I've fixed the lyrics. I heard this performed in Boston on May 7, 2007. He said that he wrote it for a movie soundtrack (or maybe just presented it for a movie soundtrack) but they didn't accept it because it was "too depressing." When I first heard it, I thought of it as a break up song, but I think wyliekyle's interpretation makes more sense and goes along with maybe Ben's mindset when writing Plans (although I think Boston was the first time this was performed).
Also, if this song were to be a band song, it would be a Death Cab song, not a Postal Service song since Ben writes PS lyrics over the beats. By the way, Death Cab's working on their 6th album now:).
I've fixed the lyrics. I heard this performed in Boston on May 7, 2007. He said that he wrote it for a movie soundtrack (or maybe just presented it for a movie soundtrack) but they didn't accept it because it was "too depressing." When I first heard it, I thought of it as a break up song, but I think wyliekyle's interpretation makes more sense and goes along with maybe Ben's mindset when writing Plans (although I think Boston was the first time this was performed).
Also, if this song were to be a band song, it would be a Death Cab song, not a Postal Service song since Ben writes PS lyrics over the beats. By the way, Death Cab's working on their 6th album now:).