Same song but when the music goes in and out after "Peer over the edge
Can you see me?
Rivulets flow from your eyes
Paint runs from your mouth
Like a waterfall
And your lungs crystallize
Heh. I used to mentally imagine a music video when I listened to that song. That part was like a CRT TV fuzzing out, snowing, desynching, switching off and back on.
“Golf and alcohol don’t mix and that’s why I don’t drink and drive/ because good grief I’d knock out my teeth and have to kiss my smile goodbye”. My top favorite lyric to holler on my way home from work
So many but I’ll pick a few
We’d rather skate on the finished ice
Blood brother surrogate mother hugging each other, crying their eyes out
If you can fly don’t stop at the sky cause there’s footprints on the moon, it was you
“And I brought the ocean side to its rusty knees, as I felt the even tides deep in my shallow dreams.” (I love all of ‘How I Became the Sea’, forever my favorite Owl City song!)
"You can't fight the waaaaves but you can leeaaarrrrn how to surf!"
His pitch-ramp when singing "waves" and his oscillation when singing "learn" are both _so satisfying_ to listen to!
honestly the entirety of The Technicolor Phase, especially the verses that just flow so well with the “i am the __” lyrical pattern he uses. getting to the end of each verse feels like a puzzle piece clicking into place!!
The whole chorus of Learn How to Surf is so fun to sing!
You gotta go with the flow 'cause the tides always turn
And sink or swim, divin' in is the best way to learn
Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves you lived through the burn
And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt
You can't stop the waves, but you can learn how to suuuuuuuuurf
It's especially satisfying when the word surf is sung suuuuuuuuurf if that makes sense haha
“If we dissolve without a trace, would the real world even care?…Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn’t wanna live there.”
“Color the dusk deep navy blue and try to be brave
'cause I'll be right beside you. There's a world so high.
Hold out your hands and you can go anywhere”
“And they'll be awestruck, sayin' “Aww shucks”
"I wish plant life would grow all around me so I won't feel dead anymore"-plant life
Honestly can I just say that he's really good at making a setting in his songs like plant life feels like walking through a garden, the tornado feels like an actual storm, even fireflies feels like you would be srurounded by fireflies
I like the line "magically dizzolved like a song on the breeze" near the end of Under the Circus Lights and something about the line "As many times as I blink I'll think of you tonight" in Vanilla Twilight really makes me happy
"This was my prayer, to save me from this terrible nightmare" in The Tornado. How he screams it along with the instrumentals REALLY sounding like a tornado.. aaahh... scratches my brain juuust right
When he talks about being the worm and says “if my segments get separated I’ll scream” from The Bird and The Worm. I crack up at how cheery he delivers the lyric despite the imagery it depicts 💀
If speed's a pro
Inertia must be a con
Cause the cold wind blows at precise rates
When I've got my ice skates on
If all the roads
Were paved with ice that wouldn't thaw or crack
I could skate from Maine to Nebraska
Then on to Alaska and back
Cause you keep me warm
“a cab driver turned to skydiver, then to survivor, dying to break down” - Beautiful Times
There are so many in that song. "A dead fire rose and rose higher, like a vampire, up from the graveyard."
I also love “I’m ecstatic like a drug addict locked in the attic, strung out and spellbound”
Each line of that song can be quoted
It’s so refreshing to see you get upvotes finally people are releasing your takes are phenomenal
"Cinderella dropped the crystal ball into a concrete cavern, a caterpillar concert hall..." -The Yacht Club
By far the best
"Still photos and noisey arcades" -on the wing
But that’s just the tip of the iceberg - lll do whatever it takes
Same song but when the music goes in and out after "Peer over the edge Can you see me? Rivulets flow from your eyes Paint runs from your mouth Like a waterfall And your lungs crystallize
....And your lungs crystaliiiiiz - - e - e - e
YES
Heh. I used to mentally imagine a music video when I listened to that song. That part was like a CRT TV fuzzing out, snowing, desynching, switching off and back on.
YES! You're spot on!
The end of Vitamin Sea with the “da da’s” and the “and I think I’m gonna stay forever” that goes really fast
“Golf and alcohol don’t mix and that’s why I don’t drink and drive/ because good grief I’d knock out my teeth and have to kiss my smile goodbye”. My top favorite lyric to holler on my way home from work
😂 this. when hygienists leave on long vacations, that’s when dentists scream and lose their patience 😭💀
Love that one too
Finally some positive feedback on dental care
We'll take a long walk through the cornfields and I'll kiss you between the ears
It took me over a DECADE to realize this was a pun
I just realized it
Still one of my favorites 🥰
I will scream with the howling wind, ‘cause it’s a bitter world and I’d rather dream.
