“Neighbors” by Grizzly Bear was released July 21, 2017. The song’s deep rhythmic feel and deep vocals reflect the overall feel on the Painted Ruins album.
The song is called “Neighbors” as a description of the relationship within the song’s lyrics. The two partners have lost all intimacy between an...
[Verse 1]
And here we go again
I pick up a pen
I write your name down
With a sense of dread
Could see you for an hour
Conversation stalls
And after so long
There's nothing really there
[Chorus]
Face to face
We'll watch our bodies break
Not a care in the world
That's the way you play
Face to face
But you left me broken
We'll watch our bodies break
But you left me helpless
Not a care in the world
That's the way you play
[Verse 2]
Half a mile away
Could see you every day
We never go there
And yet I don't care
With every passing day
Our history fades away
And I'm not sure why
There's nothing left to say
[Chorus]
Face to face
We'll watch our bodies break
Not a care in the world
That's the way you play
Face to face
But you left me broken
We'll watch our bodies break
But you left me helpless
Not a care in the world
That's the way you play
Neighbors was written by Ed Droste & Chris Taylor & Christopher Bear & Daniel Rossen.
Neighbors was produced by Chris Taylor & Daniel Rossen & Michael Harris.
Grizzly Bear released Neighbors on Fri Jul 21 2017.
In an interview with NPR, Ed Droste explained the song:
This song started with Dan and I in Santa Fe sitting by a fire during a snowstorm. It’s a rumination on the inevitable fading that happens between two people post separation, even if they live right next to each other.
In an interview on Vice...