"Records & Tapes" lyrics - THE HOLD STEADY

She appeared as a wreath in the drapes
Still life with cigarettes and morbid mistakes
Trying to suppress a small case of the shakes
Some nights St. Paul seems so holy

Fell in love with the records and tapes
Staying out late, summer '88
She disappeared with some kid in the cape
He's the one that always gets her the highest
We were nervous and restless, but not really bored
We brushed our teeth, but it gushed from our pores
Falling on the floor just like Saul on his sword
Spooked by the spirit of Samuel

[Chorus 1:]
Everybody cried when they first saw the bride
Right song at the right time
The banquet seating with emotions and wine
Same program on both sides
The beat goes on into swish and The dlide
Over and over 'til the tape deck dies
Over and over 'til the tape deck died

Saw the sun through a crack in the curtains
She stood up crooked all high and uncertain
Every single story has a few different versions
You tell the one that makes you look better
You tell the one that makes you feel better

It goes on in an infinite loop
Panic in private, disputable truth
They killed some dude for his basketball shoes
Remember that song "Self Destruction"?

[Chorus 2:]
Everybody cried when they first saw the bride
Right song at the right time
The banqueters with emotions and wine
Same program on both sides
I could see the silver splinter in your eyes
Losing ground in a landslide
Over and over until somebody dies
Over and over, then two kids died

Saw the dawn through the crack in the curtains
She stood up crooked, all high and uncertain
Every single story has a few different versions
You tell the one that makes you look better
You tell the one that makes you feel better

Silver metal flake up on Lyndale and Lake
The boots and braces and the kid in the cape
That dude from the crew, he was always awake
I'm pretty sure how he did that now