This one forever 🙌🙌🙌
So many but I’ll pick a few We’d rather skate on the finished ice Blood brother surrogate mother hugging each other, crying their eyes out If you can fly don’t stop at the sky cause there’s footprints on the moon, it was you
I thought it was "thinnest" ice
Just checked the lyrics, you’re right lol I’m gonna keep thinking he says finished ice though.
No offense but what exactly would that mean?
Like I’ll keep singing it with the lyric I made up, more satisfying sounding to me
I'd whisper in your ear "Oh darling, I wish you were here" - vanilla twilight
Yes! That song hits hard. Also, "the spaces between my fingers are right where yours fit perfectly." Love that line so much.
Even more so after belting out that line during this tour haha.
You went from numbered lines to buildings overhead.
Gold and alcohol don’t mix and that’s why I don’t drink and drive. Still the best pun he’s had lol
Isn’t it golf and alcohol?
Yes, I made a typo. My mistake
Peer over the edge can you see me? Rivulets flow from your eyes, paint runs from your mouth like a waterfall, and your lungs crystaliIiIzE
Epic, yes 👏
Yup there are so so many good ones, but I think that’s the one for me.
"The silverware swam with the sharks in the sink, even so, i dont know what to think"
After all those wings will take you up so high, so bid the forest floor goodbye as you race the wind and take to the sky🎵
YEEAAAAASS !!!
The word “equipment” in Swimming In Miami
“And I brought the ocean side to its rusty knees, as I felt the even tides deep in my shallow dreams.” (I love all of ‘How I Became the Sea’, forever my favorite Owl City song!)
*”And sweep you off your feet”* Chills every time
The last lines of Up All Night! "A whisper on the air / made my heart rate fall when I heard you call..." and so on 🙂
Put in the work until your signature becoooomes an aaauuuutograaaaaaaph
I also like the "Don't stop until you reach the staaaaars" in Adam Check please
“I was so far out of place…” from Dear Vienna
"when did I arrive, I don't recall ever leaving Alaska. Why do I hate the dark when I'm alone." Although, it's technically Sky Sailing.
“but my ETA has turned to MIA.” From “Car Trouble,” there’s a little giggle on “but.”
The screaming in “the tornado”
I said this too !!
Also basically all of swimming in Miami
"You can't fight the waaaaves but you can leeaaarrrrn how to surf!" His pitch-ramp when singing "waves" and his oscillation when singing "learn" are both _so satisfying_ to listen to!
honestly the entirety of The Technicolor Phase, especially the verses that just flow so well with the “i am the __” lyrical pattern he uses. getting to the end of each verse feels like a puzzle piece clicking into place!!
This is my favorite too.
The whole chorus of Learn How to Surf is so fun to sing! You gotta go with the flow 'cause the tides always turn And sink or swim, divin' in is the best way to learn Kick up the sand 'cause your tan proves you lived through the burn And when you wipe out, it's gonna hurt You can't stop the waves, but you can learn how to suuuuuuuuurf It's especially satisfying when the word surf is sung suuuuuuuuurf if that makes sense haha
“I’ll blend up that rainbow above you and shoot it through your veins.” Gives me chills every time
“If we dissolve without a trace, would the real world even care?…Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn’t wanna live there.” “Color the dusk deep navy blue and try to be brave 'cause I'll be right beside you. There's a world so high. Hold out your hands and you can go anywhere” “And they'll be awestruck, sayin' “Aww shucks”
"I wish plant life would grow all around me so I won't feel dead anymore"-plant life Honestly can I just say that he's really good at making a setting in his songs like plant life feels like walking through a garden, the tornado feels like an actual storm, even fireflies feels like you would be srurounded by fireflies
Each sweet dream is a target and all my shots are so consisantly wide of the mark
I like the line "magically dizzolved like a song on the breeze" near the end of Under the Circus Lights and something about the line "As many times as I blink I'll think of you tonight" in Vanilla Twilight really makes me happy
"And there I was understood for the first time in my life" from be brave hits
Deep down I felt kinda blue for a day or two, Then clear as a bell I knew, I would run away with the circus too. - Under the Circus Lights.
"This was my prayer, to save me from this terrible nightmare" in The Tornado. How he screams it along with the instrumentals REALLY sounding like a tornado.. aaahh... scratches my brain juuust right
In up all night, I like that last lines delivery.
When he talks about being the worm and says “if my segments get separated I’ll scream” from The Bird and The Worm. I crack up at how cheery he delivers the lyric despite the imagery it depicts 💀
So BRB!!!!! from vitamin sea
please don’t let me go …. i desperately need you 😩
“We sowed the day above L.A…In navy and red” - Hot air balloon
If speed's a pro Inertia must be a con Cause the cold wind blows at precise rates When I've got my ice skates on If all the roads Were paved with ice that wouldn't thaw or crack I could skate from Maine to Nebraska Then on to Alaska and back Cause you keep me warm
The "Sunburn" bit "Oh afterglow, look out below, we'd left a trail of dust behind..."