We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (3:54)
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By the light of the LED display of a VCR recorder
You kiss my neck, I whisper in your ear, “this is my downfall”
As you squint and you grimace, we both know your heart’s not in it
By the glow of a thousand fireflies in a travelodge en-suite:
They think the future’s bright as halogen, we know it’s pretty bleak
And I’m trying to be sexy, biting at the air that falls in front of me.
Your telegrams are more and more less detailed by the day
And all the characters are strangers and the pubs have different names
I tell a joke that I’d like to meet them but they loathe me and I hate them back
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Fondness makes the absence longer
Length loses my interest, I’m a realist, I’m insatiable
Swapped counting days until I fly, with hours before your reply
You said he got his teeth fixed
I’m gonna break them
I’ve got a heart on fire
He said he’s got his sights set
On getting to you
I’ve got a fist on fire
You feel terrified at the thought of being left behind
Of losing everybody, the necessity of dying
Oh, WE KID OURSELVES THERE’S FUTURE IN THE FUCKING,
BUT THERE IS NO FUCKING FUTURE
I’m just practising my accents, picking at old sutures
I taught myself the only way to vaguely get along in love
Is to like the other slightly less than you get in return
I keep feeling like I’m being undercut
Charlotte says, “It’s more constructive than the one in Canada,
When you got drunk,
Ate loads of crisps
You kiss my neck, I whisper in your ear, “this is my downfall”
As you squint and you grimace, we both know your heart’s not in it
By the glow of a thousand fireflies in a travelodge en-suite:
They think the future’s bright as halogen, we know it’s pretty bleak
And I’m trying to be sexy, biting at the air that falls in front of me.
Your telegrams are more and more less detailed by the day
And all the characters are strangers and the pubs have different names
I tell a joke that I’d like to meet them but they loathe me and I hate them back
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
Fondness makes the absence longer
Length loses my interest, I’m a realist, I’m insatiable
Swapped counting days until I fly, with hours before your reply
You said he got his teeth fixed
I’m gonna break them
I’ve got a heart on fire
He said he’s got his sights set
On getting to you
I’ve got a fist on fire
You feel terrified at the thought of being left behind
Of losing everybody, the necessity of dying
Oh, WE KID OURSELVES THERE’S FUTURE IN THE FUCKING,
BUT THERE IS NO FUCKING FUTURE
I’m just practising my accents, picking at old sutures
I taught myself the only way to vaguely get along in love
Is to like the other slightly less than you get in return
I keep feeling like I’m being undercut
Charlotte says, “It’s more constructive than the one in Canada,
When you got drunk,
Ate loads of crisps
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PeanutShells331 wrote:
OH WE KID OURSELVES THERE’S FUTURE IN THE FUCKING, BUT THERE IS NO FUCKING FUTURE
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namcm wrote:
this is the greatest song ever. the end.
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ravipr93 wrote:
Just Too GOOD!
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simonthelimey wrote:
Musically this is like a very lush indie version of Invalid Litter Dept. by ATDI.
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hellofromsweden wrote:
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, fondness makes the absence longer... gosh, I love it.
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SarahIsPi wrote:
The animation is soo cute!
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_danton_ wrote:
brilliant! Should be listened to just before you go out!
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violetttttt wrote:
This song makes me feel invincible whenever I listen to it. Which is probably odd, since it's about being doomed. And the beauty in being doomed...? I love the lyrics.
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filamentnovice wrote:
I HOPE MY HEART GOES FIRST!
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alrightcrissy wrote:
i like the beat its realllly catchy (:
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alvaropd wrote:
very very coolllll
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CTORR0314 wrote:
super!!!
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mmmbopp wrote:
These lyrics are amazing. Every single line
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bkelleher wrote:
yes. my favorite Los Campesinos! track for sure.
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surfbum76 wrote:
ALL MY LOVE TO LOS! CAMPESINOS!
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corky64 wrote:
Great track....<3
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Hieselbie wrote:
Fucking cool lyrics. [2] - I HOPE MY HEART GOES FIRST!
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edeska wrote:
I like this O.O!!
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Ben_Wilkins_III wrote:
Brilliant. My favourite song by them.
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fmacgillivray wrote:
A highly danceable memento mori at 160 BPM. Yes.
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