“Compliments” was the first single from Infinite Arms. It failed to make the charts but was a radio hit in Seattle, where the band was formed.
[Verse 1]
I'm fixin' a drink in the morning with the way things are
You may have stayed too long
You're splittin' apart at the seams from the hospital call
You've known him so long
[Chorus 1]
If there's a God up in the air
Someone lookin' over everyone
At least you got somethin' to fall back on
[Verse 2]
Deep in the heart of the country was a house I built from logs
A raven and a lady hawk
A quiet and calm through the day
See the sun burn through the fog
Approachin' was a yellow dog
[Chorus 2]
If there's a God up in the air
Someone lookin' over everyone
At least you got somethin' to fall back on
What are people really for?
Does anybody even care?
I'll bet you get a lot of compliments down there
[Chorus 3]
If there's a God up in the air
Someone lookin' over everyone
At least you got somethin' to fall back on
Do you got somethin' to say?
Isn't somethin' comin' over you?
Do you got important things still left to do?
Compliments was written by Ben Bridwell.
Compliments was produced by Band of Horses.
Band of Horses released Compliments on Thu Apr 01 2010.
This was a song we recorded three times before we actually got the style that we wanted. It was all live in the studio except for the vocals. I’ve seen people leaving comments that the song sounds really produced when we just did it three times and chose a live version of it. I don’t know how you ca...