Verse 1
The most evident utensil,
Is non other then a pencil,
Not a multi-colored stencil,
Or a camera and cool.

Chorus
How hard must I try,
How hard must I try for you,
You see me rolling in the dark,
You see me crawling up the walls for you.

Verse2
The most evident utensil,
Is non other then a pencil,
Right and tell me what you want from me,
Before my paper is through.

Chorus X2
How hard must I try,
How hard must I try for you,
You see me rolling in the dark,
You see me crawling up the walls for you.


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Evident Utensil Lyrics as written by Caroline Elizabeth Polachek Aaron Marshall Davis

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  • +1
    General Comment

    yep. all about writer's block.

    newcoterierotaryon December 31, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    I'm pretty sure it's:

    "Nor a camera and crew"

    lexicon devilon May 18, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    About trying so hard to think of something creative. The music video is amazingly tripped-out.

    omghayleyon June 02, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    oh my god their best song ever. pretty self explanatory. MGMT's remix is well ace.

    usernameiscon September 19, 2008   Link
  • 0
    My Opinion

    nothing short of amazing. chairlift's well rounded.

    CallistoBrooklynon April 01, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    The most evident utensil Is none other than a pencil Not a multi-colored stencil Nor a CAMRY UNCOOL

    i'm not entirely sure what a camry uncool is. as far as i know, a camry is a car. i can't get past that.

    CallistoBrooklynon April 04, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    this song is ever so lovely. It's immediately hit my number one this week on my lastfm.

    x

    lisa-07on April 24, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    agreed. that would make sense.

    CallistoBrooklynon May 19, 2009   Link
  • 0
    Lyric Correction

    I'm pretty sure it's

    The most evident utensil Is none other than a pencil Not a multi-colored stencil Nor a CAMERA AND CREW

    zuzucchinion May 23, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    It's definitely "Nor a camera and crew". I agree, I think it's about being in a creative block, unable to get what you want from your brain. Definitely a frustrating feeling.

    rougokuon January 30, 2012   Link

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