The Shins - Sea Legs

[@johndesrocher4289]

I've seen The Shins 6 times, never heard this song live. It's my favorite song. Not just by them. Period.

[@MrByebyelove]

Already loved this song, but your mighty personal appraisal has just magnified my own appraisal. Ty

[@lyletheisland]

I hope they play this one for you next time, hope to see them live myself

[@graphixch]

Sea Legs is up there in my top songs. Trap Doors by Broken Bells is another great one.

[@Ryan-B]

Of all the churning random hearts under the sun Eventually fading into night These two are opening now As we lie, I touch you under fuller light Girl if you're a seascape, I'm a listing boat For the thing carries every hope I invest in a single light The choice is yours to be loved Come away from an emptier boat Cause when the dead moon rises again We've no time to start a protocol to hem us in And when the dog slides underneath the train There's no cry, no use to searching for the mutt's remains Throw all consequence aside In a cheerless pyre we will set alight Of all the intersecting lines in the sand I routed a labyrinth to your lap I never used a map sliding off the land On an incidental tide And along the way you know, they try, they try And we got sea legs and we're off tonight Can I've that to which they've no right? You belong to a simpler time I'm a victim to the impact of these words And this rhyme Cause when that dead moon rises again We've no time to start a protocol to hem us in Darling when the dog slides, open the door, and where'd she go? There's no time, no use to searching for the mutt's remains Throw all consequence aside In a cheerless pyre that we will set alight

[@zzzcocopepe]

I thought it was I touch you, wonderful alive

[@soup1809]

A masterclass in song writing Thanks for writing the lyrics for us It is beautiful just to read

[@doctormartian6222]

​@@zzzcocopepeit is! In the official lyric booklet from the album. The lyric continues with the next line so it reads as, "I touch you, wonderful alive girl"

[@DrawingUncannyThings1nTh33Dark]

I dub thee: Dead Dog Song 3 All jokes aside, this is a wonderfully written song.

[@lebarosky]

His lyrics are amazing. His music is like no others'. I am surprised this has so few views.

[@scottwilson9621]

Everyone else is too busy listening to stairway to heaven for the millionth time. No room for anything new

[@TheLilizmom]

Ive literally had this song on repeat forever…exquisite lyrics and music

[@edwardt4283]

Agreed. Music ended a few blocks back, we are like 3/4 of a mile into art.

[@danielgulan4614]

kkoel

[@WildsDreams45]

It's not Hip Hop, pop or modern country so it's not art.

[@MRCATL3]

The bass lines are friggin insane.

[@rossdavison3980]

Yes! The chord progression is quite insane by most standards. Classic Shins

[@paulromans3917]

It's a crime that talent like this goes largely un-recognized, while Taylor Swift can't rake in money fast enough. Ah well, at least we can enjoy this.

[@leahferrell3110]

Agree

[@hanskloss1331]

$$$$$$$$s " money talks , and s hIt walks" unfortunately with TS it's reversed

[@ournatureistonurture]

​@@hanskloss1331 no Taylor Swift is good.

[@hanskloss1331]

@@ournatureistonurture ok

[@tiff7880]

​@@ournatureistonurtureCompared to this masterpiece? I disagree

[@claudiadiesh1960]

This song wraps you up in a warm blanket, and pushes you over the edge of a cliff. Always found it so haunting and delightful

[@ljiga035]

Most Shins songs are ;)

[@howardkoor9365]

Yes

[@ournatureistonurture]

This song was like modern day Beatles to me. Top five favorite of all music 😀

[@tiff7880]

"I've routed a labyrinth to your lap" Favorite lyrics of any song.....

[@DiZZoLabs]

👍🏻

[@ryanoleary4771]

Yea definitely an amazing line

[@ournatureistonurture]

This is like hearing the Beatles for the first time. Simply amazing blows me away

[@smncutler]

Some of the greatest vocal melodies ever written.

