“Such Great Heights” by The Postal Service
I tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat
It sounded thin upon the sending
“Bigger than Love” by Benjamin Gibbard featuring Aimee Mann
Stranded in Asheville
Failing to fix a broken head
You’re in California
Doing the work of lesser men
Oh what of our daughter
Oh what of the love that we once shared?
It’s living inside us
Battered but not beyond repair
“Transatlanticism” by Death Cab for Cutie
Most people were overjoyed; they took to their boats
I thought it less like a lake and more like a moat
The rhythm of my footsteps crossing flatlands to your
Door have been silenced forevermore
And the distance is quite simply much to far for me to row;
It seems farther than ever before (oh no)
“You Are a Tourist” by Death Cab for Cutie
And there’s a burning in your heart
Don’t be alarmed
Life is sweet
In the belly of the beast
In the belly of the beast,
And with her song in your heart
It can never bring you down
It can never bring you down
“A Tattered Line of String” by The Postal Service
Previously unreleased track!
“The New Year” by Death Cab for Cutie
So everybody put your best suit or dress on
Let’s make believe that we are wealthy for just this once
“Something’s Rattling (Cowpoke)” by Benjamin Gibbard
But something’s rattling somewhere inside,
And it sounds like it’s broken
But in a place I can’t find.
And it only gets louder with time.
Today’s Album Purchase: Former Lives by Benjamin Gibbard
I also caught Cloud Atlas today. I have a feeling it’s going painted as a falling-down-multiple-flights-of-stairs-while-holding-pies debacle because I don’t think it’ll gain much traction at the box office, but I thought it was an insanely moving film.
