Death Cab for Cutie — Bixby Canyon Bridge
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I descended a dusty gravel ridge
Beneath the Bixby Canyon Bridge
Until I eventually arrived
At the place where your soul had died
And barefoot in the shallow creek
I grabbed some stones from underneath
And waited for you to speak to me
In the silence, it became so very clear
That you had long ago disappeared
I cursed myself for being surprised
That this didn't play like it did in my mind
All the way from San Francisco
As I chased the end of your road
'Cause I've still got miles to go
And I want to know my fate
If I keep up this way
It's hard to want to stay awake
When everyone you meet
They all seem to be asleep
And you wonder if you're missing your dream
You can't see in a dream
You can't see in a dream
You just can't see in a dream
A dream, a dream, a dream, a dream
A dream, a dream, a dream, a dream
A dream, a dream, a dream, a dream
And then it started getting dark
I trudged back to where the car was parked
No closer to any kind of truth
As I must assume was the case with you
Beneath the Bixby Canyon Bridge
Until I eventually arrived
At the place where your soul had died
And barefoot in the shallow creek
I grabbed some stones from underneath
And waited for you to speak to me
In the silence, it became so very clear
That you had long ago disappeared
I cursed myself for being surprised
That this didn't play like it did in my mind
All the way from San Francisco
As I chased the end of your road
'Cause I've still got miles to go
And I want to know my fate
If I keep up this way
It's hard to want to stay awake
When everyone you meet
They all seem to be asleep
And you wonder if you're missing your dream
You can't see in a dream
You can't see in a dream
You just can't see in a dream
A dream, a dream, a dream, a dream
A dream, a dream, a dream, a dream
A dream, a dream, a dream, a dream
And then it started getting dark
I trudged back to where the car was parked
No closer to any kind of truth
As I must assume was the case with you
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I've become more of a Death Cab fan than I ever expected, and it's not more than an amorphous fondness - especially this album.
Good stuff - not heard it before.
I didn't know what to think about it until DCFC began their concert in Hamburg back in 2009 with a great version of this song. Love it!
rtrudeau wrote:
Touché.
How about this: Not the best cut from this album. It's a shame, because all songs about Northern California, one of the most beautiful parts of the planet, should be good.
Me agree.
The beginning of this song reminds me of an early morning fog rolling in over Raggeg Point... beautiful.
The middle / ending part reminds me of a summer holiday weekend day at Santa Cruz... not nearly as pleasant.
Touché.
How about this: Not the best cut from this album. It's a shame, because all songs about Northern California, one of the most beautiful parts of the planet, should be good.
Me agree.
The beginning of this song reminds me of an early morning fog rolling in over Raggeg Point... beautiful.
The middle / ending part reminds me of a summer holiday weekend day at Santa Cruz... not nearly as pleasant.
The singer's voice, like the name of the band, is sacarine.
window wrote:
If only this comment made sense, it would be clever. But since it doesn't, it ain't.
Touché.
How about this: Not the best cut from this album. It's a shame, because all songs about Northern California, one of the most beautiful parts of the planet, should be good.
If only this comment made sense, it would be clever. But since it doesn't, it ain't.
Touché.
How about this: Not the best cut from this album. It's a shame, because all songs about Northern California, one of the most beautiful parts of the planet, should be good.
Everybody seems to have an RP favorite that they personally just can't stand. Death Cab For Cutie is mine. One of the few things that makes me take off my headphones.
This song rocks out in its own clean-white-shirt-and-glasses kind of way. Most excellent, I'd say... and I guess I just did.
My friend made his own bungee rope and jumped off the Bixby Canyon Bridge. I've seen the video footage. He survived but I wouldn't recommend it.
Like the band, but this song blows.
Govi wrote:
If only this comment made sense, it would be clever. But since it doesn't, it ain't.
If only it were good, it would be great. But since it's not, it ain't.
If only this comment made sense, it would be clever. But since it doesn't, it ain't.
Big Creek Bridge is just as impressive...
I've been over it a few times...
Not sure what I think of this track. Good or bad, it keeps my interest throughout. Perhaps it is a grower. I'll start with a 6.
Govi wrote:
If only it were good, it would be great. But since it's not, it ain't.
It's new. I'm giving it a chance. 7
Zep wrote: 
Now pair this up with Big Sur by the Thrills.And "California" by the Beach Boys. THE ULTIMATE California song...
On my way to sunny california
On my way to spend another sunny day
Water, water get yourself in the cool, clear, water
The sun shines brightly down on penny's place
The sun shines brightly down on the bay
The air's so clean it'll just take your mind away
Take your mind away
Take your mind away
Have you ever been south of monterey
Barrancas carve the coast line and the chaparral flows to the sea
'neath waves of golden sunshine
And have you ever been north of morro bay
The south coast plows the sea
And the people there are of the breed
They don't need electricity
Water, water, cool cascades of clear, clear water
The sun dance final scene sets the hills ablaze.
Horizon edges quick up the mountain's way.
Have you ever been down salinas way?
Where steinbeck found the valley
And he wrote about it the way it was in his travelin's with charley
And have you ever walked down through the sycamores
Where the farmhouse used to be
There the monarch's autumn journey ends
On a windswept cyprus tree
Water get water get yourself in that
Get yourself in that get yourself in that cool, clear, water
The sun shines brightly down on penny's place
Get yourself in that water
The air's so clean that it just takes your mind away
Take your mind away
Take your mind away
Have you ever been to a festival, the big sur congregation?
Where country joe will do his show
And he'd sing about liberty
And the people there in the open air, one big family.
Yeah the people there love to sing and share
Their new found liberty
Now pair this up with Big Sur by the Thrills.
Now pair this up with Big Sur by the Thrills.
Govi wrote:
If only it were good, it would be great. But since it's not, it ain't.
Pithy.
If only it were good, it would be great. But since it's not, it ain't.
(*and it's the Bixby Creek Bridge, not Bixby Canyon Bridge...).