The Shins - Caring is Creepy |
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Today’s tune comes from one of the three (maybe) bands I listened to during my first year of college. The indie/alternative-rock/pop band The Shins, who formed in New Mexico during the late 90s, are currently based out of Portland, Oregon. Caring is Creepy comes from the bands debut album Oh, Inverted World, which was released in June of 2001. The song also appeared on the Grammy award winning soundtrack that accompanied the 2004 film Garden State. Oh, Inverted World would be released to critical acclaim and appear at #35 Pazz & Jop critic’s poll for 2001.
I think I’ll go home and mull this over
Before I cram it down my throat
At long last it’s crashed, it’s colossal mass
Has broken up into bits in my moat.
Lift the mattress off the floor
Walk the cramps off
Go meander in the cold
Hail to your dark skin
Hiding the fact you’re dead again
Undeneath the power lines seeking shade
Far above our heads are the icy heights that contain all reason
It’s a luscious mix of words and tricks
That let us bet when you know we should’ve folded
On rocks i dreamt of where we’d stepped
And the whole mess of roads we’re now on.
Hold your glass up, hold it in
Never betray the way you’ve always known it is.
One day I’ll be wondering how
I got so old just wondering how
I never got cold wearing nothing in the snow.
This is way beyond my remote concern
Of being condescending
All these squawking birds won’t quit.
Building nothing, laying bricks.
