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The Sound of Settling (2:12)

Cover of Transatlanticism

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I've got a hunger
Twisting my stomach into knots
That my tongue was tied off
My brain's repeating

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  • Josh_Sense

    yeah

    5 Apr 11:51pm Reply

  • kbomb001

    Ba Ba~

    5 Apr 7:46am Reply

  • good_bone

    And if you can say it doesn't put a smile on your face then you're a liar!

    20 Aug 2012 Reply

  • good_bone

    I can understand Gibbard not really liking it. It does border on cringe, but Death Cab do enough to make it awesome anyway.

    20 Aug 2012 Reply

  • mutexplosion

    @funkydory89 yeah. Found this on songfacts: "In an interview with the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ben Gibbard explained that when he wrote this song, he did not like it. He brought it to the band expecting it to get discarded, but guitarist Chris Walla demanded it go on the album. A good decision, as it has since become one of their more popular singles." I definitely love this song now - it's one of the more extreme versions of the 'happy music/sad lyrics' thing Death Cab does pretty well.

    19 Aug 2012 Reply

  • KeithJones

    this is unsettlingly good!

    27 Mar 2012 Reply

  • funkydory89

    didn't the lead singer say in some interview this is the only song he's not very proud of?

    24 Mar 2012 Reply

  • m1a2t3t4h5e6w7

    great song

    28 Feb 2012 Reply

  • plans422

    This song got me hooked and dancing about a decade ago :)

    14 Feb 2012 Reply

  • interrowhimper

    Making this sound all day, every day.

    26 Jan 2012 Reply

  • HoldenMcJai

    "and I'll sit in wonder of every love that could've been if I'd only thought of something charming to say" #mylife

    14 Dec 2011 Reply

  • AndrewGauld

    'As much as I'll try, I'll never time those handclaps correctly. Those are some complex handclap signatures.' This. <3

    24 Nov 2011 Reply

  • youthcomingup

    My favorite DCFC song. I think...

    23 Nov 2011 Reply

  • YesSirIndeed

    Next time they are in Colorado, I don't care where in the state nor the circumstances that might inhibit me from going....I'M GOING

    6 Nov 2011 Reply

  • lmaat

    <3

    30 Oct 2011 Reply

  • Gentlemens-club

    These guys never let me down.

    20 Sep 2011 Reply

  • rhinowing

    I get those handclaps every time. I'm a handclap master.

    16 Aug 2011 Reply

  • cloudpen15

    Only Ben Gibbard can make settling sound pleasing

    30 Jun 2011 Reply

  • SpyKiisMaGiC

    I get those handclaps every time. I'm a handclap master.

    16 May 2011 Reply

  • Bub_Clifton

    As much as I'll try, I'll never time those handclaps correctly. Those are some complex handclap signatures. [2]

    15 May 2011 Reply
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