I Will Follow You Into the Dark
I don’t know what it is, but I can’t get “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” by Death Cab for Cutie out of my head.
Love of mine, some day you will die
But I’ll be close behind
I’ll follow you into the darkNo blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a sparkIf heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no’s on their vacancy signsIf there’s no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I’ll follow you into the dark
Yeah, that’s a little morbid, isn’t it? But it’s sung in a wonderfully romantic fashion, just lead singer Ben Gibbard and his guitar (and maybe a little other instrumentation in the background).
In Catholic school, as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me
“Son, fear is the heart of love”
So I never went backIf heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no’s on their vacancy signsIf there’s no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I’ll follow you into the dark
I first heard the song on the podcast of Dave Cusick’s Post Modern Rock Show, and it’s stuck in my head ever since.
You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It’s nothing to cry about
Cause we’ll hold each other soon
The blackest of roomsIf heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no’s on their vacancy signsIf there’s no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I’ll follow you into the dark
Then I’ll follow you into the dark
Anyway, it’s off Death Cab for Cutie’s brand spanking new album, Plans. It’s got some other good tunes on it, including “Crooked Teeth,” which I also first heard on the Post Modern Rock Show.
I’ll just be over here, brooding in a corner and reading depressing Edgar Allen Poe romantic poetry.
As for how I can play music and not worry about the rights issues, KPSU has a license that covers podcasting. And I actually don’t know any more about it than that, but I’d rather not worry about it too much anyway.
And, as for my talking bits, I know I can rattle on a bit, but I’m working on it. I come from a long line of long-winded droners, and having a mic in front of you doesn’t help anything.
As long as there’s Morning Stories, with its 10 minutes of talking about its two minutes of story, you’ve got nothing to worry about. And I’m enjoying all the old They Might Be Giants songs I haven’t heard in ages.
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Yeah but it’s a good demographic to be in. I don’t want to go over board but I give Gibbard is due. I’ve enjoyed all of the Death Cab/Postal Service stuff I’ve gotten my ears on. My early reaction was akin to the reaction I had way back in middle school the first time I heard R.E.M
Comment by JR — August 31, 2005 @ 10:16
what was the date of the broadcast where you heard “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” on Dave Cusick’s Post Modern Rock Show? im trying to find it in his archives but cant.
any help would be appreciated
Comment by J — October 17, 2005 @ 8:47
Either August 19 or 26. The first show I heard was his August 12 one (they’re all saved in my iPod, which is how I know), and I know it wasn’t in that first show.
Comment by Beau — October 17, 2005 @ 10:37
thanks for the tip, checked it out, he does play DCfC’s “Souls meets Body” on the 19th but i cant find “follow you into the dark” anywhere. maybe im just missing it, or maybe the archive links and show dates are crisscrossed.
Comment by J — October 17, 2005 @ 11:23