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Passenger — Night Vision Binoculars
Album: Wicked Man's Rest
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Released: 2008
Length: 3:24
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I see you nearly everyday
I see you, but you don't see me
I wish I had something clever to say
And I wish I had something better I could be

And we touched hands by the coffee machine the other day
And I know you've forgotten already but I'm gonna take that moment to the grave
To the grave

Cuz I just wanna walk you home
I just wanna walk you home
oh yeah

Well I see you nearly every night
I see you when you're down in your house
With my night vision binoculars
And I creep quiet as a mouse

And I get jealous when I see you stroking his head
But it's okay I tell myself
Cuz I know it's only

Cuz I just wanna walk you home,
I just wanna walk you home
Well I just need some time alone
I just need some time alone

Well I'm the boy who answers the phone
I'm the boy who eats lunch on his own
I'm the boy with the monotone
I'm the boy still lives at home

I'm the boy with the ironed shirt
I'm the boy who watches you work
I know where you keep your skirts
I know where your secrets lurk

I'm the boy that's calling your house
I'm the boy who's freaking out
With my thermal flask of tea,
Up there in your neighbour's tree

I'm the boy that's crossing borders
I'm the boy with social disorders
I'm the boy with restraining orders
And I'm the boy, yeah

Cuz I just wanna walk you home,
I just wanna walk you home
Well I know that it's not right to creep
But I just wanna watch you sleep alone

I said I just wanna walk you home
I just wanna walk you home
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C'mon! This has to be one of the top ten pop music stalker songs of 2008. 
7 from the South Seattle Jury
Posted 3 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
a pity that he doesn't have a better voice... The music and the lyrics are nice but this voice, I just can#t get over it... :(
Posted 9 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
Done way better by Dogbowl ("Stalker"). 
Posted 10 years ago by maggierob    [ Reply ]
Just discovered that the volume control on my computer will not go below zero under any circumstances.

Oh ,wait, let's get a second opinion:



That's just TURRIBLE! 
Posted 10 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
most horrible voice in pop & rock, ever. torture!!
Posted 10 years ago by tutakea    [ Reply ]
Weird voice, great tunes.
Posted 10 years ago by richlister    [ Reply ]
 winotron wrote:
This song sounded awesome until he started singing.  Started out like a Strokes song in their prime, then he started singing and it never recovered.  Pretty horrible.  Sounds like the kind of song that's tailor-made for TV commercials.

 
A commercial for night-vision binos and spying gear, perhaps? Otherwise I can't see how a corporation would want a creepy song like this advertising its wares/services.

I think yer man's voice is fairly distinctive, not dissimilar to Paolo Nutini, the sort of voice that can be either eargasm or ear-ache, depending your taste.
Posted 10 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Nice (and somewhat entertaining) interview with Mike Rosenberg:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTif4ctiR48
Posted 10 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
 Dgradeworkunit wrote:
Yeah, the lyrics are creepy - but to add a bit of realism NVG's (Night Vision Gear - that's what they are usually called) are not the best thing for spying on people in the way that I suppose a stalker would.  I use NVG's occasionally at work so I am familiar with them.  The images are great for finding someone sneaking up on you, but the image is lousy - more like a photo negative.
So it would seem that the lyrics are the product of imagination and not experience.  
In this case, that's a really good thing! 

 
That does seem to be a "good thing" for the composer(s) of these lyrics; for you I'm not as sure.
Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Get some help boy! Professional help!
Posted 11 years ago by jkhandy    [ Reply ]
love it. 
Posted 11 years ago by dabeyc    [ Reply ]
Night Vision Binoculars
(subtitle: Ode to the NSA) 
Posted 11 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
This song sounded awesome until he started singing.  Started out like a Strokes song in their prime, then he started singing and it never recovered.  Pretty horrible.  Sounds like the kind of song that's tailor-made for TV commercials.
Posted 11 years ago by winotron    [ Reply ]
 bethesdaboo wrote:
Yeah, such a happy stalker song

 
There seems to be a good many newer songs (and some not so new) that if you listen to the words you think "who ever does this looks to get arrested/shot.
Toadies Tyler was one of the first I really noticed.

