Like the arrival of a new day
But a dream like this gets wasted
Without you
Under the pressure is where we are
You're the only one
Like an illusion
Slowly fading
Until there's nothing at all
When it all breaks down and we're runaways
Standing in the wake of our pain
Will we stare straight into nothin'?
Will we call it all...
You were raised on that promise
To find that over time
Better come around to the new way...
Or watch as it all breaks down here
Under the pressure
Yeah its where we are
Well the break down
Stole it all the way across
Stranded on..
When you come here and I'm wasted...
Lying on a hill, dancin' in the rain
Hidin in the back, loosening my grip
I'm just wading in the water
Just trying not to crack under the pressure
The War on Drugs is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 2005. The band consists of Adam Granduciel (vocals, guitar), David Hartley (bass guitar), Robbie Bennett (keyboards), Charlie Hall (drums), Jon Natchez (saxophone, keyboards), Anthony LaMarca (guitar) and Eliza Hardy Jones (percussion, keyboards).
Founded by close collaborators Granduciel and Kurt Vile, the War on Drugs released their debut studio album, Wagonwheel Blues, in 2008. Vile departed shortly after its release to focus on his solo career, with Granduciel serving as the band's sole constant member thereafter.
The band's second studio album Slave Ambient was released in 2011 to favorable reviews and a lengthy tour. The band's third album, Lost in the Dream, was released in 2014 following extensive touring and a period of loneliness and clinical depression for primary songwriter Granduciel. The album was released to widespread critical acclaim and increased exposure.
Previous collaborator Hall joined the band as its full-time drummer during the recording process, with saxophonist Natchez and additional guitarist LaMarca accompanying the band for its world tour. Signing to Atlantic Records, the six-piece band released their fourth album, A Deeper Understanding, in 2017, which won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. The band released their fifth album, I Don't Live Here Anymore, in 2021.
Speaking of the long outro, I pulled up to some traffic lights in my home town, right as the outro kicks in. It was a hot day so I had my windows open and the stereo turned up. There was a guy walking down the other side of the road and he stopped and stared at my car with a look of incomprehension on his face - I think it blew his mind a little bit...
Anyone else?
Yes!! I had to scroll the comments to see if anyone was picking up on it. I hadn't heard this before, and the drums and sweeping sound keep reminding me of a brisk "More Than This".
Highway 23 folks. In British Columbia.
Careful now, the geo-centric forces of the earth are rumoured to surface in the Slocan. If you linger, you may never be the same again.
I do not ride motor-cycles, but that would be one helluva piece of road to bike on.
Love this band....
Naugatuck,Connecticut
100% agreed....in fact the entire album is a great "mellow" road-trip disk. And while I'm against the "war on drugs" as created in the US in the 80s, I'm totally for TWOD music! PEACE and Long Live RP!!
their music is great for road trips
Played this one driving back home up the Slocan Valley and then on to the ferry at Shelter Bay.
Highway 23 folks. In British Columbia.
Careful now, the geo-centric forces of the earth are rumoured to surface in the Slocan. If you linger, you may never be the same again.
I do not ride motor-cycles, but that would be one helluva piece of road to bike on.
It is........... I wish I'd had this song to take with me then.
Quite a few years ago (10? 15?), on a Saturday I made a snap decision to take a little ride. I'm in the Okanagan (BC). I'd finished moving some dirt earlier than I expected. (noon) and the wife and kids were gone somewhere. I planned on a shorter ride but around 3 PM, just before Rock Creek, it was just too perfect and I continued south instead of looping back. Beautiful warm spring day, through Nelson and then back along the Slocan valley. It started to get a little chilly at New Denver and then riding past Nakusp, along Highway 6 around 10 at night I started to get a little silly, singing at the top of my lungs in the dark. Mostly to keep myself warm and awake. Got home right at midnight with only 3 short stops. I don't think my body would do it anymore but it's a treasured memory.
Thank you, Yoda.
nope, right with you there. you nailed it.
I'm surprised anyone likes this BARFF. and they claim to have a drummer? sounds like a drum machine to me.
The lyrics are as we say in the U.K "pony" as in "pony and trap" meaning crap.
I could do with never hearing this bollocks ever again, they are worse than coldplay. And that's descending to a level few reach.
hahaha! Laughing at both these comments .... Yes, tastes differ ... if you don't like it, move on .... there is a 'skip' button ...
Something about an orange clown wanting a border wall?
This song has a calamitous inability to conclude.
I like this comment, the choice of words makes me smile, well put
One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.
Bertrand Russell
rate 10 for this song.
I would agree if I had not been a lawyer. Sometimes the course of someone's entire life rests in your hands. A much better gauge of mental stability is a healthy sense of humor. If that disappears, your sanity will follow.