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On the Song Exploder podcast, lead singer and co-writer Matt Berninger explains:
[‘Sea of Love’ is] a romantic song about a man who’s bitten into the apple a little bit. It’s a big murky mess of all the feelings that happen between human beings when romance and hopes, and all those kinds of things,...
[Verse 1]
Oh, you say you love me, Joe
How am I supposed to know?
When you go under the waves
What am I supposed to say?
[Chorus]
I see people on the floor
They slide into the sea
Can't stay here anymore
We're turning into fiends
[Post-Chorus]
If I stay here, trouble will find me
If I stay here, I'll never leave
If I stay here, trouble will find me
I believe
[Verse 2]
Joe, I'll always think of you
As the kind of child who knew
This was never gonna last
Oh, Joe, you fell so fast
[Bridge]
Hey Joe, sorry I hurt you, but
They say love is a virtue, don't they?
Hey Joe, sorry I hurt you, but
They say love is a virtue, don't they?
Hey Joe, sorry I hurt you, but
They say love is a virtue, don't they?
Hey Joe, sorry I hurt you, but
They say love is a virtue, don't they?
[Chorus]
I see people on the floor
They slide into the sea
Can't stay here anymore
We're turning into fiends
[Outro]
I see you rushing down
Tell me how to reach you
I see you rushing now
What did Harvard teach you?
I see you rushing down
Tell me how to reach you
I see you rushing down
What did Harvard teach you?
I see you rushing down (Don’t drag me in)
Tell me how to reach you
I see you rushing down (Don’t drag me in)
What did Harvard teach you?
I see you rushing down (Don’t drag me in)
Tell me how to reach you
I see you rushing down (Don’t drag me in)
What did Harvard teach you?
Sea of Love was written by Matt Berninger & Aaron Dessner.
Sea of Love was produced by Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner.
The National released Sea of Love on Fri May 17 2013.