The Strokes just released their latest single from their upcoming album Angles for free online and it sounds like vintage Strokes awesomeness! Stream or download it here without having to deal with their temperamental website, and further below I've done my best to try to transcribe the lyrics: The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness by One Thirty BPM
The album arrives in the UK on the 21st of March and the following day in the States through Rough Trade. Here is the tracklist:
Angles:
01 Machu Picchu
02 Under Cover of Darkness
03 Two Kinds of Happiness
04 You're So Right
05 Taken for a Fool
06 Games
07 Call Me Back
08 Gratisfaction
09 Metabolism
10 Life Is Simple in the Moonlight
Under Cover of Darkness lyrics
Slip back out of whack at your best
It's a nightmare
So I'm joining the army
Know how folks back out, I still call
Will you hate for me now?
We got the righteous advice to use it
Got everything but you can just choose it
I won't tie me a puppet on a string
Don't go that way
I'll wait for you
And I'm tired of all your friends
They're still at your door
And I won't, I better call you
So long my friend and adversary
But I will call you
Get dressed jump out of bed and do it best
Are you ok?
I've been out around this town
Everybody's been singing the same song ten years
I'll wait for you
Will you wait for me too?
And they sacrifice their lives
In our land are all closed eyes
I've been saying we're beaten down, I won't say it again
So Long
My adversary and friend
Don't go that way
I'll wait for you
I'm tired of all your friends
Knocking down your door
Get up in the morning, give it your all
So long my friend and adversary
Slip back out of whack at your best
It's a nightmare
So I'm joining the army
Know how folks back out, I still call
Will you hate for me now?
We got the righteous advice to use it
Got everything but you can just choose it
I won't tie me a puppet on a string
Don't go that way
I'll wait for you
And I'm tired of all your friends
They're still at your door
And I won't, I better call you
So long my friend and adversary
But I will call you
Get dressed jump out of bed and do it best
Are you ok?
I've been out around this town
Everybody's been singing the same song ten years
I'll wait for you
Will you wait for me too?
And they sacrifice their lives
In our land are all closed eyes
I've been saying we're beaten down, I won't say it again
So Long
My adversary and friend
Don't go that way
I'll wait for you
I'm tired of all your friends
Knocking down your door
Get up in the morning, give it your all
So long my friend and adversary
CHRIST! You're a saint for posting up the lyrics. Thanks man.
ReplyDeleteright back at him/her. i've been looking for the lyrics all over the internet
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lyrics! You're awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks guys, it's just my best attempt at transcribing them from listening to the song, so there are parts that I'm sure are wrong! If anyone has suggestions by all means post them!
ReplyDeleteSlip back out of whack at your best
ReplyDeleteIt's a nightmare
So I'm joining the army
Know how folks back out, I still call
Will you hate for me now?
We got the righteous advice to use it
Got everything but you can just choose it
I won't tie me a puppet on a string
Don't go that way
I'll wait for you
And I'm tired of all your friends
They're still at your door
And I won't, I better call you
So long my friend and adversary
But I will call you
Get dressed jump out of bed and do it best
Are you ok?
I've been out around this town
Everybody's been singing the same song for ten years
I'll wait for you
Will you wait for me too?
And they sacrifice their lives
In the land of our closed eyes
I've been saying we're beaten down, I won't say it again
So long, my friend
The sorry embrace
Don't go that way
I'll wait for you
I'm tired of all your friends
Knocking down your door
Get up in the morning, give it your all
So long my friend and adversary
Won’t you wait for you?
"I won't be a puppet on a string"
ReplyDeleteTHANKS! I LOVE THE STROKES!!! *__*
ReplyDeleteKnow how folks back out, I still call
ReplyDelete*Will you wait for me now?*
Line about puppet and string is open to debate for sure but I'd lean towards the original line
"and I'm tired of all your friends,
ReplyDeletelistening at your door"
you're amazing for putting up the lyrics!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if these are right but:
"So long my friend and adversary
But I will wait for you"
"I've been saying it a billion times, I won't say it again"
"I'm tired of all your friends, Banging at your door"