Death Cab

These guys

etc
Posted 11 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
First time I hear it. Surprised by the energy it brings to me. I give it a seven, high score for first hearing. It will probably increase next time.
Posted 11 years ago by calispera    [ Reply ]
Brilliant
Posted 11 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Yeah, such a happy stalker song
Posted 11 years ago by bethesdaboo    [ Reply ]
such a cheery little stalker song
Posted 11 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
Hmmm not sure how I feel about this one, that is a great guitar mix though.  For some reason I already had this one rated 4 ... may have been a misclick ... I'll go ahead and bump it up to 6 'til next listen.
Posted 11 years ago by MJdub    [ Reply ]
 jimys wrote:
The only way I could get this song in my music library was to buy the whole album and I'm glad I did.  Most of the music on it is pretty damn good.
 
this is good to know, because i really like this song!
Posted 11 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 jools wrote:
  lkovathana wrote:

Although, "I Think I'm Turning Japanese" is not necessarily creepy, albeit a stoner's anthem. 
 
Turning Japanese is about masturbating actually. Just look in the mirror next time.
 
"No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women
No fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark
Everyone around me is a total stranger
Everyone avoids me like a cyclone range

That's why I'm turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so"

Read more at https://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/12616/#kV46P3DWjaRezkm3.99
Posted 12 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Blech!
Posted 12 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
The only way I could get this song in my music library was to buy the whole album and I'm glad I did.  Most of the music on it is pretty damn good.
Posted 12 years ago by jimys    [ Reply ]
      

lily34 wrote:
i flippin love this love love love this.
 

Posted 12 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 jools wrote:
  lkovathana wrote:

Although, "I Think I'm Turning Japanese" is not necessarily creepy, albeit a stoner's anthem. 
 
Turning Japanese is about masturbating actually. Just look in the mirror next time.
 
From time to time a photographer will think he's being terribly original and release a series of stills showing people's faces as they climax. This has been done 3-4 times. 

I remember that song, back when groups could actually overdo an emphasis on sex. The Knack had the reputation of being overheated and quickly annoying.  
Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
i flippin love this love love love this.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
  lkovathana wrote:

Although, "I Think I'm Turning Japanese" is not necessarily creepy, albeit a stoner's anthem. 
 
Turning Japanese is about masturbating actually. Just look in the mirror next time.
Posted 12 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
 donnyballgame wrote:

I Think I'm Turning Japanese

Another happy-sounding, yet creepy ditty.
 
Although, "I Think I'm Turning Japanese" is not necessarily creepy, albeit a stoner's anthem. 
Posted 12 years ago by lkovathana    [ Reply ]
Yes,  fun, bouncy, creepy and quite likeable.
Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
aaaaahhhhhhgggghhh!  So creepy!
Posted 12 years ago by lkovathana    [ Reply ]
 lily34 wrote:

and DCFC's i will possess your heart.
 
I Think I'm Turning Japanese

Another happy-sounding, yet creepy ditty.
Posted 12 years ago by donnyballgame    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

{#Lol} This song is actually hysterically funny to me. Maybe it's because I have more important things about which to be freaked...

I see you nearly everyday.
I see you, but you don't see me.
I wish I had something clever to say.
And I wish I had something better I could be.

We touched hands by the coffee machine the other day.
I know you've forgotten already,
But I'm gonna take that moment to the grave.
To the grave.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
Oh, yea.

I see you nearly every night.
I see you when you're down in your house.
With my night vision binoculars
I creep quiet as a mouse.

And I get jealous when I see you stroking his hair.
But it's okay, I tell myself 'cause I know
It's only I'm not there.
I'm not there.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
Well I just need some time alone.
I just need some time alone.

I'm the boy who watches the phone.
I'm the boy who eats lunch on his own.
I'm the boy with the monotone.
I'm the boy who still lives at home.

I'm the boy with the ironed shirt.
I'm the boy who watches you work.
I know where you keep your skirts.
I know where your secrets lurk.

I'm the boy that's calling your house.
I'm the boy that's freaking you out.
With my thermal flask of tea.
Up there in your neighbor's tree.

I'm the boy that's crossing borders.
I'm the boy with social disorders.
I'm the boy with restraining orders.
I'm the boy, yeah.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
And I know that's it not right to creep.
But I just wanna watch you sleep alone.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.

