the stanza in question. Parallelism. Conor has drugs/woman. He is lonely but chases it away. Parents have religion. They are lonely and sleep in separate houses (either emotional or physical separation.) This is a very interesting stanza because he's always been sharply critical of religion not having the10 years ago
MrBrizado
Puncture is awesome10 years ago
jcay5
"Heroes" :)10 years ago
James Wall
Interpret it as you please of course, but I believe it says "My parents have their religion, but sleep in separate houses". I think he is trying to point out the hypocrisy within organized religion in terms of selective decisions as what to follow (In example, believing gay marriage is wrong, but being divorced at the same time, even though the bible says both are wrong)10 years ago
oarsuxnads
i can perfectly relate to this song. My parents are separate with their own religions. and also the military as well. its like a perfect life soundtrack.11 years ago
Tyler Darko
Wow, what an incredible song. Parents have their religion but sleep in separate houses...jesus that's a good line. Thumbs up if you agree. :) 9 People don't know their asses from their elbows.11 years ago
hissymcrlovezten
Well, if you listen to the lyrics: "But failures always sounded better. Let's fuck it up, boys. Make some noise!" So, I'd assume any off-notes are intentional. Same way poetry by Emily Dickinson or e.e. cummings works toward a purpose when you read it, not simply "regardless" of grammatical "errors," but because of those intentional changes.Related Videos
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