The Antlers – Bear

Fantastic song today to wrap up the bliss that is known as the working week.  Bear comes to us from the Brooklyn, New York indie-rock band The AntlersThe Antlers -- Two reviews, and their debut album Hospice; technically there was prior release titled “In the Attic of the Universe”, but it was released under the name of vocalist Peter Silberman.  Hospice was initially self-released by the band in March 2009.  However, after the critical acclaim began pouring in, and the stock began pouring out, the band signed with Fenchkiss Records and released a remastered version of the album on August 18th of this year.

There’s a bear inside your stomach.
The cub’s been kicking from within.
He’s loud, though without vocal chords
We’ll put an end to him.
We’ll make all the right appointments.
No one ever has to know.
And then tommorow I’ll turn 21.
We’ll script another show.
We’ll play charades up in the Chelsea.
Drink champagne although you shouldn’t be.
We’ll be blind and dumb until we fall asleep.
None of our friends will come.
They dodge our calls.
And they have for quite awhile now.
It’s not a shock.
You don’t seem to mind and I just can’t see how.

We’re too old.
We’re not old, old at all.
Just too old.
We’re not old, old at all.

There’s a bear inside your stomach.
The cub’s been kicking you for weeks.
And if this isn’t all a dream.
Well then we’ll cut him from beneath.
Well we’re not scared of making caves.
Or finding food for him to eat.
We’re terrified of one another.
And terrified of what that means.
But we’ll make only quick decisions.
And you’ll just keep me in the waiting room.
And all the while i’ll know we’re fucked.
And not getting unfucked soon.
When we get home we’re bigger strangers than we’ve ever been before.
You sit in front of snowy television, suitcase on the floor.

We’re too old.
We’re not old, old at all.
Just too old.
We’re not old, old at all.
Just too old.
We’re not old, old at all.
Just too old.
We’re not old, old at all.
Just too old.
We’re not old, old at all.
Just too old.
We’re not old, old, old, old at all.

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