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Interpol – Untitled
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A song depicting a person telling his/her lover that they’ll come around and surprise their lover by becoming a better person and being there when things aren’t going well. The
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Interpol – Untitled (Third Demo)
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Surprise, sometimes, will come around / Surprise, sometimes, will come around / I will surprise you sometime / I’ll come around / Oh, I will surprise you sometime / I’ll come
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Interpol – Obstacle 1
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“Obstacle 1” is the second single and second track off Interpol’s acclaimed debut, “Turn On The Bright Lights.”
In an interview, the band said the song was written when they saw a
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Interpol – NYC
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“NYC” is featured on both the Interpol EP and Turn On the Bright Lights.
The song offers a depiction of post-9/11 NYC while maintaining a dark tone which is present throughout
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Interpol – Pioneer to the Falls
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This thematically vague but distinctly ominous and dark song is considered by fans to be one of the best Interpol album-opening tracks, perhaps only rivaled by “Untitled” from
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Interpol – Obstacle 2
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“Obstacle 2” finds lead singer Paul Banks expressing his appreciation for a girl and letting her know that he’s willing to change for her.
The song was written before “Obstacle 1
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Interpol – PDA
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“PDA” is about a relationship gone sour. The lyrics are directed towards an ex-girlfriend or ex-wife and were written by Paul Banks, the lead singer of Interpol.
The song is the
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Interpol – The New
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“The New” from Interpol’s Turn On the Bright Lights seems to be about a guy who has tried his best in a relationship but simply cannot commit to it but one day he might be able to
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Interpol – Leif Erikson
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Leif Erikson is the closing track from Interpol’s critically acclaimed debut album, Turn On the Bright Lights. Leif Erikson was a Norse explorer from Iceland and the first known
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Interpol – Hands Away
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“Hands Away” is a short slow burner off of Interpol’s Turn On the Bright Lights.
The song is about a homosexual who is into bondage. Banks had also stated that people don’t
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Interpol – Roland
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Banks seems to have written the song about a character named Roland, a butcher who killed and severed segments of his victims’ bodies.
Roland did not expect to be apprehended by
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Interpol – Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down
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“Stella Was a Diver and She Was Always Down” seems to draw inspiration from The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. In the book, one of the main characters
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Interpol – Say Hello to the Angels
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This song addresses a man’s sexual obsession with his lover.
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Interpol – Precipitate (Second Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Been bad, Saturn makes your mind break in pieces / Been bad, so you cannot find the dimensions / But it will be around these spots that I've given to you / You will
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Interpol – The New (Peel Session)
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[Verse 1] / I wish I could live free / I hope it's not beyond me / Settling down it takes time / One day we'll live together / And life will be better / I have it here yeah in my
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Interpol – Gavilan/Cubed (Third Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Gosh, I sure miss the early days / When I was so drunk / Tied up in so many ways / Looking for the sanctity of love 'cause / I might make you handsome / Yeah, I might
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Interpol – Hands Away (Peel Session)
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Will you put my hands away? / Will you be my man? / Serve it up, don't wait / Let's see about this ham / Oh, what happened? / Oh, what happened? / Homespun desperation's knowing
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Interpol – Song Seven (Second Demo)
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[Verse 1] / You can't sit up / Yeah, you fell too fast / You come at the right time / Yeah, you come too fast / You bloom in spring / Yeah, you move the sky / You've come in
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Interpol – Stella (Third Demo)
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[Verse 1] / When she walks down the street / She knows there's people watching / The building fronts are just fronts / To hide the people watching her / [Verse 2] / But she once
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Interpol – NYC (Peel Session)
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[Verse 1] / I had seven faces / Thought I knew which one to wear / But I'm sick of spending these lonely nights / Training myself not to care / The subway is a porno / Pavements
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Interpol – Obstacle 2 (Peel Session)
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[Verse 1] / I'm gonna pull you in close, gonna wrap you up tight / Gonna play with the braids that you came here with tonight / I'm gonna hold your face and toast the snow that
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Interpol – PDA (First Demo)
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The song seems to be about a broken relationship with the lyrics directed at an ex-girlfriend/wife, but doesn’t deliver it in a straight forward manner as most other songs have
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Interpol – Roland (First Demo)
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Shhhh / C'mon, c'mon / My best friend's a butcher / He has sixteen knives / He carries them all over the town / At least he tries / Oh, look it stopped snowing / My best friend's
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Interpol – Leif Erikson (Third Demo)
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[Verse 1] / She says it helps with the lights out / Her rabid glow is like braille to the night / She swears I’m a slave to the details / But if your life is such a big joke, why
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Genius – May 2019 Album Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' MAY 2019 ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For May 2019 singles releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable albums, EPs, mixtapes, etc, released in
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