Obstacle 1
Interpol * Track #2 On Turn on the Bright Lights
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Obstacle 1 by Interpol
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InterpolProduced by
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“Obstacle 1” is the second single and second track off Interpol’s acclaimed debut, “Turn On The Bright Lights.”
In an interview, the band said the song was written when they saw a report of a model who had recently committed suicide by stabbing herself in the neck. The band’s lead singer, Paul Banks...
Obstacle 1 Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I wish I could eat the salt off of your lost faded lips
We can cap the old times, make playing only logical harm
We can cap the old lines, make playing that nothing else will change
[Pre-Chorus]
But she can read, she can read, she can read, she can read
She's bad
She can read, she can read, she can read, she's bad
Oh, she's bad
[Chorus]
But it's different now that I'm poor and aging
I'll never see this face again
You go stabbing yourself in the neck
[Verse 2]
And we can find new ways of living
Make playing only logical harm
And we can top the old times
Claim-making that nothing else will change
[Pre-Chorus]
But she can read, she can read, she can read, she can read
She's bad
She can read, she can read, she can read, she's bad
Oh, she's bad
[Chorus]
It's different now that I'm poor and aging
I'll never see this place again
You go stabbing yourself in the neck
But it's different now that I'm poor and aging
I'll never see this place again
And you go stabbing yourself in the neck
[Bridge]
It's in the way that she posed
It's in the things that she puts in my head
Her stories are boring and stuff
She's always calling my bluff
She puts the, she puts the weights into my little heart
And she gets in my room and she takes it apart
She puts the weights into my little heart
I said she puts the weights into my little heart
She packs it away
She packs it away
She packs it away
She packs it away
She packs it away
She packs it away
She packs it away
She packs it away
[Outro]
It's in the way that she walks
Her heaven is never enough
She puts the weights in my heart
She puts, oh, she puts the weights into my little heart
Obstacle 1 Q&A
Who wrote Obstacle 1's ?
Obstacle 1 was written by Interpol.
Who produced Obstacle 1's ?
Obstacle 1 was produced by Peter Katis & Gareth Jones.
When did Interpol release Obstacle 1?
Interpol released Obstacle 1 on Sun Nov 10 2002.
What did Interpol say about "Obstacle 1"?
Lead singer and guitarist, Paul Banks, revealed to Pitchfork in 2003 why the song is named “Obstacle 1.”
I’ve just never really been all that interested in titles, so either I’m very inspired, or it’s just, whatever, the working title,“ he said. ”‘Obstacle’ 1 and 2 actually came from Daniel, he was...