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As detailed in a Newsweek article, this song “is from the perspective of [Brandon’s wife], Tana Mundkowsky. ‘She has a complex version of [post-traumatic stress disorder] from her childhood, and it’s her speaking,’ he says. ‘It’s emotional and the only song I’ve had to sit down with her and play at...
[Intro]
Don't give up on me
'Cause I'm just in a rut
I'm climbing but the walls keep stacking up
[Verse 1]
Can't keep my mind off of every little wrong
I see the mouths are open, but I can't hear the song
I've done my best to fill 'em, but the cracks are starting to spread
Hey I won't blame you baby, go on turn your head
[Chorus]
But don't give up on me
'Cause I'm just in a rut
I'm climbing but the walls keep stacking up
[Verse 2]
I can't keep pretending this next stop isn't mine
The truth is on the table, someone's gotta sign
I've done my best defending, but the punches are starting to land
I'm sliding into something you won't understand
[Chorus]
Don't give up on me
'Cause I'm just in a rut
I'm climbing but the walls keep stacking up
But don't give up on me
'Cause I'm just in a rut
I'm climbing but the walls keep stacking up
[Bridge]
So I'm handing you a memory
I hope you understand
That steadily reminds you of who I really am
This city's always breathing, I wish that it would die
The kickbacks and the bachelors, the fever for the velvet rope
The money from my mother's men
I'm not like her, you're not like them
I'll climb and I'll climb, I'll climb and I'll climb, I'll climb and I'll climb
I'll climb and I'll climb, I'll climb and I'll climb, I'll climb and I'll climb
I'll climb and I'll climb, I'll climb and I'll climb, I'll climb and I'll climb
[Outro]
Don't you give up on me (don't you give up, don't you give up)
Don't you give up on me (don't you give up, don't you give up)
Don't you give up on me (don't you give up, don't you give up)
Don't you give up on me (don't you give up, don't you give up)
Rut was written by Ronnie Vannucci Jr. & Mark Stoermer & Jacknife Lee & Dave Keuning & Brandon Flowers.
Rut was produced by Jacknife Lee.
The Killers released Rut on Fri Sep 22 2017.
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Song Exploder
The Killers formed in Las Vegas in 2001. Since then, they've released five records. Their newest album, Wonderful Wonderful, came out in September 2017. In this episode, singer Brandon Flowers and drummer Ronnie Vannucci break down the song "Rut" from th...