I think "Exciteable Boy" by Warren Zevon would have fit nicely after this one.  Come to think of it, Bill could do an entire "psycho-set" with this song, Exciteable Boy, Psycho-Killer, and Digging In The Dirt.... That'd pretty much guarantee that I'd never sleep again.{#Lol}

 


 
and DCFC's i will possess your heart.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
I never listed to the lyrics until Bill's intro just now pointed out the song is happy and creepy.  Well worth paying attention to, that was entertaining.
Posted 12 years ago by dreadpixie    [ Reply ]
 poodha wrote:
I thought it was the lead singer from The Beautiful South of The House Martins. Same guy?
 
wow. i can totally hear that!!  (:waves: hi poodha!!)
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Cute project video over at the 'Tube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIt-PicodA 
Posted 12 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
hey, at least he's honest.
Posted 12 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
I thought it was the lead singer from The Beautiful South of The House Martins. Same guy?
Posted 12 years ago by poodha    [ Reply ]

Sounds a little like the Magic Numbers!


Posted 12 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]
Yeah, the lyrics are creepy - but to add a bit of realism NVG's (Night Vision Gear - that's what they are usually called) are not the best thing for spying on people in the way that I suppose a stalker would.  I use NVG's occasionally at work so I am familiar with them.  The images are great for finding someone sneaking up on you, but the image is lousy - more like a photo negative.
So it would seem that the lyrics are the product of imagination and not experience.  
In this case, that's a really good thing! 
Posted 13 years ago by Dgradeworkunit    [ Reply ]
 Fredrikson wrote:

i lol'd

 

That woman seriously needs to keep her curtains/blinds closed at night!
Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
I don't hit "mute" often, but I will every time for this one.{#Puke}
Posted 13 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
 Alexandra wrote:

 
i lol'd

Posted 13 years ago by Fredrikson    [ Reply ]

Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
 blotto wrote:
Never listened to this too closely until now. Those are good and creepy lyrics for such a happy sounding tune. 
  It is definitely creepy. And fantastic. Creeptastic?


Posted 13 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Never listened to this too closely until now. Those are good and creepy lyrics for such a happy sounding tune. 
Posted 13 years ago by blotto    [ Reply ]
Good!
Posted 13 years ago by prasitmaline    [ Reply ]
Sheesh.....did they recruit Paolo Nutini as their guest vocalist?
Posted 13 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
 oldman wrote:
The Housemartins with creepy lyrics
 
That would be The Beautiful South. Their song "Woman in The Wall" comes to mind.

The 'martins are a band we need on RP. They were great back in the day.
Posted 13 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]
Creepy but nice.
Posted 13 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Xstremely Strange yes, Bill, and Thank  You .  A great run....

Posted 13 years ago by Centabor    [ Reply ]
I love Bill's intro to this song: "a slightly creepy, but fun song" (or something along those lines).
Posted 13 years ago by eruwenolorien    [ Reply ]
2 door cinema club

Posted 13 years ago by estprophet22    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:
Don't happy, be worry - just what we need, an upbeat song about stalking...
 
{#Lol} This song is actually hysterically funny to me. Maybe it's because I have more important things about which to be freaked...

I see you nearly everyday.
I see you, but you don't see me.
I wish I had something clever to say.
And I wish I had something better I could be.

We touched hands by the coffee machine the other day.
I know you've forgotten already,
But I'm gonna take that moment to the grave.
To the grave.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
Oh, yea.

I see you nearly every night.
I see you when you're down in your house.
With my night vision binoculars
I creep quiet as a mouse.

And I get jealous when I see you stroking his hair.
But it's okay, I tell myself 'cause I know
It's only I'm not there.
I'm not there.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
Well I just need some time alone.
I just need some time alone.

I'm the boy who watches the phone.
I'm the boy who eats lunch on his own.
I'm the boy with the monotone.
I'm the boy who still lives at home.

I'm the boy with the ironed shirt.
I'm the boy who watches you work.
I know where you keep your skirts.
I know where your secrets lurk.

I'm the boy that's calling your house.
I'm the boy that's freaking you out.
With my thermal flask of tea.
Up there in your neighbor's tree.

I'm the boy that's crossing borders.
I'm the boy with social disorders.
I'm the boy with restraining orders.
I'm the boy, yeah.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.
And I know that's it not right to creep.
But I just wanna watch you sleep alone.

Cuz I just wanna walk you home.
I just wanna walk you home.

