With A Deeper Understanding, The War on Drugs continues to emulate the genre of rock the band used to distinguish themselves from the rest.
However, as described by Pitchfork, “Strangest Thing”, the third single from the album, is “cut from a different cloth”. Opting to steer away from the well-kno...
[Verse 1]
Some are right underneath
And how I look today
I've been hiding out so long
I gotta find another way
[Chorus]
Late at night, I wanna see you
Well, my eyes, they begin to fade
Am I just livin' in the space between
The beauty and the pain
And the real thing
[Verse 2]
Now the sky is painted
In a wash of indigo
I've been holdin' on too long
That I hardly know the score
[Chorus]
I recognize every face
But I ain't got everything I need
I'm only living in the space between
The beauty and the pain
It's the strangest thing
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Yeah, should I surround my life?
Surrounded by the hole
Surrounded by no other
I wanna ride it home
[Outro]
Yeah, be the writer of your own story
Let it turn into you into love again
Yeah, be the writer of your own story
Let it turn into you into love again
I wanna run, I wanna run
Yeah, be the writer of your own story
Yeah, be the writer of your own story
Strangest Thing was written by Adam Granduciel.
Strangest Thing was produced by Adam Granduciel.
The War on Drugs released Strangest Thing on Tue Jul 18 2017.