When Someone Great Is Gone.

LCD Soundsystem


I've been an LCD Soundsystem fan since May 14th 2005. That night, a few of us went to the Fillmore in SF to the LCD Soundsystem show to see M.I.A. open up. After M.I.A. finished, I was about to leave to go to Mistah F.A.B.'s Birthday Bash when my homeboy suggested I stay. With the glance he shot me, I knew that if I stayed, my life wouldn't be the same.

And it hasn't been.

I quickly got up on the genius of LCD, DFA, and James Murphy through subsequent projects and remixes, all which have significantly influenced my musical thought process...

Almost a year old, "Someone Great" is a testament to the strength of the machine that is LCD Soundsystem.

Simple.
Complex.
Concise.
Abstract.
Relevant.

"The worst is all the lovely weather,
I'm Sad. Its not raining."

I understand this song. I've been there. I am there. I live there.

Shout out to Bike Maker for the concept.
Shout out 1 O.A.K. for the execution.

Stay Tuned for more statements.


LCD Soundsystem "Someone Great"

I wish that we could talk about it,
But there, That's the problem.
With someone new I could have started,
Too late, for beginnings.
The little things that made me harassed,
Are gone, in a moment.
I miss the way we used to argue,
Locked, in your basement.

I wake up and the phone is ringing,
Surprised, as it's early.
And that should be the perfect warning,
That something's, a problem.
To tell the truth I saw it coming,
The way, you were breathing.
But nothing can prepare you for it,
The voice, on the other, end.

The worst is all the lovely weather,
I'm sad, it's not raining.
The coffee isn't even bitter,
Because, what's the difference?
There's all the work that needs to be done,
It's late, for revision.
There's all the time and all the planning,
And songs, to be finished.

And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
And it keeps coming,
Till the day it stops
(Repeat x3)
And it keeps coming,
(Repeat x7)
Till the day it stops.

I wish that we could talk about it,
But there, that's the problem.
With someone new I could have started,
Too late, for beginnings.
You're smaller than my wife imagined,
Surprised, you were human.
There shouldn't be this ring of silence,
But what, are the options?

When someone great is gone.
(Repeat x8)

We're safe, for the moment.
Saved,
For the moment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaYsczkWti0