Unknown engines underneath the city Steam pushing up in billows through the grates Frankie Lymon's tracking "Seabreeze" in a studio in Harlem It's 1968 Just a pair of tunes to hammer out Everybody's off the clock by ten The loneliest people in the whole wide world are the ones you're never going to see again Feels so free when I hit the avenue Nothing like a New York summer night Every dream's a good dream, Even awful dreams are good dreams, If you're doing it right Remember soaring higher than a cloud Get pretty sentimental now and then The loneliest people in the whole wide world are the ones you're never going to see again And four hours north of Portland, a radio flips on And some no one from the future remembers that you're gone Armies massing in the dusky distance Ghosted in the ribbon microphone Leave a little mark on something, maybe Take the secret circuit home Nothing in the shadows but the shadow hands Reaching out to sad, young, frightened men The loneliest people in the whole wide world are the ones you're never going to see again Yeah, the loneliest people in the whole wide world are the ones you're never going to see again
I had completely forgotten about this video. Then, my car started spontaneously playing my iTunes today, and suddenly I realized I knew every single lyric.
I am now realizing in the last verse where Dave says "4 hours north of Portland the radio flips on and some no-one from the future remembers that you're gone" could be referring to himself and the song. Really cool. Annoyed that it took me this long to catch that.
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This is an awesome performance! Love this so much ❤️
The showing was so good because he was wearing his boots
Guaranteed
love these little references
Unknown engines underneath the city
Steam pushing up in billows through the grates
Frankie Lymon's tracking "Seabreeze" in a studio in Harlem
It's 1968
Just a pair of tunes to hammer out
Everybody's off the clock by ten
The loneliest people in the whole wide world are the ones you're never going to see again
Feels so free when I hit the avenue
Nothing like a New York summer night
Every dream's a good dream,
Even awful dreams are good dreams,
If you're doing it right
Remember soaring higher than a cloud
Get pretty sentimental now and then
The loneliest people in the whole wide world are the ones you're never going to see again
And four hours north of Portland, a radio flips on
And some no one from the future remembers that you're gone
Armies massing in the dusky distance
Ghosted in the ribbon microphone
Leave a little mark on something, maybe
Take the secret circuit home
Nothing in the shadows but the shadow hands
Reaching out to sad, young, frightened men
The loneliest people in the whole wide world are the ones you're never going to see again
Yeah, the loneliest people in the whole wide world are the ones you're never going to see again
That chorus fucks me up.
I had completely forgotten about this video. Then, my car started spontaneously playing my iTunes today, and suddenly I realized I knew every single lyric.
Thank you for this upload I owe you my life
Thank you so much for reuploading this, when this particular rendition of the song was taken down, I was genuinely sad. Thank you!
I love this. Everything on earth is more poignant in the hands of John Darnielle.
Best Quality: his wiggles
I am now realizing in the last verse where Dave says "4 hours north of Portland the radio flips on and some no-one from the future remembers that you're gone" could be referring to himself and the song. Really cool. Annoyed that it took me this long to catch that.
Dave?
Always. Always you can do your thing.
(You too, @notasfarwest.)
Thank you
How do you get your hands on things like these