Mind is blown, but her body’s still in shock Can’t see nothing and she’s staring at the kitchen clock Feels so bland in the eye of the storm It’s a bedroom day We should switch, we should pass ourselves around Meet me at the corner, tear your dream home down It’s a goddamn shit show out here now Something to tell you about, someone told me about I know I’m weak, and this weekend you’ll find out Yes, I sleep at the fucking whore’s house now Cinematic, cinematic, fades to black Every day is a rodeo, man… No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does No one’s gonna change, no one’s changing for you No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does And I’m never gonna do what you want me to Sitting there, speaking Greek to a college blog Every sentence is the same, it’s just talk - talk - talk I am one, I admit it, of a million, who has it out for these soapbox idiots Click - clack of your high heels, you’re awake Downstairs on the tic - tac, strippers break Every dancer is trying to sync to the beat Every motherfucker in this place tells me the same shit This whole world has got to buy you a drink, man Gotta take you to the edge and watch you throw it up Every morning I could give a damn what you did last night Just tell me how far, to kick this can No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does No one’s gonna change, no one’s changing for you No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does And I’m never gonna do what you want me to Well I don’t want to feel so jaded Getting on a plane to work things out When I’m alone, You’re all I think about But I’m never alone very long You say you gotta love yourself first, that’s the trick I’ve been hating myself since I was a little kid I know it’s sad that the game’s rained out And all the bleachers emptied out And the turnstile spin All the good ones in the world, they’ve been dropping dead Everybody’s got a bullet flying at their head I’ve seen it coming, man… I’ve seen it coming, man… I’ve seen it coming, no… No one ever changes, hey, that’s the truth No one’s gonna change, nah baby, not for you No one ever changes and that’s the truth And I’m never gonna do what you want me to
I heard though the grapevines he may be working on something new with bright eyes. Also he played this song when I saw him on Sunday. The girl I was with never heard Conor and she cried.
I heard from a mutual friend of mine, (who just so happens to be in Conor's friend circle) That a new BE album was in the works, but that was before the whole Ruminations/Salutation situation, where he went to NE because of the cyst. So Maybe now he's better he is back at it. But take this with a grain of salt, I just heard. Not from the mans mouth himself.
Guitar Chords. EDIT: TH-cam changed all the formatting of where the chord falls. I tried to fix it by memory of where a change is, but you can figure that out). C G/B C G/B C G/B Her mind is blown but her body’s still in shock Am Can’t see nothing as she’s staring at the kitchen clock G Feel so bland in the eye of the storm; it’s a bedroom day C G/B We should switch, we should pass ourselves around Am Meet me at the corner; tear your dream-home down G It’s a goddamn shit-show out here now, Something to tell you about, that someone told me about C G/B I know I’m weak and this weekend you’ll find out Am Yes, I sleep at that fucking whore’s house now G But a cinemax, cinematic fades to black Every day is a rodeo, man F G No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does F G No one’s gonna change, no one is changing for you F G No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does F G C And I’m never gonna do what you want me to C G/B C G/B C G/B Sittin’ here speaking Greek to a college block Am Every sentence is the same, it’s just talk, talk, talk G I am one, I admit it, of a million, who’s got it out for these soapbox idiots C G/B Click-clack of the high heels - you’re awake Am We’re downstairs on a tic-tac stripper’s break Every dancer’s trying to sync to the beat G Every motherfucker in this place tells me the same shit C This whole world’s gotta buy you a drink, man G/B Am Gotta take you to the edge and watch you throw it up G Every morning I could give a damn what you did last night Just tell me how far to kick this can F G No one’s gonna change, no one ever does F G No one’s gonna change, no one is changing for you F G No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does F G C And I’m never gonna do what you want me to Dm But I don’t wanna feel so jaded G C Getting on a plane to work things out F When I’m alone, you're all I think about G C But I’m never alone very long C G/B C G/B C G/B They say you gotta love yourself first, that’s a trip Am I’ve been hating myself since I was a little kid I know it’s sad that game’s rained out, G and all the bleachers emptied out And the turnstiles spin C G/B And all the good ones in the world, they’ve been dropping dead Am Everybody's got a bullet flying at their head I seen it coming, man I seen it coming, man G I seen it coming, no F G No one ever changes, hey, that’s the truth F G No one ever changes baby, not for you! F G No one ever changes, and that’s the truth F G C And I’m never gonna do what you want me to. C G/B C G/B (End in C) G/B X 2 0 0 3 0
Word! I was just thinking about that! Lyrically, it has so much raw emotion & intensity that just seems to flow - it wouldn't sound out of place on Tribe Called Quest's new album, which is excellent BTW. Not unsurprisingly, I could also imagine the lyrics on a Clash album. Def Punk Rock!! Thank you, Conor Oberst!!!
Does anyone know if this Song is written in the same manner as the Tracks on Ruminations? Specifically, was Mogis involved during the production of the Song, or is this more of a Demo-style version?
This song is too much. I cry every fucking time. It's like I'm 14 and listening to Bright Eyes for the first time.