I think "Exciteable Boy" by Warren Zevon would have fit nicely after this one.  Come to think of it, Bill could do an entire "psycho-set" with this song, Exciteable Boy, Psycho-Killer, and Digging In The Dirt.... That'd pretty much guarantee that I'd never sleep again.{#Lol}

 




Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]

I'm the boy that's crossing borders 
I'm the boy with social disorders 
I'm the boy with restraining orders 
I'm the boy, yeah 


Posted 13 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
I keep hearing him say "I just need some Tylenol."
Posted 13 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
The Housemartins with creepy lyrics
Posted 13 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
Yes, there is a super-creepy (in the final shot) video. On the YouTubes in a couple of places, including:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B6kLH5aK-8


Posted 13 years ago by nmcvaugh    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:
James Blunt on speed?
 

{#Roflol}  {#High-five}  Creepy-Stalker James Blunt on speed. {#Yes}
Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
The lyrics are totally creepy, but I still like the song.
Posted 13 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:
James Blunt on speed?
 
Pointedly! :)

Posted 14 years ago by petrfas    [ Reply ]
Do I detect a touch of the Pretenders in this song? :)
Posted 14 years ago by badstudent    [ Reply ]
 jools wrote:
Same sentiment as Morning Jacket - I will posses your heart? 

That would be Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart".

Posted 14 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
This is creepier every time I hear it..
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 beamends wrote:
Weird! Love it...... {#Angel}
 

Me too!
Posted 14 years ago by Bosami    [ Reply ]
 rp1125 wrote:
if you're gonna do creepy, i prefer possum kingdom
 

Great song, but you'll never hear it here.
Posted 14 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 Randomax wrote:
James Blunt on speed?
 


Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Weird! Love it...... {#Angel}
Posted 14 years ago by beamends    [ Reply ]
James Blunt on speed?
Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
I never really listened to the lyrics until Bill mentioned them.  Verdict: yup... creepy.
Posted 14 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
Bought the album after listening to this song - whole album is great!
Posted 14 years ago by californiaview    [ Reply ]
 rp1125 wrote:
if you're gonna do creepy, i prefer possum kingdom
 
I'm with ya there...

Posted 14 years ago by df1489    [ Reply ]
What a happy stalker song! {#Hearteyes}{#Propeller}
Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
Not ready for prime time RP. 2
Posted 14 years ago by crockydile    [ Reply ]
 fevertree wrote:


I was listening from the other room and thought it was 'This Charming Man' or at least something by the Smiths...

Not at all bad, I seem to be missing the 'stalker' reference, and am blessedly free to enjoy the song...
 
Something in the vocal inflections reminds me of Morrisey

Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
 BLADERUNNER wrote:
i LOVE this song.  it combines so many different sounds, and it clicks with me on so many levels.  great stuff!

ps....by the way....IT'S JUST A SONG...it is NOT condoning any kind of behaviour, good or bad...so relax and enjoy.

pps...does this remind you of early Smiths?  maybe not the message, but the music does to me.

 

I was listening from the other room and thought it was 'This Charming Man' or at least something by the Smiths...

Not at all bad, I seem to be missing the 'stalker' reference, and am blessedly free to enjoy the song...
Posted 14 years ago by fevertree    [ Reply ]
if you're gonna do creepy, i prefer possum kingdom
Posted 14 years ago by rp1125    [ Reply ]
Same sentiment as Morning Jacket - I will posses your heart? 
Posted 14 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
"I'm the boy with restraining orders..."

Nice!

I've got a bad attitude and a sense of humor and I think this song is awesome. So there. All discussion on the merits of the song (or lack thereof) can end now.


Posted 14 years ago by Photo-John    [ Reply ]
Yikes. The Stalker Theme Song. Very very creepy.
Posted 14 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
 lawman wrote:
But what about the creep with a lower IQ than you and me?
 
 They find jobs doing talk radio.


Posted 14 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
i LOVE this song.  it combines so many different sounds, and it clicks with me on so many levels.  great stuff!

ps....by the way....IT'S JUST A SONG...it is NOT condoning any kind of behaviour, good or bad...so relax and enjoy.

pps...does this remind you of early Smiths?  maybe not the message, but the music does to me.

Posted 14 years ago by BLADERUNNER    [ Reply ]
 pookles wrote:
This song is amazing.  Great interplay of joyful melody and wicked lyrics.  It makes me smile every time I hear it.  Then it makes me follow unsuspecting girls home with my night vision binoculars.
Cover your ears lest a stray thought enter them.

