chirst's indie rock cocoon - 'brothers on a hotel bed' by death cab for cutie (2005)

this has slowly become one of my favourite death cab for cutie songs - it crept up on me until i realised i was singing it in the lift on the way to night shift the last three nights

"you may tire of me as our december sun is setting
'cause I'm not who I used to be
no longer easy on the eyes
these wrinkles masterfully disguise
the youthful boy below
who turned your way and saw
something he was not looking for
both a beginning and an end
but now he lives inside someone he does not recognize
when he catches his reflection on accident

on the back of a motor bike
with your arms outstretched trying to take flight
leaving everything behind
but even at our swiftest speed
we couldn't break from the concrete
in the city where we still reside
and I have learned
that even landlocked lovers yearn
for the sea like navy men
'cause now we say goodnight
from our own separate sides
like brothers on a hotel bed [x4]

you may tire of me as our december sun is setting
'cause I'm not who I used to be"


i like it
because you know what?

i used to be in a relationship like this

and now
i'm no longer easy on the eyes
and
i'm not who i used to be

and i absolutely adore til the end of time the lyric

"and i have learned
that even landlocked lovers yearn
for the sea like navy men"

it really is all about the yearning, 24/7, isn't it?
a wee tiny respite would be a treat