Pedestrian at Best by Courtney Barnett
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Pedestrian at Best by Courtney Barnett

Release Date
Thu Jan 29 2015
Performed by
Courtney Barnett
Produced by
Burke Reid & Dan Luscombe & Courtney Barnett
About

“Pedestrian at Best” is a witty song about Barnett’s new-found fame, and features incredibly abrasive, yet catchy guitar riffs.

It was the first song to be released from Courtney Barnett’s debut album, Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit, and served as its lead single.

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Pedestrian at Best Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I love you, I hate you, I'm on the fence, it all depends
Whether I'm up, I'm down, I'm on the mend, transcending all reality
I like you, despise you, admire you
What are we gonna do when everything all falls through?
I must confess, I've made a mess of what should be a small success
But I digress, at least I've tried my very best, I guess
This, that, the other, why even bother?
It won't be with me on my deathbed, but I'll still be in your head

[Chorus]
Put me on a pedestal and I'll only disappoint you
Tell me I'm exceptional, I promise to exploit you
Give me all your money, and I'll make some origami, honey
I think you're a joke, but I don't find you very funny

[Verse 2]
My internal monologue is saturated analog
It's scratched and drifting, I've become attached to the idea
It's all a shifting dream, bittersweet philosophy
I've got no idea how I even got here
I'm resentful, I'm having an existential time crisis
What bliss, daylight savings won't fix this mess
Under-worked and over-sexed, I must express my disinterest
The rats are back inside my head, what would Freud have said?

[Chorus]
Put me on a pedestal and I'll only disappoint you
Tell me I'm exceptional, I promise to exploit you
Give me all your money, and I'll make some origami, honey
I think you're a joke, but I don't find you very funny

[Verse 3]
I wanna wash out my head with turpentine and cyanide
I dislike this internal diatribe when I try to catch your eye
I hate seeing you crying in the kitchen
I don't know why it affects me like this when you're not even mine to consider
Erroneous, harmonious, I'm hardly sanctimonious
Dirty clothes, I suppose we all outgrow ourselves
I'm a fake, I'm a phony, I'm awake, I'm alone
I'm homely, I'm a Scorpio

[Chorus]
Put me on a pedestal and I'll only disappoint you
Tell me I'm exceptional, I promise to exploit you
Give me all your money, and I'll make some origami, honey
I think you're a joke, but I don't find you very funny
Put me on a pedestal and I'll only disappoint you
Tell me I'm exceptional, I promise to exploit you
Give me all your money, and I'll make some origami, honey
I think you're a joke, but I don't find you very funny

Pedestrian at Best Q&A

Who wrote Pedestrian at Best's ?

Pedestrian at Best was written by Courtney Barnett.

Who produced Pedestrian at Best's ?

Pedestrian at Best was produced by Burke Reid & Dan Luscombe & Courtney Barnett.

When did Courtney Barnett release Pedestrian at Best?

Courtney Barnett released Pedestrian at Best on Thu Jan 29 2015.

What did Courtney Barnett say about "Pedestrian at Best"?

“I like to try to play with a lot of alliteration and see how many syllables I can squeeze into a sentence,” Barnett says. “I write and rewrite just for my own amusement so I can layer up songs.”

- Paste Magazine

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