“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 first track of Interpol’s third EP, Interpol, and the fourth track on their certified-gold album, Turn on the Bright Lig...
[Verse 1: Paul Banks]
Yours is the only version of my desertion
That I could ever subscribe to
That is all that I can do
You are a past dinner, the last winner
I'm raping all around me
Until the last drop is behind you, oh
[Pre-Chorus 1: Paul Banks]
And you're so cute when you're frustrated, dear
Yeah, you're so cute when you're sedated, dear
Oh, yes, dear
[Chorus: Paul Banks and Daniel Kessler]
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tonight (Simpleton)
Sleep tonight (Yeah, simpleton)
Sleep tonight (You cannot follow)
Sleep tonight (Through the words alone)
[Verse 2: Paul Banks]
You are the only person who's completely certain
There's nothing here to be into
That is all that you can do
You are a past sinner, the last winner
And everything we've come to
It makes you you, you
[Pre-Chorus 2: Paul Banks]
But you cannot safely say that while I will be away
That you will not consider, sadly
How you helped me to stray
And you will not reach me, I am
Resenting a position that's past resentment
And now I can't consider
And now there is this distance, so
[Chorus: Paul Banks and Daniel Kessler]
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tonight (Simpleton)
Sleep tonight (Yeah, simpleton)
Sleep tonight (You cannot follow)
Sleep tonight (Through the words alone)
[Outro: Daniel Kessler]
Something to say
Something to do
Nothing to say
When there's nothing to do, oh
Oh
PDA was written by Daniel Kessler & Carlos Dengler & Paul Banks.
PDA was produced by Peter Katis & Gareth Jones.
From Pitchfork: “We recorded “PDA” when we were coming up on finishing the record, and [Paul] was like, “Fuck that song. That’s one of the first songs I ever wrote, and I don’t even want to bother with it.” And I was like, “Whoa, whoa, listen buddy, not to act like a bitch or anything, but that’s yo...