El segundo single del First Impressions of Earth, y uno más que se añade a la lista de clásicos de los Strokes. Un poco más fuerte que las canciónes de los Strokes, es la representación perfecta de como es el First Impressions. Largos solos de guitarra, letras (un poco) más coherentes, y una voz mas clara de Julian. Además, esta acompañada por un gran video. Nunca fallan.
Well I don’t feel better When I’m fucking around And I don’t write better When I’m stuck in the ground So don’t teach me a lesson Cause I’ve already learned Yeah the sun will be shining And my children will burn
Oh the heart beats in its cage
I don’t want what you want I don’t feel what you feel See I’m stuck in a city But I belong in a field
Yeah we got left, left, left, left, left, left, left, Now it’s three in the morning and You’re eating alone
Oh the heart beats in its cage
All our friends they’re laughing at us All of those you loved, you mistrust Help me, I’m just not quite myself Look around there’s no one else left I went to the concert and I fought through the crowd Guess I got too excited when I thought you were around
Oh, he gets left, left, left, left, left, left, left
I’m sorry you were thinking I would steal your fire Oh the heart beats in its cage Yes the heart beats in its cage Alright
El segundo single de Guillemtos que fue elegible para las charts británicas, y sin duda la mejor canción de su disco (opinión personal claro). La mayoría debe saber (aunque no se si se acuerden) de los atentados terroristas en Londres en el verano del 2005, cuando explotaron bombas en autobuses y unas estaciones del metro. Días después, en busca de personas responsables, la policía londinense disparó mas de siete veces en la cabeza contra un ciudadano brasileño asustado por ver a tantos policías acercarsele. Después se dieron cuenta que era inocente y no tenía nada que ver con los atentados. Esta canción esta inspirada en ese incidente.
Its 1 o clock on a friday morning I’m trying to keep my back from the wall The prophets and their bombs have had another success And i’m wondering why we bother at all
And i think of you on cold winter mornings Darling they remind me of when we were at school Nothing really mattered when you called out my name In fact, nothing really mattered at all
And i think about how long it will take them to blow us away But i won’t get me down, I’m just thankful to be facing the day
Cos days don’t get you far when you’re gone
It’s five o clock on a Friday morning one hundred telephones shake and ring And one of them is from someone who knew you
And i still think of you on cold winter mornings Darling they’ll still remind me of when we were at school When they could never have persuaded me that lives like yours were the hands of these eronious fools
And to those of you who moan your lives through one day to the next Well let them take you next Cos you live and be thankful you’re here