Music Moment: “I Will Follow You Into the Dark,” Death Cab For Cutie

I’m fading fast from Round 2 of cold medicine, so I’m following the thread of the last post. Here is some Death Cab For Cutie, the video for the track “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” which has been widely covered, I’ve bookmarked good ones here and there and I promise to try to throw some of those up at some point. Anyway, this is continuity and so forth because Zooey Deschanel is married to Ben Gibbard of Death Cab, who is also the lead singer of The Postal Service and who was born in the same town I was. Aww. Twinsies! Well, not the famous musician part.

Really beautiful lyrics. Seeing them together kind of makes me think of my daughter’s father. Maybe it’s the Nyquil talking but sometimes he was okay. On reflection … almost definitely the Nyquil.

Love of mine some day you will die
But I’ll be close behind
I’ll follow you into the dark

No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there’s no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I’ll follow you into the dark

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 back

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the NOs on their vacancy signs

If there’s no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I’ll follow you into the dark

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
In the blackest of rooms

If Heaven and Hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the No’s on their vacancy signs

If 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

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