Unreleased Songs

The Postal Service Unreleased Songs Lyrics
1.The District Sleeps Alone

Lyricist:Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello

Smeared black ink, your palms are sweaty
And I'm barely listening to last demands
I'm staring at the asphalt wondering
What's buried underneath where I am?

I'll wear my badge, a vinyl sticker with big block letters
Adhered to my chest
It tells your new friends I am a visitor here
I am not permanent
And the only thing keeping me dry is where I am

You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex.
A stranger with your door key, explaining that I'm just visiting
And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving

D.C. sleeps alone tonight

You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
A stranger with your door key, explaining that I'm just visiting
And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving

The District sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out their
lights
And send the autos swerving into the loneliest evening
And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving


2.Against the odds

How can I just let you walk away?
Just let you leave without a trace?
When I stand here taking every breath with you. You the only one
who really knew me at all. How can you just walk away from me?
When all I can do is watch you leave? 'Cause we shared the
laughter and the pain we even shared the tears. Your the only
one who really knew me at all. So take a look at me now. There's
just an empty space. There's nothing left here to remind me just
the memory of your face. So take a look at me now. There's just
an empty space. And you coming back to me is against the odds
and that's what I've gotta face. I wish I could just make you
turn around, turn around and see me cry. There's so much I need
to say to you. So many reasons why. Your the only one who really
knew me at all. So take a look at me now. There's just an empty
space. There's nothing left here to remind me just the memory of
your face. So take a look at me now. There's just an empty space
but to wait for you is all I can do and that's what I've gotta
face. Take a look at me now. I'll just be standing here and you
coming back to me is against the odds and thats a chance I've
gotta face. Take a look at me now, take a look at me now, take a
look at me now, take a look at me now, take a look at me now,
take a look at me now, take a look at me now.......


3.Grow Old With Me

Lyricist:John Lennon

Grow old along with me
The best is yet to be
When our time is come
We will be as one

God bless our love
God bless our love

Grow old along with me
Two branches of one tree
Face the setting sun
When the day is done

God bless our love
God bless our love

Spending our lives together
Man and wife together
World without end
World without end

Grow old along with me
Whatever fate decrees
We will see it through
For our love is true

God bless our love
God bless our love
God bless our love
God bless our love


4.The Dream Of Evan & Chan

Lyricist:Benjamin D Gibbard, James Scott Tamborello

It was familiar to me
The smoke too thick to breathe
The tile floors glistened
I slowly stirred my drink

And when you started to sing
You spoke with broken speech
That I could not understand
And then you grabbed me tightly

I won't let go, I won't let go
Even if you say so, oh no
I've tried and tried with no results
I won't let go, I won't let go

He then played every song from 1993
The crowd applauded as he curtsied bashfully
Your eyelashes tickled my neck
With every nervous blink

And it was perfect until the telephone started
Ringing, ringing, ringing, ringing, ringing, off


5.The District Sleeps Alone Toni

Lyricist:Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello

Smeared black ink, your palms are sweaty
And I'm barely listening to last demands
I'm staring at the asphalt wondering
What's buried underneath

Where I am
Where I am

Wear my badge, a vinyl sticker with big block letters
Adherent to my chest, tells your new friends
I am a visitor here, I am not permanent
And the only thing keeping me dry is

(Where I am)
You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
(Where I am)
A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting
(Where I am)
And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving

D.C. sleeps alone tonight

(Where I am)
You seem so so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex
(Where I am)
A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting
(Where I am)
And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving

(Where I am)
The district sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out their
lights
(Where I am)
And send the autos swerving into the loneliest evening
(Where I am)
And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving


6.Be Still My Heart

Lyricist:Benjamin D Gibbard, J. Tamborello

I was running late for work
So I didn't change my shirt
The evening's drinks
Left a lingering taste in my mouth

And when I left you were fast asleep
Tangled in the sheets
And on the bus I could have sworn it was all a dream
And it didn't happen to me

And then I felt the scrapes
From the slippery subway grate
Oh, how you laughed
At my complete lack of grace

