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 * ​ //Marchingbands of Manhattan// - Death Cab for Cutie **

**If I could open my arms And span the length of the isle of Manhattan I'd bring it to where you are Making a lake of the East River and Hudson

And if I could open my mouth Wide enough for a marching band to march out They would make your name sing And bend through alleys and bounce off all the buildings

I wish we could open our eyes To see in all directions at the same time Oh, what a beautiful view If you were never aware of what was around you

And it is true what you say That I live like a hermit in my own head But when the sun shines again I'll pull the curtains and blinds to let the light in

Sorrow drips into your heart through a pinhole Just like a faucet that leaks and there is comfort in the sound But while you debate half empty or half full It slowly rises, your love is going to drown. [4x]**

Your love is gonna...
 * Your love is gonna drown. [4x]

** [|Voice Thread]

__**Research**__ Song written and composed by: Ben Gibbard, Lead Vocalist and Pianist of the band //Death Cab for Cutie. Death Cab for Cutie// is an American indie rock band, formed in Washington state in 1997. The band consists of Benjamin Gibbard (vocals, guitar), Chris Walla (guitar, production), Nick Harmer (bass) and Jason McGerr (drums).

This song was the opening track on Death Cab's fifth studio albulm titled '//Plans//', it was chosen specifically to be the opening track to help set a frame of mind with the listeners. Ben Gibbard made this comment refering to the theme of the entire album, including this song:

//"I don't think there's necessarily a story, but there's definitely a theme here. One of my favorite kind of dark jokes is, 'How do you make God laugh? You make a plan.' Nobody ever makes a plan that they're gonna go out and get hit by a car. A plan almost always has a happy ending. Essentially, every plan is a tiny prayer to Father Time. I really like the idea of a plan not being seen as having definite outcomes, but more like little wishes."//

It is shown throughout the album and in the song Marchingbands of Manhattan that Gibbard is trying to explain that nothing is set in stone or definate, and that you can not live for the future, but you need to live for each new day and live with no regrets. Marchingbands of Manhattan is talking about how no matter how far away you are from someone you care about, you can still impact their life and it also talks about seeing things with a new perspective and trying to be more optimistic rather than live closed off and essentially blind to the world around you.

Cited Work: [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plans_(album]) [|www.barsuk.com/bands/][|**deathcabforcutie**] [|www.imdb.com/name/nm1989219/]