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The States by Destroyer

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Destroyer

The States

Release date: 25th March 2022

From Labyrinthitis
Track 9
6:56
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About This Track

'The States' by Destroyer is an alternative track from 'Labyrinthitis' (2022). The lyrics track a bleak, looping sense of escape and self-repetition, returning obsessively to images of abandoned luggage, missed items in bad weather, and going over a story again and again, with one sharp moment captured in the line “You abandon your luggage”. The overall effect is anxious and restless, like someone trying to outrun their own narrative but only managing to replay it.

"The States" is a track by Destroyer, from the album Labyrinthitis, released 25th March 2022. The track is 6:56 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Destroyer.

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Destroyer

Destroyer

Lyrics

The States

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You abandon your luggage at the abandoned bus station
You lose your umbrella to the sideways rain
You go over your story again and again

You abandon your luggage at the abandoned bus station
You chuck your umbrella at the sideways rain
You go over your story again and again
But it makes no sense, not the third or the fourth time
No matter where you stick it, trouble's gonna shine
Through your window, through your front door

You abandon your luggage at the abandoned bus station
Forget about your troubles in the sideways rain
You went to Montreal, you went to Spain
But it doesn't make sеnse, not the third or the fourth timе
No matter how you frame it, sun ain't gonna shine
Through your window or your front door

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Track details

From Labyrinthitis

6:562022
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Album
Labyrinthitis
Labyrinthitis
Destroyer
25th March 2022
Track number
9
Release year
2022
  1. 1It's In Your Heart Now
    6:56
  2. 2Suffer
    3:30
  3. 3June
    6:33
  4. 4All My Pretty Dresses
    4:40

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  • 5Tintoretto, It's For You
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  • 9The States
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  • 10The Last Song
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  • —Tintoretto, It’s for You
  • —It’s in Your Heart Now

    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Dan Bejar
    Producer
    John Collins
    Mastering Engineer
    Joe LaPorta
    Mixing Engineer
    John Collins
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    Destroyer has confirmed new album 'Dan's Boogie' and shared an early single featuring Fiver

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    Destroyer - ken

    An album filled with joy and sadness in equal measure.

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