Wasp Nest Lyrics

Lyric discussion by QueensEnglish 

Cover art for Wasp Nest lyrics by National, The

Everything has pretty much been said concerning this song, except I think for the broken bottles line.

Your eyes are broken bottles And I'm afraid to ask For all your wrath and cutting beauty You're poison in a pretty glass

When I think broken bottles, I think of the kind of glass you find on the beach. It's beautiful and it glimmers in the sun like stained glass, but it's sharp and dangerous, too. Matt Berninger is brilliant.

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