Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Benjamin Gibbard
Benjamin Gibbard
Vocals
Nick Harmer
Nick Harmer
Bass Guitar
Jason Patrick McGerr
Jason Patrick McGerr
Drums
Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Benjamin Gibbard
Benjamin Gibbard
Songwriter
Jason Patrick McGerr
Jason Patrick McGerr
Songwriter
Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Songwriter
Nick Harmer
Nick Harmer
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Producer
Ed Brooks
Ed Brooks
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
So this is the new year
And I don't feel any different
The clanking of crystal
Explosions off in the distance
In the distance
[Chorus]
So this is the new year
And I have no resolutions
It's self-assigned penance
For problems with easy solutions
[Bridge]
So, everybody, put your best suit or dress on
Let's make believe that we are wealthy for just this once
Lighting firecrackers off on the front lawn
As thirty dialogues bleed into one
[Bridge]
I wish the world was flat like the old days
Then I could travel just by folding a map
No more airplanes, or speed trains, or freeways
There'd be no distance that could hold us back
[Bridge]
There'd be no distance that could hold us back
There'd be no distance that could hold us back
[Outro]
So this is the new year
So this is the new year
So this is the new year
So this is the new year
Written by: Benjamin Gibbard, Chris Walla, Jason Patrick McGerr, N. Harmer
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