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Death Cab For Cutie - The Sound of Settling (Official Video)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Benjamin Gibbard
Benjamin Gibbard
Vocals
Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Guitar
Nick Harmer
Nick Harmer
Bass Guitar
Jason Patrick McGerr
Jason Patrick McGerr
Drums
Rob Herbst
Rob Herbst
Hand Claps
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Benjamin Gibbard
Benjamin Gibbard
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Producer
Ed Brooks
Ed Brooks
Mastering Engineer
John Goodmanson
John Goodmanson
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I've got a hunger
Twisting my stomach into knots
That my tongue is tied off
My brain's repeating
"If you've got an impulse, let it out"
But they never make it past my mouth
[Chorus]
Bop-ba
This is the sound of settling
Bop-ba, bop-ba (Bop-ba)
Bop-ba (Bop-ba)
This is the sound of settling
Bop-ba, bop-ba (Bop-ba)
[Verse 2]
Our youth is fleeting
Old age is just around the bend
And I can't wait to go gray
And I'll sit and wonder
Of every love that could have been
If I'd only thought of something charming to say
[Chorus]
Bop-ba
This is the sound of settling
Bop-ba, bop-ba
Bop-ba
This is the sound of settling
Bop-ba, bop-ba
[Chorus]
Bop-ba
This is the sound of settling
Bop-ba, bop-ba (Bop-ba)
Bop-ba (Bop-ba)
This is the sound of settling
Bop-ba, bop-ba
[Outro]
I've got a hunger
Twisting my stomach into knots
Written by: Benjamin Gibbard

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