Conor Oberst - Tachycardia (Official Audio)

[@chughes415]

This bittersweet track. A theme song from late stage addiction. Was a stone’s throw from everyone I love and know, but I couldn’t show up looking like I did. All I had was this harmonica and strange, mystical, empathetic voice

[@matthewsanderswrobel8909]

Perfect.

[@MintJena]

More people need to appreciate this beautiful song.

[@tinkier]

"life's an odd job that she don't got the nerve to quit" ... he still knows how to stop me in my tracks. damn.

[@MioRaem]

It's not about any woman though, the whole song is about the immense stress he experienced from false rape accusations in 2014 and 2015. His health really suffered from that along with the court hearings. As he says, he almost died from it. No wonder he was almost crying while singing this in the studio.

[@tinkier]

I was merely quoting the song. Oberst creates characters in his lyrics often to express his own experience, as you mentioned. The beauty of these characters is that his audience can so easily translate them into their own lived experiences. It takes a great amount of lyrical talent to to that. I never meant to detract from his distress; I simply admire his ability to communicate and evoke emotion.

[@MioRaem]

Emma Owens > Except that in this particular song he's specifically talking about himself and the woman who falsly accused him.

[@AddictedToTheStones]

Thanks for the info. Can we just listen now and enjoy the fact that so many people are touched by his music in whatever way they want...without your corrections?...K cool. Shhhhh......

[@FoundSonofMary]

Melanie Jones amen.

[@owouommglahm3634]

Still got it man. love all your music. beautiful.

[@burdth]

As I'm released from the hospital, you'll never read this or ever know. Those shivers you feel? That's me Conor. I want to thank you. I know it's tough. We all do. ❤️

[@quitheschmoe]

Hope everything is well! 😊

[@jesskunkle4716]

It's a mass grave A dollar-fifty resting place On the north face It's a rope I've gotta climb I'm a stone's throw from everyone I love and know But I can't show up looking like I do In an old suit my hair is slicked up back nice and smooth In a courtroom, sweat rolling down my back It's a bad dream I have it seven times a week No it's not me But I'm the one who has to die Needs a cold draw to slow his tachycardia In a dark bar the world just melts away And he feels fine If he can just lose track of time It's a good sign when he can't stay awake On a slow day the rain against the windowpane of the cafe She spills the coffee grounds And the same thought hits her like cinder block Life's an odd job that she don't got the nerve to quit Yeah it's just there At the bottom of those spiral stairs It's the World's Fair The future's on display In the still night They turned on the electric lights And the crowd cried out Everyone looks so amazed

[@andrewd.harris656]

You been following this cat for a long while?

[@matthewsanderswrobel8909]

17 years or more.

[@1adamash]

He just keeps topping himself. He is the best songwriter we got. Hands down. When is he gonna win a Grammy already. This should win something, damn it!! Going to see him at the Ryman On Nov. 6!!!

[@pinknikejacket-1346]

John Kashner I was there too, and I fucking love Conor

[@1adamash]

Awesome show, as always!!!

[@wildmercuryfilms]

John Kashner Please stop being a clown. They don't give Grammys to great artists or songwriters at the time they make their best work. Bob Dylan received his first Grammy in 1973 for album of the year for the concert for Bangladesh, but that was obviously George Harrison's project, not his. His first real Grammy was for You Gotta Serve Somebody in 1980. He received that award because the Grammys realized: "Bob Dylan is arguably the greatest artist of the 20th Century, and he's won exactly one Grammy for someone else's project. We must correct this." Of course it cannot be corrected because The Grammys are run by the dumbest people on the planet. The Clash are considered by just about every rock expert as one of the top 20 greatest artists in the rock era, yet they won exactly Zero Grammys during their recording career. They were given a Grammy in 2003 for Best Music Film, around 20 years after disbanding. Ironically, the Grammy tribute to Joe Strummer by Bruce Springsteen in 2003, after Joe Strummer was dead, is considered one of the greatest tributes in Grammy history. Too bad that the album London Calling, one of the top ten works of art in the 20th century, wasn't even nominated for Album of the Year. None of the Clash albums were nominated. Neil Young's greatest works in the 1970's were not even nominated. He didn't receive one Grammy nomination for Harvest, Heart of Gold, Old Man, Needle, Hey Hey My My, Live Rust. Zero nominations while he made his greatest works. A Grammy win or nomination is absolutely the worst measure of an artist's accomplishment.