[@ratkid6859]

My dad and I always listen to the shins while we go out of town and this song is my favorite

[@michaeljosephmerritt7611]

I first learned of The Shins from Natalie Portman in the movie Garden State. A wonderful movie and actress. Anyway, I have been a fan since. The lyrics, compostions, harmonies, and the execution of the songs is just first rate. The last time a band stood out from a Soundtrack this wonderfully was the Australian Band The Morning After Girls song Still Falling in Lost in Translation.

[@graphixch]

Same. The power of cinema! 😂 Glad I discovered them.

[@louiss1625]

one of the best songs I've ever heard. Luscious in every possible sense. Much respect 2 the Gods for giving this band its creative thrust

[@kaipeterson6852]

My local college Station played this for a year or so, often. It really grew on me

[@SolamenteVees]

That bass guitar.

[@TheAllthecatsaregrey]

i love to follow the percussion pattern in this song

[@hanskloss1331]

it's all over the map

[@alexandermuller8941]

God damn what a song. What a fucking album.

[@eryng3781]

Agreed!

[@scottwilson9621]

Indeed, agreed!

[@lesclaypoolonbass9431]

Came out when I was 17. Played the shit out of it

[@diphy67]

love u guys *-*

[@howardkoor9365]

Hauntingly beautiful

[@vaughanjackson7670]

Just great...nothing else!

[@howardkoor9365]

Sensational song

[@time_for_fast]

i just recently encountered this album i had really only known one song by the shins , this whole album is growing on me ,like music use to when i wore a younger man's clothes (I know billy Idol would be rolling over in his grave me saying that)

[@printdiablo]

Kashmir vibes! imagen the shins coming on after zep in the 70s. it would basically fit perfectly.

[@nozrep]

oh man i own this album but it got buried in a box somewhere during a move. haha and this reminded me! And this was my favorite song off that album! Very cool. Thanks for the reminder! Haha now I must go searching for the box it is in.

[@courtneystruthers5342]

this song doesn't have enough views.

[@auntypizza]

LUUUUUUUUV this song ♥♥♥♥... Masterpiece

[@limaanzadegi5397]

I 🖤 This song SO MUCH

[@Fishtailweb]

20,206 views and 1 comment... oh dear... Awesome song :)

[@ratk0zm0z]

:o Ooo... mhm! ;)

[@garethward594]

LEGS

[@TimOdne-bb9vd]

everything past caldecot to ngaio🌸✝️

[@llamasarus1]

Has anyone played "Ristar" for Sega Genesis? This song sounds like it would be from one of the underwater levels.

[@TimOdne-bb9vd]

Kristy🌸✝️

[@vincenzodigrande2070]

I've always somehow thought it sounded Brittish, even though I knew it wasn't, especially New Slang definitely sounds pretty American.

[@oliverspencer3835]

Holy shit.

[@howardkoor9365]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@howardkoor9365]

Poetry.

[@TimOdne-bb9vd]

Sean gee🌸✝️

[@TimOdne-bb9vd]

Ringo orange sieakers only one reason one dog slides under the train🌸✝️

[@jandrews270]

The moons not dead. I mean you can see it, can't you.

[@TimOdne-bb9vd]

🌸✝️

[@ridgelarson7071]

Nadirah porter hope you’re doing as well as you are

[@TimOdne-bb9vd]

tstfo🌸✝️

[@user-cf2xi5wd2d]

If youre not gonna skate dont skate

[@Rippenhengst]

Speedball music. 😶

[@bephanie]

bru

[@tadficuscactus]

Vocals remind my a bit of Morrissey.

[@ryanhenson9537]

Better thankfully

[@LittleKoneko]

do not compare the shins to morrissey

[@demianrusso9439]

into the shame box for you

[@LittleKoneko]

i am happy that everyone here mutually agrees that the shins are on another level than morrissey could ever be

[@TimOdne-bb9vd]

sdwbow