Half a Million
The Shins * Track #7 On Heartworms
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Half a Million by The Shins
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The ShinsProduced by
James MercerWrited by
James MercerAbout
Those familiar with Mercer’s discography understand that his songs often portray an existential type theme. He questions reality, or at least the common interpretation of it. He ‘grabs his guitar’ often to write and sing about these thoughts and philosophies.
This song seems to denote the idea that...
Half a Million Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I make myself a promise, then break it every night
I'm feeling loose and life don't make no sense
I use my brains to build a fence 'round the claim I stake
I take the drugs but the drugs won't take
[Verse 2]
I took a pledge to grow up
Then drank enough to make me throw up
On all my dearly disappointed friends
I'm just too lazy to make amends with you anyway
That's why the pattern still remains
[Chorus]
There's half a million things that I'm supposed to be
Shelter in the nighttime, a punk running free
And if it gets too deep, I reach for my guitar
And if I try hard
[Bridge]
I find something I could really drop into
And everything that was is just a thing that I can sing
Everything is something next to nothing
As crazy as it seems, you give it up and you are free
[Verse 2]
Another candle to blow out, new set of dark thoughts to shut out
And everybody's got their remedies
But nothing works like chemistry, so raise a toast
No more sipping from the fire hose
[Chorus]
There's half a million things that I'm supposed to be
Shelter in the nighttime, a punk running free
And if it gets too deep, I reach for my guitar
And if I try hard
[Bridge]
I find something I could really drop into
And everything that was is just a thing that I can sing
Everything is something next to nothing
As crazy as it seems, you give it up and you are free
[Chorus]
There's half a million things that you're supposed to be
A virgin in the moonlight, a freak on the scene
And if it gets too deep, you reach for your guitar
And if you try hard
[Chorus]
There's half a million things that I'm supposed to be
Shelter in the nighttime, a punk running free
And if it gets too deep, I reach for my guitar
And if I try hard
[Chorus]
There's half a million things that I'm supposed to be
A shelter in the nighttime, a punk running free
And if it gets too deep, I reach for my guitar
And if I try hard
Half a Million Q&A
Who wrote Half a Million's ?
Half a Million was written by James Mercer.
Who produced Half a Million's ?
Half a Million was produced by James Mercer.
When did The Shins release Half a Million?
The Shins released Half a Million on Fri Mar 10 2017.