[@benholland1331]

People like this don’t win Grammys? That’s for the main stream sheep 🤣✌️

[@AliceFilms12]

In 2004 I was sitting in a classroom and listening to a mix tape the girl I was in love with made me for the first time. Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh was the first song on the tape, man I was so transported, it was the first time I heard one of your songs, and it became like the soundtrack of my senior year of high school. It's so cool to hear this album today, because your music was such a big part of my growing up, and to hear a song 14 years later, that is so adult and mature and that I can enjoy now, just sent chills through my spine as soon as it came on. Thank you for this and for keeping on making music.

[@velocitygirl8551]

Michael Benko i miss mix tapes

[@sleepingredwolf]

that’s such a beautiful story. wish someone would make mixtapes for me.

[@SilentWallflower]

Thank you, Conor

[@quickdragon777]

This is what real music sounds like

[@PhilipSmucker]

This album is so beautiful! I love you Mr. Oberst!

[@daydrmnation]

you can tell it doesn't come as effortlessly as it once did for him, but he'll always be one of today's best singer songwriters.

[@costanzauk]

i'm glad he's still putting out brilliant albums.....it aint easy, thanks conor

[@keefertorontali9042]

more ya see, the less you know... and all that!

[@jasonkanarish4716]

This is such a good song, I put it on my playlist.

[@WestCoastIrk]

beautiful

[@ozgurserdar8627]

i love this song. i wish more people knew about it!

[@ITURTLECOOKIES]

God. This is fucking perfect.

[@evelynzambrano4991]

this is so fucking beautiful

[@pasteurv12]

7 times a week indeed

[@jackseckman3754]

can't wait for show at the Ryman.

[@alexbaccari9025]

Fuck I love Conor

[@zentile]

reminds me a bit of when the curious girl realizes she is under glass.

[@Eeevil0o]

fuckin' perfect

[@vapeshrimp5220]

I am sad lol

[@KoriBKoriB1993]

xD Hope you're feeling better now

[@Marco85111]

so am i bro..

[@dafunq]

[@VerendumGames]

life's an odd job that she don't got the nerve to quit

[@iwashere368]

♥

[@rhodos4570]

good :)

[@tonythattiger]

Danny Mullen brought me here

[@ognjensporin8725]

Every video i find a few good bands that i kinda knew existed but never really got into

[@soulrebel5813]

Yes

[@nikopoa6555]

Tom Morello brought me here.

[@aarongiese8520]

😂 dude dope

[@aarongiese8520]

Andrew Reynolds than damn

[@TKO_CEY]

8

[@Joebummy]

Danny fucking Mullen

[@katinyistheshit4218]

He reminds me so much of Bob Dylan. I think it's because of the harmonica.

[@SatoshiTheHalfJapMan]

katinyistheshit No he reminds me very much of Daniel Johnston

[@johnym816]

It's a rope I gotta climb...

[@splitsville8479]

I'm the one who has to die.

[@tannerin]

daniel johnston vibes

[@christopherhale1963]

Channeling Dylan and Johnston.

[@JimKP]

its like daniel johnstone but he handles it all slightly better

[@benholland1331]

Is this about the girl who cried rape?

[@thephantombrother]

I just want anyone who still comes back here anymore, to know that I took Conor over T. S. Eliot on a Reddit debate. I used this song as a reason. T. S. Eliot lied his whole life about being Anti-Semitic and love that was reciprocated that he said wasn’t. Then preceded to write for the Anglican Church. Quite clearly this song proves how the virtual opposite nearly destroyed our generations greatest songwriter. It’s not all over yet, but oppression is going away because of people like him.

[@erebus79]

what are you blabbering about?

[@quitheschmoe]

Conor Oberst is one of my favorite human beings of all time! 💙💛

[@philipkrull6371]

I feel like he should attempt to refrain from crying while he's singing.