But I could not recall
A more perfect fall
'Cause when I looked up into your eyes
It didn't hurt at all

And I thought, be still my heart
This could be a brand new start with you
And it will be clear if I wake up and you're still here
With me in the morning

And I thought, be still my heart
This could be a brand new start with you
And it will be clear if I wake up and you're still here
With me in the morning

Be still my heart
This could be a brand new start with you
And it will be clear if I wake up and you're still here
With me in the morning


7.Such Great Heights (John Tejada Remix)

Lyricist:Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello

I am thinking it's a sign
That the freckles in our eyes
Are mirror images
And when we kiss they're perfectly aligned

I have to speculate
That God himself did make
Us into corresponding shapes
Like puzzle pieces from the clay

It's true, it may seem like a stretch
But its thoughts like this that catch
My troubled head when you're away
When I am missing you to death

When you are out there on the road
For several weeks of shows
And when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now, they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now, but we'll stay

I tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat it sounded thin
Upon listening

And that frankly will not fly
You will hear the shrillest highs
And lowest lows with the windows down
When this is guiding you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now, they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now, but we'll stay

They will see us waving from such great heights
Come down now, they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now, but we'll stay


8.District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix)

Lyricist:Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello

Smeared black ink
Your palms are sweaty
And I'm barely listening to last demands
I'm staring at the asphalt wondering
What's buried underneath

I'll wear my badge
A vinyl sticker with big block letters
Adhered to my chest
It tells your new friends
'I am a visitor here, I am not permanent'

And the only thing, keepin' me dry is
Where I am?
Where I am?
Where I am?

You seem so out of context
In this gaudy apartment complex
A stranger with your door key
Explaining that I'm just visiting

And I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving?
Why I was the one worth leaving?
(I was the one worth leaving)
(I was the one worth leaving)

D.C. sleeps alone tonight
D.C. sleeps alone tonight
D.C. sleeps alone tonight
D.C. sleeps alone tonight

(Where I am?)
You seem so out of context
In this gaudy apartment complex
(Where I am?)
A stranger with your door key

Explaining that I'm just visiting
(Where I am?)
And I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving

(Where I am?)
The District sleeps alone tonight
After the bars turn out their lights
(Where I am?)
And send the autos swerving

Into the loneliest evening
(Where I am?)
And I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving

Why I was the one worth leaving
The one worth leaving
The one worth leaving
(Where I am, where I am?)
(Where I am, where I am?)


9.Iron and Wine

Lyricist:Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello

I am thinking it's a sign
That the freckles in our eyes are mirror images
And when we kiss they're perfectly aligned

And I have to speculate
That God himself did make
Us into corresponding shapes
Like puzzle pieces from the clay

And true, it may seem like a stretch
But it's thoughts like this that catch
My troubled head when you're away
When I am missing you to death

When you are out there on the road
For several weeks of shows
And when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
'Come down now', they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now, but we'll stay

I tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat it sounded thin
Upon listening

And that frankly will not fly
You will hear the shrillest highs
And lowest lows with the windows down
When this is guiding you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
'Come down now', they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
Come down now, but we'll stay


10.There's Never Enough Time

Lyricist:Benjamin D Gibbard, J. Tamborello

In due time
We'll finally see
There's barely time
For us to breathe

In due time
We'll finally see
There's barely time
For us to breathe

In due time
We'll finally see
There's barely time
For us to breathe


11.Nothing Better (Styrofoam Remix)

Lyricist:Benjamin D Gibbard, J. Tamborello

Will someone please call a surgeon
Who can crack my ribs and repair this broken heart
That you're deserting for better company

I can't accept that it's over
And I will block the door like a goalie tending the net
In the third quarter of a tied-game rivalry

So, just say how to make it right
And I swear I'll do my best to comply

Tell me am I right to think that there could be nothing better
Than making you my bride and slowly growing old together?

