November 7, 2009   5 notes
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breakupsong:

The National - Start A War

I promise that things will get better. They will.

Whatever went away I’ll get it over again.
I’ll get money, I’ll get funny again
Walk away now and you’re gonna start a war

Oh man, this tumblr totally courtesy of novazembla. I am a big maker of playlists, and in fact, I’ve been making one for every month (you can see the track listings here, in the bar on the right) since, oh, I dunno…2005 or so? They’re not all up online, but a good chunk of them are. Anyhow, I sometimes find that my playlist-making self is ever so slightly prescient, and that I’ve started making a list, say, for a breakup, a few weeks before that breakup actually happens. This song has been part of just such an episode of foresight.

  1. cupcakenation reblogged this from novazembla and added:
    So far, mostly the breakup, but perhaps money and funny are on their way. In fact, let’s go with that—money and funny, I...
  2. novazembla reblogged this from cupcakenation and added:
    Ooh, I’ve been meaning to do exactly that! (Did your selection of this song foresee a break-up or a return of money and...
  3. cupcakenation reblogged this from breakupsong and added:
    Oh man, this tumblr totally courtesy of novazembla....am a big maker of playlists, and in...
  4. breakupsong posted this