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Death Cab for Cutie — The Ice Is Getting Thinner
Album: Narrow Stairs
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Released: 2008
Length: 3:31
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We're not the same, dear
As we used to be
The seasons have changed
And so have we

There was little we could say
And even less that we could do
To stop the ice from getting thinner
Under me and you

We buried our love
In the wintery grave
A lump in the snow
Was all that remained

Though we stayed by its side
As the days turned to weeks
And the ice kept getting thinner
With every word that we'd speak

And when the spring arrived
We were taken by surprise
When the floes under our feet
Bled into the sea
And nothing was left for you and me

We're not the same, dear
And it seems to me
There's nowhere we can go
With nothing underneath

Then it saddens me to say
What we both knew was true
That the ice was getting thinner
Under me and you
The ice was getting thinner
Under me and you
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Not feeling it..
Posted 14 years ago by OHMish    [ Reply ]
4 {#Arrow} 3

DCFC is way better than this.

Posted 14 years ago by sdn    [ Reply ]
Ben is easily the best song writer of our generation. I've yet to hear anything that even comes close to him. <3
Posted 14 years ago by Dangerpussy    [ Reply ]
 nate917 wrote:

No, Radio was right — it's a letdown, and it's the same thing five months later.  Why, it's a letdown that stands the test of time!  Maybe one day Jealous Guy to Ice is Getting Thinner will be the paradigm of letdownosity.
 
same thing 5 months later as well :)
Posted 14 years ago by cholaq    [ Reply ]
BORING.
Posted 14 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
Wow, as much as like these guys, that was shit.
Posted 14 years ago by ezzyme    [ Reply ]
 von_Hayek wrote:
No, it's called cumulation....

 RadioDoc wrote:
John Lennon - Jealous Guy into this?  Wow, what a massive let down.
 

 
No, Radio was right — it's a letdown, and it's the same thing five months later.  Why, it's a letdown that stands the test of time!  Maybe one day Jealous Guy to Ice is Getting Thinner will be the paradigm of letdownosity.


Posted 14 years ago by nate917    [ Reply ]
Death Cab hasn't really done anything good (with rare exception) since The Photo Album. I wrote these guys off a long time ago.

This song in particular is the epitome of "sucko-barfo". No thanks.

Posted 14 years ago by Gish05    [ Reply ]
Fans of Plans should give this one a listen.  There are a couple duds in the middle, but for the most part, it shines.  I only wish there was more of that bitchin' piano.

Posted 14 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
No, it's called cumulation....

 RadioDoc wrote:
John Lennon - Jealous Guy into this?  Wow, what a massive let down.
 

Posted 15 years ago by von_Hayek    [ Reply ]
 WonderLizard wrote:

Excuse me, stewardess! I speak jive!
 
Chump don't want no help, chump don't get no help. LOL

Posted 15 years ago by casey1024    [ Reply ]
 TravelRat wrote:
I like some of their stuff, but this tune is pretty dull, IMO.  {#Yawn}
 
Ditto.

Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
John Lennon - Jealous Guy into this?  Wow, what a massive let down.

added:  The slide continues...now comes Clown Cult.

Posted 15 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
Aaah Narrow Stairs, pretty good album.
Posted 15 years ago by Mnemo    [ Reply ]
 TravelRat wrote:
I like some of their stuff, but this tune is pretty dull, IMO.  {#Yawn}
 

   Cath is terrific, but everything else I've heard by them on RP is lackluster.
Posted 15 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
ANOTHER cool album cover.  See Stereophonics Sex Language Violence Other - they could be hung together in the same art show.
Posted 15 years ago by Lyndra_Ski    [ Reply ]
I like some of their stuff, but this tune is pretty dull, IMO.  {#Yawn}
Posted 15 years ago by TravelRat    [ Reply ]
 TexasAggies wrote:
And Leon's getting laaaarrrrrgerrrrr....
 
Excuse me, stewardess! I speak jive!
Posted 15 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
I keep waiting for this to get into gear.
Posted 15 years ago by Stefen    [ Reply ]
When does the song start?
Posted 15 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Skating Away (on the Thin Ice of the New Day)
Posted 15 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
 TexasAggies wrote:
And Leon's getting laaaarrrrrgerrrrr....
 
