The National - Tour Manager (Lyric Video)

'Tour Manager' is taken from 'Laugh Track' out now, via 4AD.
Lyrics:
Alice, do what you can to get me out of this plan tonight
Maybe you can say I wanted to make it but I won't get back in time
It’s beautiful how you can find a good excuse for anything
None of them are cheap but how long can you keep on covering
Play it like it's nothin’, Alice, nothin’
Play it like it's nothin’, Alice, nothin’
I don't wanna talk about it
Don't like the way it sounds
Wanna keep it kinda quiet
Gonna try to keep it down
I know you know what I mean
You've seen me here before
Say the bubble left without me
And don't say anymore
Let me know when you're free, I gotta tell you something I believe in
It came to me while I was waking up from a something I was dreaming
It’s beautiful how we can find a good excuse for anything
And none of them are ever cheap but how long can we keep on covering
Play it like it's nothin’, Alice, nothin’
Play it like it's nothin’, Alice, nothin’
I don't wanna talk about it
Don't like the way it sounds
Wanna keep it kinda quiet
Gonna try to keep it down
I know you know what I mean
You've seen me here before
Say the bubble left without me
And don't say anymore
Play it like it's nothin’, Alice, nothin’
Play it like it's nothin’, Alice, nothin’

[@JaredSmithFTW]

My best friend died last week out of nowhere from a heart attack at 35, leaving his 1 year old daughter Alice. Listening to this album, and especially this song, has crushed me today.

[@JaredSmithFTW]

@@jenburkholder6541 appreciate that friend!

[@dreamoutloud8530]

I'm so sorry to read this horrible news. July of 21 a lifelong friend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer in June. I was listening to About Today one day and it hit me like a brick wall...he was dead 7 weeks later. Life can be heartbreakingly awful and these songs somehow remind us of our humanity. Sorry about your friend and his family 😢

[@bobross3781]

THE Vax pushed by dr fraudi damaged many young hearts . Don't take the boosters either .Big Pharma is NOT your friend .

[@Aiur]

Take care of each other, be strong for them, my friend 🙏

[@Thatwasthesummerofsv]

😢🙏

[@SteveBogia]

These last two albums are brilliant.

[@caydenpo1001]

Definitely my favorite from the album.

[@PaulWolfe1]

I liked it the first time, but was not wowed by it. Then it caught me and I have it on repeat.

[@Aiur]

​@PaulWolfe1 this is the song I hear before I fall asleep now

[@ardhiynwa556]

OK, it's time to listen to the songs on this album 100 times hahaha. Thank you very much for sharing. feel lucky to hear it

[@thatguy7315]

I don't know if it's intentional, but I'm getting a distorted sound on the vocals. Similar to Attention by Joji but less intense. I dig it and I feel like it fits for the tone of the song here though

[@NovoxClips]

Yeah I was wondering the same thing

[@callum7081]

It's clearer on spotify

[@robertday3134]

Yeah, I was playing like it was intentional but then I listened on Spotify and Deezer and they are much clearer. Duff version on KZbin by the sound. Someone should let Matt and the boys know.

[@CarlosAntonio-kv2xe]

I don't know about Alice, but I'll be at the show in Lisbon, Oct.07, yeah!🤗☺

[@seratoninny]

i love it i love it i love it i lovee ittt 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@zakamoriarty]

Alison D'Arrigo is a The National’s tour manager. Has been for ten years. This is dedicated to her I believe. ❤

[@viscov]

this is the earliest I've heard a song from the national. not even an hour out

[@mostafaseyedan1034]

I must hurry up and learn all these new songs before their show in dallas!🤦🏻

[@oli992]

❤

[@IvanaStepanova-hb7wf]

Krasna pisen 😊❤ 1:52

[@Stretesky]

Lyrics Alice, do what you can To get me out of this plan tonight Maybe you can say I wanted to make it But I won't get back in time It's beautiful how you can find a good excuse for anything None of them are cheap but How can we keep on covering? Play it like it's nothin', Alice Nothin' Play it like it's nothin', Alice Nothin' I don't wanna talk about it Don't like the way it sounds Wanna keep it kinda quiet Gonna try to keep it down I know you know what I mean You've seen me here before Say the bubble left without me And don't say anymore Let me know when you're free I gotta tell you something I believe in It came to me when I was Waking up from something I was dreaming It's beautiful how you can find a good excuse for anything None of them are ever cheap but How long can we keep on covering? Play it like it's nothin', Alice Nothin' Play it like it's nothin', Alice Nothin' I don't wanna talk about it Don't like the way it sounds Wanna keep it kinda quiet Gonna try to keep it down I know you know what I mean You've seen me here before Say the bubble left without me And don't say anymore Play it like it's nothing, Alice Nothing Play it like it's nothing, Alice Nothing

[@TheMirz1]

Really like the song. Does anyone else think that some of the melody sounds like it was borrowed from Bablyon by David Gray?

[@father042]

What's wrong with the audio quality

[@Aiur]

the vocals in particular, they seem either intentionally mixed poorly, or they are clipping in such a way that's its causing its own wall of sound that's drowning out the instruments , shame its such a beautiful and intimate song, it didn't require rhat abrasive harshness

[@lapurplemando5837]

​@Aiur It's not deliberate, the version on Spotify isn't like this, it's just whoever's I'm charge of the band's KZbin has uploaded it in rubbish quality. It's a real shame and someone should really let the band know.

[@SteveBogia]

This song is great even with the crappy audio.

[@nyyjeter28887]

This is terrible quality. Super distorted around the 2:00 mark… remove this so people don’t think this is how the track sounds…

[@ancestrosdelsol9494]

Horrible sound quality. Someone messed up.

[@Aiur]

The mixing is such an odd choice that you have to wonder if it was intentional, Matt's vocals are clipping the entire track, and it sounds like they beefed rhe rest of the track with post fx, almost like it was mixed as a whole rather than parts

[@saphricpcgaming5182]

yup. spottify has a good quality. wtf is this.