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“Tyson vs Douglas” explores the fall of heroes through heavyweight champion Mike Tyson’s first career loss against Buster Douglas in 1990.
Singer Brandon Flowers draws upon his own experience as a child seeing Tyson’s defeat, as explained in a BBC interview.
“Mike Tyson was perfect to me… He creat...
[Verse 1]
Lookin' out the window, out on the street
I don't know what happened, I'm out on my feet
I hear my mother calling my name
I still come running, but I ain't the same
[Pre-Chorus 1]
You can change the channel
Take the phone off the hook
Avoid the headlines
But you'll never grow up, baby, if you don't look
[Chorus]
When I saw him go down
Felt like somebody lied
I had to hold my breath 'til the coast was clear
When I saw him go down
Felt like somebody lied
I had to close my eyes just to stop the tears
[Verse 2]
You're used to winning, how did it feel?
Could you hear the screaming? It was unreal
What did they pay you, what did it cost?
How long did it take you to know that you lost?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You can hit the showers
Fill the place up with steam
Close the curtains
But when you woke up, man it wasn't no dream
[Chorus]
When I saw him go down
Felt like somebody lied
I had to hold my breath 'til the coast was clear
When I saw him go down
Felt like somebody lied
I had to close my eyes, close my eyes
Just to stop the tears
[Bridge]
Lookin' out the window out on the street
My boy and his mother
And I think of me
Feelin' the slip again
Don't wanna fall
You said it was nothing, but maybe you're wrong
[Chorus]
'Cause when I saw him go down
Felt like somebody lied
I had to hold my breath 'til the coast was clear
When I saw him go down
Felt like somebody lied
I had to close my eyes just to stop the tears
(Just to stop the tears)
(Just to stop the tears)
Tyson vs Douglas was written by Ronnie Vannucci Jr. & Mark Stoermer & Brandon Flowers & Alex Cameron.
Tyson vs Douglas was produced by Jacknife Lee.
The Killers released Tyson vs Douglas on Fri Sep 22 2017.
My paradigm shifted when he was knocked out – he was one of my heroes. I saw that he wasn’t impenetrable, he wasn’t impregnable, he wasn’t iron. He was a man and he was fallible. His personal life, things went out of control after that. I think a lot of people go through those experiences whether it...
Yes, at least once. In 2008, both men were involved in a NME Awards skit where Tyson called Brandon “Brian”. The skit also doubled as the acceptance speech for the band’s Best International Band award.