I feel must I interject here
You're getting carried away feeling sorry for yourself
With these revisions and gaps in history

So let me help you remember
I've made charts and graphs that should finally make it clear
I've prepared a lecture on why I have to leave

So please back away and let me go
I can't my darling I love you so but oh, oh

Tell me am I right to think that there could be nothing better
Than making you my bride and slowly growing old together?

Don't you feed me lines about some idealistic future
Your heart won't heal right if you keep tearing out the sutures

I know that I have made mistakes
And I swear I'll never wrong you again
You've got allure I can't deny
But you've had your chance so say goodbye
Say goodbye


12.We Will Become Silhouettes (Matthew Dear's Not Scared Mix)

Lyricist:Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello

I've got a cupboard with cans of food
Filtered water and pictures of you
I'm not coming out until this is all over

And I'm looking through the glass
Where the light bends at the cracks
And I'm screaming at the top of my lungs
Pretending the echoes belong to someone
Someone I used to know

And we become silhouettes when our bodies finally go
And we'll become

I wanted to walk through the empty streets
And feel something constant under my feet
But all the news reports recommended that I stay indoors

Because the air outside will make
Our cells divide at an alarming rate
Until our shells simply cannot hold
All our insides in and that's when we'll explode

It won't be a pretty sight
We'll become silhouettes when our bodies finally go
We'll become silhouettes when our bodies finally go
And we'll become

Come
Come
Come
...


13.Against All Odds

Lyricist:Phil Collins

How can I just let you walk away?
Just let you leave without a trace
When I stand here taking every breath with you
You're the only one who really knew me at all

How can you just walk away from me
When all I can do is watch you leave
'Cause we've shared the laughter and the pain
And even shared the tears
You're the only one who really knew me at all

So take a look at me now
There's just an empty space
There's nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face

Well take a look at me now
There's just an empty space
And you coming back to me is against the odds
And that's what I've got to face

I wish I could just make you turn around
Turn around and see me cry
There's so much I need to say to you
So many reasons why
You're the only one who really knew me at all

So take a look at me now
There's just an empty space
There's nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face

Now take a look at me now
'Cause there's just an empty space
But to wait for you is all I can do
And that's what I've got to face

Take a good look at me now
'Cause I'll still be standing here
And you coming back to me is against all odds
It's the chance I've got to face

Take a look at me now


14.We Will Become Silhouttes

Lyricist:Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello

I've got a cupboard with cans of food
Filtered water and pictures of you
And I'm not coming out until this is all over

And I'm looking through the glass
Where the light bends at the cracks
And I'm screaming at the top of my lungs
Pretending the echoes belong to someone
Someone I used to know

And we become
Silhouettes when our bodies finally go

I wanted to walk through the empty streets
And feel something constant under my feet
But all the news reports recommended that I stay indoors

Because the air outside will make
Our cells divide at an alarming rate
Until our shells simply cannot hold
All our inside's in and that's when we'll explode
And it won't be a pretty sight

And we'll become
Silhouettes when our bodies finally go
And we'll become
Silhouettes when our bodies finally go

And we'll become
Silhouettes when our bodies finally go
And we'll become
Silhouettes when our bodies finally go

We'll become
We'll become
We'll become
I will become, I will become


15.Turn Around

Cool hands, warm heart,
Big dreams, false starts
Those pills, don't work
They just, make it worse
Don't say, you're through
I'll swim, beside you
This town, this sea
Won't drag you underneath

You gotta know that this will turn around
Until then I will not let you down
When you find your ship has run aground
You can call me, I won't let you down
I won't let you down,
This will turn around

Sick days, drunk nights,
Short fuse, loud fights,
Lose weight: all bones,
White trucks, the undertow
Don't say, you're done
Cause you're brave and you're loved
This town, this sea
It won't drag you underneath


I won't let you down
You know that this'll turn around

Turn around, turn around, turn around oh
Turn around, turn around, turn around oh
Turn around, turn around, turn around oh
Turn around, turn around, turn around oh
Turn around, turn around, turn around oh
Turn around, turn around, turn around oh
Turn around, turn around, turn around oh
Turn around, turn around, turn around oh