Mind is blown, but her body’s still in shock
Can’t see nothing and she’s staring at the kitchen clock
Feels so bland in the eye of the storm
It’s a bedroom day
We should switch, we should pass ourselves around
Meet me at the corner, tear your dream home down
It’s a goddamn shit show out here now
Something to tell you about, someone told me about
I know I’m weak, and this weekend you’ll find out
Yes, I sleep at the fucking whore’s house now
Cinematic, cinematic, fades to black
Every day is a rodeo, man…
No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does
No one’s gonna change, no one’s changing for you
No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does
And I’m never gonna do what you want me to
Sitting there, speaking Greek to a college blog
Every sentence is the same, it’s just talk - talk - talk
I am one, I admit it, of a million, who has it out for these soapbox idiots
Click - clack of your high heels, you’re awake
Downstairs on the tic - tac, strippers break
Every dancer is trying to sync to the beat
Every motherfucker in this place tells me the same shit
This whole world has got to buy you a drink, man
Gotta take you to the edge and watch you throw it up
Every morning I could give a damn what you did last night
Just tell me how far, to kick this can
No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does
No one’s gonna change, no one’s changing for you
No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does
And I’m never gonna do what you want me to
Well I don’t want to feel so jaded
Getting on a plane to work things out
When I’m alone,
You’re all I think about
But I’m never alone very long
You say you gotta love yourself first, that’s the trick
I’ve been hating myself since I was a little kid
I know it’s sad that the game’s rained out
And all the bleachers emptied out
And the turnstile spin
All the good ones in the world, they’ve been dropping dead
Everybody’s got a bullet flying at their head
I’ve seen it coming, man…
I’ve seen it coming, man…
I’ve seen it coming, no…
No one ever changes, hey, that’s the truth
No one’s gonna change, nah baby, not for you
No one ever changes and that’s the truth
And I’m never gonna do what you want me to
I fucking love this song.
Brittany Alcantara this is perfect!
Brittany Alcantara it is beautiful, and so connor 👁🕶
I heard though the grapevines he may be working on something new with bright eyes. Also he played this song when I saw him on Sunday. The girl I was with never heard Conor and she cried.
Chelsea Bunk I need new Bright Eyes. I hope this is true.
I thought maybe he was because this definitely sounds more like a Bright Eyes song than a solo.
It's very fevers and mirrors.
I heard from a mutual friend of mine, (who just so happens to be in Conor's friend circle) That a new BE album was in the works, but that was before the whole Ruminations/Salutation situation, where he went to NE because of the cyst. So Maybe now he's better he is back at it. But take this with a grain of salt, I just heard. Not from the mans mouth himself.
Chelsea Bunk Makes sense. This is the most Bright Eyes song ever since Bright Eyes...
LOVE love love. Such emotion. So much meaning. Genius.
Guitar Chords.
EDIT: TH-cam changed all the formatting of where the chord falls. I tried to fix it by memory of where a change is, but you can figure that out).
C G/B
C G/B
C G/B
Her mind is blown but her body’s still in shock
Am
Can’t see nothing as she’s staring at the kitchen clock
G
Feel so bland in the eye of the storm; it’s a bedroom day
C G/B
We should switch, we should pass ourselves around
Am
Meet me at the corner; tear your dream-home down
G
It’s a goddamn shit-show out here now,
Something to tell you about, that someone told me about
C G/B
I know I’m weak and this weekend you’ll find out
Am
Yes, I sleep at that fucking whore’s house now
G
But a cinemax, cinematic fades to black
Every day is a rodeo, man
F G
No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does
F G
No one’s gonna change, no one is changing for you
F G
No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does
F G C
And I’m never gonna do what you want me to
C G/B
C G/B
C G/B
Sittin’ here speaking Greek to a college block
Am
Every sentence is the same, it’s just talk, talk, talk
G
I am one, I admit it, of a million, who’s got it out for these soapbox idiots
C G/B
Click-clack of the high heels - you’re awake
Am
We’re downstairs on a tic-tac stripper’s break
Every dancer’s trying to sync to the beat
G
Every motherfucker in this place tells me the same shit
C
This whole world’s gotta buy you a drink, man
G/B Am
Gotta take you to the edge and watch you throw it up
G
Every morning I could give a damn what you did last night
Just tell me how far to kick this can
F G
No one’s gonna change, no one ever does
F G
No one’s gonna change, no one is changing for you
F G
No one’s gonna change, nobody ever does
F G C
And I’m never gonna do what you want me to
Dm
But I don’t wanna feel so jaded
G C
Getting on a plane to work things out
F
When I’m alone, you're all I think about
G C
But I’m never alone very long
C G/B
C G/B
C G/B
They say you gotta love yourself first, that’s a trip
Am
I’ve been hating myself since I was a little kid
I know it’s sad that game’s rained out,
G
and all the bleachers emptied out
And the turnstiles spin
C G/B
And all the good ones in the world, they’ve been dropping dead
Am
Everybody's got a bullet flying at their head
I seen it coming, man I
seen it coming, man
G
I seen it coming, no
F G
No one ever changes, hey, that’s the truth
F G
No one ever changes baby, not for you!
F G
No one ever changes, and that’s the truth
F G C
And I’m never gonna do what you want me to.
C G/B
C G/B
(End in C)
G/B
X
2
0
0
3
0
i hope he's doing okay. this song made me worry about him. it's an amazing song, i just want to hold him
Joy van der Clute Especially this performance. but the fact it's so disturbing and sounds so personal makes it even greater.
Wow, this is so lovely and full of emotion. I'd love to see him live.
reminds me of a perfect sonnet....
i hope he releases this song as a single
This has gotta be a new bright eyes song? It leans far more in that direction than it does his other solo stuff
I need this song!
'Her mind is blown, but her body is still in shock'!
Amazing!
Great stuff--just seems like he's on a lot of it. Amazing song though, as always.
I a-caught da blues
Course not
coughing blood
yet....
is this a rap song? i love it
Word! I was just thinking about that! Lyrically, it has so much raw emotion & intensity that just seems to flow - it wouldn't sound out of place on Tribe Called Quest's new album, which is excellent BTW. Not unsurprisingly, I could also imagine the lyrics on a Clash album. Def Punk Rock!! Thank you, Conor Oberst!!!
Does anyone know if this Song is written in the same manner as the Tracks on Ruminations?
Specifically, was Mogis involved during the production of the Song, or is this more of a Demo-style version?