The Fear
The Shins * Track #11 On Heartworms
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The Fear by The Shins
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The ShinsProduced by
James MercerWrited by
James MercerAbout
Contrasting the previous song, So Now What, where James portrays more of a nostalgic, romantic, fantastical expression of him “coast(ing) to the end” with his lover, The Fear is a defeated admission of what is holding him back from a more lovely life: fear.
James has fallen out of touch with realit...
The Fear Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The fear
I feel fear
Of all the stupid things
A man could feel
While his freedom ring
He squanders the deal
What am I, blind?
What took me this long?
Can we hit rewind
On somebody's magic bong? Oh
[Chorus]
Come back and touch my face
Feel for fever in the night
You look into my eyes
But you don't really recognize me anymore
[Verse 2]
We're past another pointless year
Foaming at the mouth
I with my hands ever up
And yours stretching out
I know I've run out of luck
This fear is a terrible drug
If I only had sense enough
To let it give away to love
[Chorus]
Come back and touch my face
Feel for fever in the night
You look into my eyes
But you don't really recognize me anymore
[Outro]
No, not anymore
Not anymore
The Fear Q&A
Who wrote The Fear's ?
The Fear was written by James Mercer.
Who produced The Fear's ?
The Fear was produced by James Mercer.