Every Tuesday I'm going to be bringing all of you lovely blog readers my current favorite, can't stop repeating it track from an album that I love.
Album: Boxer
Artist: The National
Genre: Alternative Rock/Indie
Label: Beggars Banquet
Released: 22 May 2007
My Review: Fake Empire will always be
on of my most favorite tracks in the history of forever, not only
does it remind me of my grandmother for some reason, but there is
just something about the way that it's presented that I can't help
but stop the shuffle every time it comes on. The off beat piano
chords at the beginning may have something to do with it, but really
I think the true beauty is found in the lyrics. They are so simple
and yet so poignant. Read on:
Stay out super late tonight
picking apples, making pies
put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us
we're half-awake in a fake empire
we're half-awake in a fake empire
Tiptoe through our shiny city
with our diamond slippers on
do our gay ballet on ice
bluebirds on our shoulders
we're half-awake in a fake empire
we're half-awake in a fake empire
Turn the light out say goodnight
no thinking for a little while
lets not try to figure out everything at once
It's hard to keep track of you falling through the sky
we're half-awake in a fake empire
we're half-awake in a fake empire
picking apples, making pies
put a little something in our lemonade and take it with us
we're half-awake in a fake empire
we're half-awake in a fake empire
Tiptoe through our shiny city
with our diamond slippers on
do our gay ballet on ice
bluebirds on our shoulders
we're half-awake in a fake empire
we're half-awake in a fake empire
Turn the light out say goodnight
no thinking for a little while
lets not try to figure out everything at once
It's hard to keep track of you falling through the sky
we're half-awake in a fake empire
we're half-awake in a fake empire
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