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Bright Eyes are back with a homage to ska, new single '1st World Blues'
Bright Eyes release ska-inspired new single with star-studded music video featuring skaters and dogs in Brooklyn setting.
Jul 22, 2025 • 3:47 PM
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There is nothing for which I'm responsible Just this baggage I keep carrying on As if I had someone OK, maybe there is a woman somewhere Who's still thinking of me Or a girl with coal-black hair Who's haunted in her dreams But what they've seen, well, that wasn't me It was just some lie that they slept beside Yes, I kept this from them But I can't keep it from you So will you look for me In that strange, bright place Where the statues they bloom in the park They don't need no rain 'Cause how I ever got to you, I have no idea It's like some secret door; well, you just appeared No matter what I do from now on with my time You will always stay here in my mind Yes, I am certain of this, and I am not certain of anything At all So I want to get myself attached to something bolted down So that these winds of circumstance won't keep blowing me around From when I land to when I leave There is enough time to sleep and sing I keep running around when all I want is to lay motionless I said, I said
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Bright Eyes release ska-inspired new single with star-studded music video featuring skaters and dogs in Brooklyn setting.

Bright Eyes announce extensive summer tour across UK and Europe, featuring rescheduled shows and festival dates from June to July.

It follows the release of 'Bells & Whistles' in June.

It follows the release of 'Bells & Whistles' in June.

Out September 20th via Dead Oceans, it features Cat Power, Matt Berninger, and Alex Orange Drink.

The track is taken from their 'Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion' EP.