And don't call me Shirley.

Posted 16 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
Nice song but boring {#Sleep}
Posted 16 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]

song for relax


Posted 16 years ago by spiritual76    [ Reply ]
And Leon's getting laaaarrrrrgerrrrr....
Posted 16 years ago by TexasAggies    [ Reply ]

Okay song for a mood scene in an indy movie but nothing I'd care to hear on any regular basis.  Only thing that's really grabbed my ear by these guys (I think it's by them) is the song something about a song floating in the air. 


Posted 16 years ago by Sgpepr    [ Reply ]
 ROSSinDETROIT wrote:
I'm over it.  Are you over it?  Yeah, I thought so.
 
Nope, I still like it.

Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
I'm over it.  Are you over it?  Yeah, I thought so.
Posted 16 years ago by ROSSinDETROIT    [ Reply ]
I didn't like that as much as I hoped I would. It's still pretty good, though.
Posted 16 years ago by aquadonia    [ Reply ]
Nice segue from King Crimson Bill!
Posted 16 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
 MarkoMusic wrote:


Pseudo-falsetto?  Isn't that like false-lies?  Or maybe fake-faking.  Just sayin'. 

 
Fake faking pretty much sums this band up.  Nothing but a bad joke.

Posted 16 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
yeah really getting sick of these guys.
Posted 16 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
 RadioDoc wrote:

Probably because both are amateurish and bad. Sing-songy psuedo-falsetto, first-time lesson musicianship and oh-so-precious lyrics. Maybe nice for the first listen but gets tiresome very quickly.

This one gets a 4, just because it isn't as horrid as most of their stuff.

 

Pseudo-falsetto?  Isn't that like false-lies?  Or maybe fake-faking.  Just sayin'. 
Posted 16 years ago by MarkoMusic    [ Reply ]
this whole album, everything i've heard of it anyway, is BORING. like, seriously boring. and i liked DCFC's earlier albums. have they become victims of success and rested on their laurels? or have i just not heard the hidden gem or two on the album? dunno, because based on what i've heard, i'm not going to buy it. *sigh*
Posted 16 years ago by venus_df    [ Reply ]
i have to be in just the right mood to listen to Death Cab, sometimes it sounds fantastic, other times i just cant stand it! like this at the moment though, i'm obviously in a Death cab mood!
Posted 16 years ago by polaroid    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
It's gonna be really tough to top Plans.
More like it's gonna be really tough to top Transatlanticism. (Plans didn't, IMHO.)
Posted 16 years ago by window    [ Reply ]
I really like this band a lot . . . but this CD sounds too similar to their other stuff.
Posted 16 years ago by AMH    [ Reply ]
The music = 8 The singer = 5
Posted 16 years ago by OHMish    [ Reply ]
Papernapkin wrote:
Something about the singer's voice bugs me. Their songs have the same effect, too.
Probably because both are amateurish and bad. Sing-songy psuedo-falsetto, first-time lesson musicianship and oh-so-precious lyrics. Maybe nice for the first listen but gets tiresome very quickly. This one gets a 4, just because it isn't as horrid as most of their stuff.
Posted 16 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
Not sure about this song yet, but I have faith that it will grow on me. Death Cab is awesome!
Posted 16 years ago by TheFriendlyCat    [ Reply ]
Something about the singer's voice bugs me. Their songs have the same effect, too.
Posted 16 years ago by Papernapkin    [ Reply ]
I love this band. Great tunes. I think Your New Twin Sized Bed belongs on the RP playlist too!
Posted 16 years ago by henrico    [ Reply ]
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
It's gonna be really tough to top Plans.
This album deserves a listen; there are lots of very strong tracks.
Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
Nice. Gave me goosebumps.
Posted 16 years ago by jeremyleo    [ Reply ]
I really want to like Death Cab...but I just can't get past the long drawn out songs that don't appear to go anywhere. I'll keep trying!
Posted 16 years ago by joyjoy    [ Reply ]
It's gonna be really tough to top Plans.
Posted 16 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Not really a fan of the band, but this is striking me as better then usual. I'll start it out as a 5 and see what happens.
Posted 16 years ago by smdeeg    [ Reply ]
Getting better and better; this band that is.
Posted 16 years ago by brewmonkey    [ Reply ]