Slow Show - The National

I'm trying to stick to mainly older stuff, as I don't listen to much new, but I can't deny new songs that I love. I got put on this band recently by my buddy Ryan, and can't get enough of Slow Show, or Fake Empire for that matter. I think the music has a great timing and flow to it, and I absolutely love the deepness of his voice. Both songs are on their album Boxer from 2007. The end line of Slow Show is sampled from a song of their first album, 29 Years, and is a very strong ending to an already powerful song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz5pskaTNJU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKWKRMxXB0M&feature=related

Slow Show

Standing at the punch table swallowing punch
can’t pay attention to the sound of anyone
a little more stupid, a little more scared
every minute more unprepared

I made a mistake in my life today
everything I love gets lost in drawers
I want to start over, I want to be winning
way out of sync from the beginning

I wanna hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I’m very, very frightening
I’ll overdo it

Looking for somewhere to stand and stay
I leaned on the wall and the wall leaned away
Can I get a minute of not being nervous
and not thinking of my dick
My leg is sparkles, my leg is pins
I better get my shit together, better gather my shit in
You could drive a car through my head in five minutes
from one side of it to the other

I wanna hurry home to you
put on a slow, dumb show for you
and crack you up
so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
god I’m very, very frightening
I’ll overdo it

You know I dreamed about you
for twenty-nine years before I saw you
You know I dreamed about you
I missed you for
for twenty-nine years

You know I dreamed about you
for twenty-nine years before I saw you
You know I dreamed about you
I missed you for
for twenty-nine years