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The opening track to The National’s 2013 album “Trouble Will Find Me,” is about lead vocalist Matt Berninger’s younger brother Tom.
Tom and Matt are almost a decade apart in age and have separate personalities; Matt being the professional son who started enjoying success with The National in the pa...
[Verse 1]
Don't make me read your mind
You should know me better than that
It takes me too much time
You should know me better than that
You're not that much like me
You should know me better than that
We have different enemies
But you should know me better than that
[Pre-Chorus]
I should leave it alone, but you're not right
I should leave it alone, but you're not right
[Verse 2]
Can't you write it on the wall?
You should know me better than that
There's no room to write it all
You should know me better than that
Can you turn the TV down?
You should know me better than that
There's too much crying in the sound
I should know you better than that
[Pre-Chorus]
I should leave it alone, but you're not right
I should leave it alone, but you're not right
[Chorus]
I should live in salt for leaving you behind, behind
[Verse 3]
You think about something so much
You should know me better than that
Start to slide outta touch
You should know me better than that
Tell yourself it's only noise
You should know me better than that
Learn to appreciate the void
You should know me better than that
[Chorus]
I should live in salt for leaving you behind, behind
I should live in salt for leaving you behind, behind
[Chorus]
I should live in salt for leaving you behind, behind
I Should Live in Salt was written by Matt Berninger & Aaron Dessner.
I Should Live in Salt was produced by Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner.
The National released I Should Live in Salt on Fri May 17 2013.
Singer Matt Berninger had the following to say about “I Should Live in Salt” in an interview given to Under the Radar magazine:
In truth, that song is very much—but not on an every line level—about my younger brother, Tom. He was very much in mind the whole time I was writing thoughts and lyrics fo...