 

Ears wide open  
Love this song, and yes, I am following you. On this.
Posted 14 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
Don't happy, be worry - just what we need, an upbeat song about stalking...
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Nils Lofgren on a bad day.
Posted 14 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
helgigermany wrote:

So can you tell me, whats the sense of lyrics like this? What was the author inspired of or for? But anyway the music is great!
 

Are you sure you werent a contestant on SNL Jeopardy?
/

Posted 14 years ago by zeze22    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:


So can you tell me, whats the sense of lyrics like this? What was the author inspired of or for? But anyway the music is great!

 
The sense of the lyrics is the song is upbeat and happy yet it has a narrative about a creep. This is called irony. I'm guessing the songwriter is a fan of irony, as are many others in this world.

Posted 15 years ago by mybaldbird    [ Reply ]
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:

Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or I won't know where I am
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
Well you know that I'm a wicked guy
And I was born with a jealous mind
And I can't spend my whole life
Trying just to make you toe the line
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
Let this be a sermon
I mean everything I've said
Baby, I'm determined
And I'd rather see you dead
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or you won't know where I am
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
Na, na, na
Na, na, na
Na, na, na
Na, na, na
 

Wow ... the Fabs clearly had a nasty side.

Came here to say I find the music to this Passenger song wimpy, but for better or for worse I guess it's meant to be a counterpoint to the lyrics.

Overall, yeesh ...

2.

Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]

Dont worry, just be happy


Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
 mybaldbird wrote:

Just like playing violent video games endorses murder...yea I've heard this argument, and it's retarded. Sorry, but nobody is as suggestible as you seem to fear, and if anyone was they would have a slew of problems before they even heard this song. Censorship out of irrational fear ruins the world.

 

So can you tell me, whats the sense of lyrics like this? What was the author inspired of or for? But anyway the music is great!

Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
God help me but I LOVE this song!
Posted 15 years ago by dkeifer    [ Reply ]
This song is amazing.  Great interplay of joyful melody and wicked lyrics.  It makes me smile every time I hear it.  Then it makes me follow unsuspecting girls home with my night vision binoculars.
Cover your ears lest a stray thought enter them.

Posted 15 years ago by pookles    [ Reply ]
 mandolin wrote:
i'm the boy who watches the phone.
i'm the boy who eats lunch on his own.
i'm the boy with the monotone.
i'm the boy who still lives at home.
i'm the boy with the ironed shirt.
i'm the boy who watches you work.
i know where you keep your skirts, i know where your secrets lurk.
i'm the boy that's calling your house.
i'm the boy that's freaking you out with my thermal flask of tea up there in your neighbor's tree.
i'm the boy that's crossing borders.
i'm the boy with social disorders.
i'm the boy with restraining orders.

i just want to walk you home.

 
Well I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or I won't know where I am
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
Well you know that I'm a wicked guy
And I was born with a jealous mind
And I can't spend my whole life
Trying just to make you toe the line
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
Let this be a sermon
I mean everything I've said
Baby, I'm determined
And I'd rather see you dead
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
 
I'd rather see you dead, little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head, little girl
Or you won't know where I am
 
You better run for your life if you can, little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man
That's the end'a little girl
Na, na, na
Na, na, na
Na, na, na
Na, na, na


Posted 15 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
i'm the boy who watches the phone.
i'm the boy who eats lunch on his own.
i'm the boy with the monotone.
i'm the boy who still lives at home.
i'm the boy with the ironed shirt.
i'm the boy who watches you work.
i know where you keep your skirts, i know where your secrets lurk.
i'm the boy that's calling your house.
i'm the boy that's freaking you out with my thermal flask of tea up there in your neighbor's tree.
i'm the boy that's crossing borders.
i'm the boy with social disorders.
i'm the boy with restraining orders.

i just want to walk you home.

Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
 lawman wrote:
"Art" like this endorses bad behaviour.  Oh sure: we wouldn't take any advice from it, would we?  But what about the creep with a lower IQ than you and me?
 
Just like playing violent video games endorses murder...yea I've heard this argument, and it's retarded. Sorry, but nobody is as suggestible as you seem to fear, and if anyone was they would have a slew of problems before they even heard this song. Censorship out of irrational fear ruins the world.

Posted 15 years ago by mybaldbird    [ Reply ]
I listened; I (thought I) heard the lyrics, but couldn't believe 'em; I read the lyrics. I gave it a 1, in the hope that Bill will not play this again.  I don't buy all this "it's only art" shit. 

