Thursday, October 19, 2006

Such Great Heights

I just can't get enough of this song at the moment. I think the lyrics are so beautiful.

Such Great Heights
-The Postal Service
I am thinking it's a sign
that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images
and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate
that God himself did make
us into corresponding shapes
like puzzle pieces from the clay

It's true, it may seem like a stretch
but its thoughts like this that catch
my troubled head when you're away
when I am missing you to death
when you are out there on the road
for several weeks of shows
and when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home

they will see us waving from such great heights,
"come down now", they'll say
but everything looks perfect from far away,
"come down now", but we'll stay...

I tried my best to leave
this all on your machine
but the persistent beat it sounded thin
upon listening
and that frankly will not fly
you will hear the shrillest highs
and lowest lows with the windows down
when this is guiding you home

they will see us waving from such great
heights,
"come down now", they'll say
but everything looks perfect from far away
"come down now", but we'll stay..

A band called Iron and Wine did a slow remake of it for the Garden State soundtrack with is also amazing. You can listen The Postal Service version here.

5 Comments:

Blogger Mich said...

Nice... just added you my blog roll! keep well!

xxElle

5:55 AM  
Blogger KaB said...

hey, I love this song too! Whenever I hear it i go all mushy inside & just love listening to the words!

They're great though...a real good listen!

7:04 AM  
Blogger KaB said...

hi by the way! lol...damn, am so jealous you get to play in wonderful, gorgeous cape town while we are all stuck here in teeny tinyville!

Lucky you :)

7:05 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

yep - loves it ;-) thanks for the word-up on the Iron and Wine version - going to try get hold of that too...

Big Postal Service fan - can't wait for a new album from them...

F.

2:33 AM  
Blogger Persimmon skins said...

and the other song i love from them is "give up"
*sigh*...

3:59 AM  

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