Silversun Pickups – Common Reactor

Late-ish post tonight coming from the LA indie-rock band Silversun Pickups.  Common Reactor comes from the band’s first full-length album CarnavasCarnavas reviews, which hit #1 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers album chart.  Carnavas was released in July of 2006 and follows up the bands 2005 EP Pikul.  The band has announced, via the Alternative Press magazine, that work has begun on their second full-length album that will be entitled Swoon.

Note:  The album version was taken off YouTube so I’ve put up an acoustic version.  Fortunately, this acoustic version is very very good.  Enjoy.

It’s the common reactor
It’s the long way out
It’s the stream of a motion blur
That swirls around til you drown

But I couldn’t put it down

It’s the colorless picture
In a heart shaped frame
The silhouette of a dough eyed girl
Who at one point had a name

But I couldn’t put it down
No I couldn’t put it down

Let’s break the window panes
And separate the walls from all the nails
Cuz maybe if we’re loud we’ll stay alive
While everybody wants to join the fight
But now it’s too late

Brush away all the memories
Keep the cries curbside
I’ll be ashing on the images
That have all been caught inside

But i couldn’t put it down
No i couldn’t put it down
No i couldn’t put it down

Let’s break the window panes
And separate the walls from all the nails
Cuz maybe if we’re loud we’ll stay alive
While everybody wants to join the fight
Cut even if we barricade the door and seal it with the
Blood found on the floor
We’re always going to cross the finish line
While everybody wants to run and hide
But now it’s too late

Related posts:

• Silversun Pickups – The Royal We
• Silversun Pickups – Panic Switch
• Silversun Pickups – Little Lover’s So Polite
• Mellowdrone – Orange Marmalade
• Metric – Gimme Sympathy (Acoustic)

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