I'll Never Leave New York

I'm going to be "that guy" and argue some lyrics here:

"Drove up to Beacon Hill For the first time tonight It's us against the world With Neil Young and Catholic guilt So we're both a little gone And the scenery's getting easy The view goes on and on To sad bastard songs"

sounds more like:

"Drove up to Beacon Hill For the first time tonight It's us against the world We feel young and can't be killed So we're both a little gone And the scenery's getting easy They say the view goes on and on To sad bastard songs"

It seems to be a love song also they're from new york so yea haha. This is definitely my favorite song along with 3-4 Tango too! So good!

Favorite off the album. Second is "Bottled Wind," followed by "Kneel on Nails."

Definitely a love song. Jimmy said in an interview that it is. But I know there's more to it than just that, and PBC is kind of known for wanting their fans to interpret things their own way. So, here's my interpretation:

I feel like it's about two people who aren't that well off, but make things work despite. A love song about people who live off hourly wages; they have their ups and downs, their huge fights and almost break-ups, but they've made it work for a while and you know they'll end up together in the end. He wants to move away, leave New York behind him, but it's her paradise. That's the fight even: he wants to leave for something he feels is better, but she wants to stay. They remember the good times, and he would stay for her–she's more important than his dreams, because she's the most important part of them, the scenery doesn't matter. So he'll stay for her, and he'll never leave if she's what that means.

I'm making it more of a story than it is, but I feel like the song's capturing the abstract of all that. The song has a feeling (besides the mention of winter and cold) of a New York Winter. I don't know how to explain it; you just need feel it. This song sends me back to it. I also feel a sort of New York pride; I have it myself: I feel it shows here.

I can relate to this song a bit, but the roles are kind of reversed in my case. Regardless, this song is amazing and I can't stop listening to it.

talking in my sleep, back pedal to the reason that you don't want to walk with me don't fight what you can't say, you know i do it you can't hope to live off change or hope she's gonna chase or barter on good faith, or wither white with grace while drive eats you away

but you and i, we're breaking the windows so we can feel the cold computers and candles lighting what we know we're doing fine, now and here won't fade this time

drove up to Beacon Hill for the first time tonight, it's us against our will with Neil Young and Catholic guilt so we're both a little gone and the scenery's getting hazy the view goes on and on to sad bastard songs

but you and i, we're breaking the windows so we can feel the cold computers and candles lighting what we know we're doing fine, now and here won't fade this time

at the starting line of last year, grinning like a fool can you tell how much the road veers, can you own it if it owns you?

but you and i, we're breaking the windows so we can feel the cold computers and candles lighting what we know we're doing fine, now and here won't fade this time

i promise that we won't sell the store yeah there's wintery weather but i'll never leave New York we're doing fine, now and here won't fade this time