 Swoon (2009) [ larger cover art ] |
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We are ready for the siege
And we are armed up to the teeth
Be careful how you live and breathe
Release what's broken underneath
How many times do you want to die
How many ways do you want to die
To feel safe again look over your shoulder
Very carefully look over your shoulder
We can laugh about it now
And we hope everything works out
Be careful how you lick your wounds
Believe the change is coming soon
How many times do you want to die
How many ways do you want to die
To feel safe again look over your shoulder
Very carefully look over your shoulder
You used to do a little but a little won't fly
Right before you hit your prime
That's when we fell in love but not the first time
Can it please you still
Were you named in your father's will
Or does it make you ill
Let us bruise their knees
We will aim straight for the feet
You will be relieved
So relieved, so relieved
Turn on full desire
Feel the sparks of the friendly fire
Misery inspires
Your throat has been cut
Several times before
Never noticed the size of the flow
Make it be ignored
To feel safe again look over your shoulder
Carefully look over your shoulder
You said you believed it but believing won't fly
And right before you hit your prime
That's when we fell in love but not the first time
And when it's all over and you open your eyes
To see the room turned on its side
You'll be lying by a note on the floor signed
The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
The royal we
Love, the royal we
| pianocomposer (Springfield) | Posted: Apr 02, 2011 - 19:14 The use of a symphonic sounding bass line and the breathy singing gives this band a really original sound. I agree with other comments that most of the songs by the Silversun Pickups sound the same. But it's a good sound, and it beats sounding like somebody else. I don't see any Lindsay Buckingham resemblance. I give this one a solid 8. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Dec 07, 2010 - 08:10 Nice! |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Nov 05, 2010 - 15:00 I like this band a lot - I've heard a couple of tracks that don't really get me up and dancing, but for the most part, they're really good. And I love this song... (It got me up and dancing!)  |
| Huey (Netherlands) | Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 04:10 I'm really getting to like this band. Catch & Release is beter, but this song is very good. A 7. I think I'm going to have to buy this CD. |
| teadye (St. Petersburg, FL) | Posted: Apr 30, 2010 - 11:41 Don't know why but the loud breathing irritates me. I would like this otherwise but I just can't get beyond the overblown breathlessness. Maybe it makes it sound like he's trying too hard to impress the girls (and failing miserably.) Bleh. Just comes off as slightly creepy. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Apr 28, 2010 - 15:10 wenatchee wrote: I challenge Bill to run an LB tune next to this one for comparison, for that part a set of tunes from like sounding artists ;-) Their voices are somewhat similar - but musically and lyrically they are very different. I like the tempo changes in this song - though that probably is what bugs some folks about it. |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Feb 24, 2010 - 10:16 8  9 |
| coding_to_music (Beantown) | Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 12:47 Tizmself wrote: Mostly gives me a headache. yep, nuthin special... |
| wenatchee (Duvall, WA) | Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 12:22 sans wrote: Had to check if this was Linsay Buckingham... I challenge Bill to run an LB tune next to this one for comparison, for that part a set of tunes from like sounding artists ;-) |
| Tizmself (Santa Barbara, Ca.) | Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 10:54 Mostly gives me a headache. |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Aug 19, 2009 - 16:03 ptooey wrote: jpfueler wrote: well, it is good. I'd not say it rocks though. Bit too tame for that. For The Pickups, it definitely rocks! |
| zipper | Posted: Aug 19, 2009 - 15:50  |
| Alafia (A little bit further) | Posted: Jun 17, 2009 - 05:29 This band isn't too bad, but all their songs sound alike to me. |
| sans (Philly) | Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 10:14 Had to check if this was Linsay Buckingham... |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 10:14 'kinell! That hits the spot, and no mistake. Perhaps the best track from the Pickups played on RP, and that's saying something as all the others were pretty damn good too. An immediate 8 from the Nottingham jury. |
| le_colonel | Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 10:14 I'm usually pretty indifferent to a singer's voice as long as I like the music, but Silversun Pickups are a notable exception. Somehow, this guy's voice just doesn't cut it. |
| derekd (Just Visiting This Planet) | Posted: Jun 01, 2009 - 10:11 Holding lighter up in air... |
| ick (San Diego, CA) | Posted: May 18, 2009 - 07:08 I'd have to agree... it rocks. |
| djblitz (Boston, MA) | Posted: May 16, 2009 - 11:28 Wow, RP is officially becoming the home of Silversun Pickups. :) Not that I mind, of course. |
| BKardon (Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison) | Posted: May 16, 2009 - 11:22 Is it just me or does the singer sound like Robin Zander? |
| ptooey | Posted: May 16, 2009 - 11:22 jpfueler wrote: well, it is good. I'd not say it rocks though. Bit too tame for that. |
| jpfueler (South o' Ft Worth) | Posted: May 16, 2009 - 11:20 romeotuma wrote: This rocks! well, it is good. I'd not say it rocks though. Bit too tame for that. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: May 16, 2009 - 11:19 This rocks! |