"Art" like this endorses bad behaviour.  Oh sure: we wouldn't take any advice from it, would we?  But what about the creep with a lower IQ than you and me?

Posted 15 years ago by lawman    [ Reply ]
{#Stupid} Nice beat, but creeeeepy lyrics!

Posted 15 years ago by rtree    [ Reply ]
Didn't everyone have one of these in high school?
Posted 15 years ago by kimacho    [ Reply ]
Wow, I kinda like a stalker song!! What next?
Posted 15 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]
I really really like this song.  Thanks Bill!  Another band I would never have heard save for you.
Posted 15 years ago by reindeer    [ Reply ]
 iggam wrote:
{#Moon}

Sounds like a song by a pocket-sized pervert. 
 
Hahaha! Lovely comment for a nice song.
Posted 15 years ago by slippery    [ Reply ]

good, vibes, voice and music ! very "entrainant" !


Posted 15 years ago by stéfanik    [ Reply ]
Wow following Ray Charles with this ... That's just wrong, man, wrong.
Posted 15 years ago by vit    [ Reply ]
 Chipps wrote:

English. {#Angel} They're from Brighton on the south coast.

Incidentally, I went looking for this on iTunes and couldn't find it because the track's actually called 'I want to walk you home' 
 
Looks like the track name got changed sometime after the first indy release. It's on itunes now.
Posted 15 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Always good to hear one of your uploads cycle through the main channel.
Posted 15 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
fun little ditty...won't stand the test of time...but hey, works for me this minute...
Posted 15 years ago by bschena    [ Reply ]
...good gosh this is a great little song...

Posted 15 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
I love the line that says "I'm the boy with a Thermos flask of tea, watching you from up a tree". Makes me think of a trainspotter on a railway station platform in an anorak, and that this song is not entirely serious. 
Posted 15 years ago by TonyBear    [ Reply ]
really, seriously SICK OF STALKER SONGS.
Posted 15 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
 manzanitafire wrote:
This song is seriously creepy and just gets worse. As a girl, I have to say, I don't really find it that humorous.
 
I guess the irony in the song is lost on you...

Posted 15 years ago by mybaldbird    [ Reply ]

 sometimes creepy needs to be said in order to start the conversation    i find the song creepy too, but it points out how someone on the edge of stalking sees themselves... maybe someone will hear it and recognize their behavior in it. 

another dark song is City Sleeps by MC 900 ft Jesus see the really good homemade video someone did for it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye0k-qRDSno


Posted 15 years ago by JerrytheMoose    [ Reply ]
 minimole wrote:

Don't worry, it's highly unlikely the song is about you personally, even though you are A Girl. You see, it's just a song, not a statement of intent. It's not meant to be taken literally. Hope this helps.
 

It has to be about me for it to be creepy?

Posted 15 years ago by manzanitafire    [ Reply ]
His voice reminds me a bit of Brett Dennen.

Posted 15 years ago by MetroOwl    [ Reply ]
 manzanitafire wrote:
This song is seriously creepy and just gets worse. As a girl, I have to say, I don't really find it that humorous.
 
it is creepy, which is too bad since it's snappy.
Posted 15 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]
Never heard this before — really like it. Rated it a 7 but may move it up on subsequent hearings.
Posted 15 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
Mmmm, this one crept up on me: nice, peppy tune, just 'off-kilter' enough to not be saccharine, I wasn't really paying attention to the lyrics... it is a little more twisted than I realized, but I still like it.

Posted 15 years ago by chrysalis94952    [ Reply ]
Love the snappy beat with the creepy sentiment. Can't help it. But totally, totally creepy.
Posted 15 years ago by BlueHeronDruid    [ Reply ]
i kept thinking 'town called malice' ...
Posted 15 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]
This song is seriously creepy and just gets worse. As a girl, I have to say, I don't really find it that humorous.
Posted 15 years ago by manzanitafire    [ Reply ]
 The_Enemy wrote:
Cool song.  7 from the Not-Anywhere-Close-To-Nottingham Jury. 

The Ulan Bator jury? ;-)

Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Cool song.  7 from the Not-Anywhere-Close-To-Nottingham Jury.

Sounds an awful lot like "This Charming Man" from The Smiths, though.
Posted 15 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]