Transatlanticism Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The Atlantic was born today, and I'll tell you how
The clouds above opened up and let it out
I was standing on the surface of a perforated sphere
When the water filled every hole
And thousands upon thousands made an ocean
Making islands where no island should go, oh no
[Verse 2]
Most people were overjoyed, they took to their boats
I thought it less like a lake and more like a moat
The rhythm of my footsteps crossing flatlands to your door
Have been silenced forevermore
The distance is quite simply much too far for me to row
It seems farther than ever before, oh no
[Refrain]
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
The Atlantic was born today, and I'll tell you how
The clouds above opened up and let it out
I was standing on the surface of a perforated sphere
When the water filled every hole
And thousands upon thousands made an ocean
Making islands where no island should go, oh no
[Verse 2]
Most people were overjoyed, they took to their boats
I thought it less like a lake and more like a moat
The rhythm of my footsteps crossing flatlands to your door
Have been silenced forevermore
The distance is quite simply much too far for me to row
It seems farther than ever before, oh no
[Refrain]
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
I need you so much closer
About
Genius Annotation
Benjamin Gibbard’s middle finger to distance, in “Transatlanticism” we hear a story of a man who has been distanced from his love both internally and literally by her being an ocean apart from him.
This song is featured as the main track in the album Transatlanticism.
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- 2.Lightness
- 4.Expo ’86
- 6.Tiny Vessels
- 7.Transatlanticism
- 11.A Lack of Color
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Drums
Bass
Guitar
Vocals
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Recorded At
Tiny Telephone - San Francisco, California, The Hall of Justice, Tiny Telephone, Avast! Recording Co., Ironwood Studios, Studio X - Seattle, Washington
Release Date
October 7, 2003
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