Humiliation - The National

I survived the dinner, and the air went thinner

I retired to the briars, by the pool, it gets so loud

If I die this instant, taken from the distance

They will probably list it down among other things 'round town

Got my rings around me, I got baby to pound me

I see stars and go weak, my baby cries and lays me down

In the skies over black Venice, I see eyes of a white menace

The surprise of the week is that I never heard the sound

And all the L.A. women fall asleep while swimming

I got paid to fish 'em out and then, one day, I lost the job

And I cried a little, I got fried a little

Then she laid her eyes on mine

And she said, «Babe, you’re better off»

I got my rings around me, I got baby to pound me

I see stars and go weak, my baby cries and lays me down

In the skies over black Venice, I see eyes of a white menace

The surprise of the week is that I never heard the sound

Tunnel vision lights my way

Leave a little life today

As a free fall advances, I’m the moron who dances

Ahh

I was teething on roses, I was in guns and noses

Ahh

Under the withering white skies of humiliation

Under the withering white skies of humiliation

Tunnel vision lights my way

Leave a little life today

Tunnel vision lights my way

Leave a little life today

She wore blue velvet

Said she can’t help it

She wore blue velvet

Said she can’t help it

She wore blue velvet

Said she can’t help it