A b-side to their album Acceptance Speech, Pussy Vultures is about unsavory characters who try to “swoop in” on an ex after you’ve broken up with them.
[Refrain: Tillian]
Nostalgia, we used to lose ourselves in conversation
Nothing was final, we used to brace ourselves for separation
From time to time I find myself wondering what could be
If I'd never been to hell before I built a shell
[Chorus: Jon Mess]
The pussy vultures are coming for your girlfriend after you break up
They listen to her sad story then slip it in when she's vulnerable
Don't think it won't happen to you
My best friend said, "Hey Jon, screw you"
Now I'm confused, I don't know what to do
So don't think it won't happen, it won't happen to you
[Post-Chorus: Tilian, Jon Mess]
Can't send a postcard
From the future to the past
Can't warn your own self
That these memories fade too fast
And when it's over
You can't recreate the past
My mind is an ocean
Wish I built a bigger raft
[Verse: Tillian, Jon Mess]
Stuck inside all these distant memories
Was supposed to start a family with you
I keep trying to hold it all in my head
Convince myself that I still love you
But you're never coming back
And this pain is all I have to hold you
And it's fading out too fast
And I can't make it last anymore
[Bridge: Jon Mess, Tilian]
Until I can't crave it at all
Until I can't forget it existed
Until I can't crave it at all
Until I can't forget it existed
Impossible to say, just how long we'll be waiting
We'll hide it all away, to keep our love from running out, out, out
[Refrain: Tillian]
Nostalgia, we used to lose ourselves in conversation
Nothing was final, we used to brace ourselves for separation
[Chorus: Jon Mess]
The pussy vultures are coming for your girlfriend after you break up
They listen to her sad story then slip it in when she's vulnerable
Don't think it won't happen to you
My best friend said, "Hey Jon, screw you"
Now I'm confused, I don't know what to do
So don't think it won't happen, it won't happen to you
[Post-Chorus: Tilian, Jon Mess]
Can't send a postcard
From the future to the past
Can't warn your own self
That these memories fade too fast
And when it's over
You can't recreate the past
My mind is an ocean
Wish I built a bigger raft
Pussy Vultures was written by Will Swan & Matt Mingus & Tim Feerick & Jon Mess & Tilian.
Pussy Vultures was produced by Matt Malpass.
Dance Gavin Dance released Pussy Vultures on Fri Sep 19 2014.