Bright Eyes Quotes
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When people have real faith in something, it's fascinating to me. And the fact that so many people, in surveys, so many people say they do. It kind of blows my mind.
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And it's too hard to focus through all this doubt I keep making this to-do list but nothing gets crossed out Working on the record seems pointless now When the world ends who's gonna hear it?
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Popular music is all about traveling at the speed of you and elevating the individual as the highest thing in the world.
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We might die from medication but we sure killed all the pain
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In a coma, you don't dream,you just hope that someone sits with you.
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Everything must belong somewhere.I know that now, that's why I'm staying here.
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Joe Arpaio needs no help from me getting attention. For years he has been a beacon of bigotry and intolerance for all the world to see. The list of human and civil-rights abuses he’s committed in Maricopa County is long and well documented.
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Don't be so amazing or I'll miss you too much.
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I think there's so much about Rasta culture that's interesting. Just the idea of preaching one-ness, that we're all in this together.
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It's hard to get people to focus on one idea.
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But where was it when I first heard that sweet sound of humility?It came to my ears in the goddamn loveliest melody!How grateful I was, then, to be part of the mystery,To love, and to be loved!Let’s just hope that is enough.
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My Brother went to collegeTo become a doctorAnd if he studies hard enoughHe'll end up just like papa, who hates his life.
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If you wanna see the future, Go stare into a cloud.
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I wanna be your happiness.I wanna be your common sense pain.
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My dad, who plays guitar and piano and was in cover bands, along with my older brother, Matt, taught me guitar and stuff. I started writing acoustic songs and playing by myself in 7th grade.
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Everything that happens is supposed to be And it's all pre-determined, can't change your destiny Guess I'll just keep moving, someday maybe I'll get to where I'm going
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If I die tonight, then I guess I die tonightLet me go on.
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I started to sink like the moon tends to do if you stare at it too longThen you blink and it's gone
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For a song I was boughtNow I lie when I talkWith a careful eye on the cue card.Onto a stage I was pushed,With my sorrow well rehearsed.So give me all your pity and your money, now (all of it).
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If you walk away I'll walk awayfirst tell me which road you will takeI don't want to risk our paths crossing somedayso you walk that way I'll walk this way
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So I will find my fears and face themor I will cower like a dogI will kick and scream or kneel and pleadI'll fight like hell to hide that I've given up
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So I go back and forth foreverAll my thoughts they come in pairsOh I will, I won't, I doubt, I don't,I'm not surprised but I never feel quite prepared
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Although Omaha is my birthplace and the place I grew up, I don't see myself spending extended amounts of time there. I feel almost more comfortable and more at peace in New York.
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If the world could remain within a frameLike a painting on a wall,Then I think we would see the beauty, thenWe would stand staring in aweAt our still lives posedLike a bowl of oranges,Like a story toldBy the fault lines and the soil.