New Slang

The Shins * Track #6 On Oh, Inverted World

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Album Oh, Inverted World

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The Shins

2001

New Slang by The Shins

Release Date

Mon Feb 19 2001

Performed by

The Shins

Produced by

James Mercer

Writed by

James Mercer

About

Off the Grammy Award winning soundtrack for the film Garden State, “New Slang” is arguably responsible for jump starting the popularity surrounding The Shins.

The song was also featured on an episode of Scrubs – this is probably no coincidence however, considering Zach Braff (writer and director of...

New Slang Lyrics

[Intro]
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 1]
Gold teeth and a curse for this town
Were all in my mouth
Only I don't know how they got out, dear
Turn me back into the pet
I was when we met
I was happier then with no mindset

[Chorus]
And if you took to me like
A gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd've jumped from my trees
And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well

[Verse 2]
New slang when you notice the stripes
The dirt in your fries
Hope it's right when you die
Old and bony
Dawn breaks like a bull through the hall
Never should have called
But my head's to the wall and I'm lonely

[Chorus]
And if you took to me like
A gull takes to the wind
Well, I'd've jumped from my trees
And I'd've danced like the king of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Godspeed all the bakers at dawn
May they all cut their thumbs
And bleed into their buns 'til they melt away

[Verse 4]
I'm looking in on the good life
I might be doomed never to find
Without a trust, a flaming field
Am I too dumb to refine?

[Chorus]
And if you took to me like
Well, I'd've danced like the queen of the eyesores
And the rest of our lives would've fared well

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh

New Slang Q&A

Who wrote New Slang's ?

New Slang was written by James Mercer.

Who produced New Slang's ?

New Slang was produced by James Mercer.

When did The Shins release New Slang?

The Shins released New Slang on Mon Feb 19 2001.

What did The Shins say about "New Slang"?

“‘New Slang’ is about that Saturn Returns part of my life – I wrote it just after that. It’s about that time of my life, about getting out of Albuquerque and leaving everything behind. ‘Gold teeth and a curse for this town.’ I guess that’s like gold teeth being this discovery that I could write song...