Obvious Bicycle

Music by Rostam Batmanglij and Ezra Koenig. Lyrics by Ezra Koenig. Features Angel Deradoorian on back up vocals. Additional drum and synth programming by Ariel Rechtshaid. Mixed by Rostam Batmanglij and Ariel Rechtshaid. Produced by Rostam Batmanglij and Ariel Rechtshaid. Mastered by Emily Lazar and Joe LaPorta at The Lodge. Features a sample of ‘Keep Cool Babylon’ by Ras Michael & The Songs of Negus, licensed courtesy of Trojan Recordings Ltd.

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  • Obvious Bicycle
  • Sunday Morning → Obvious Preacher
  • Obvious Preacher
  • Lyrics

    Morning’s come you watch the red sun rise

    The led still flickers in your eyes

    You ought to spare your face the razor

    Because no one’s gonna spare their time for you

    No one’s gonna watch you as you go

    From a house you didn’t build and can’t control

    You ought to spare your face the razor

    Because no one’s gonna spare their time for you

    You ought to spare the world your labor

    It’s been twenty years and no one’s told the truth

    So listen

    Don’t wait

    Keep that list of who to thank in mind

    And don’t forget the rich ones who were kind

    You ought to spare your face the razor

    Because no one’s gonna spare their time for you

    Why don’t you spare their world a traitor?

    Take your wager back and leave before you lose

    So listen

    Don’t wait

    So while the sun’s coming out

    Cover ground, cover ground

    And if you find some love for these clowns

    Turn around, turn around

    I’ll be half asleep on the floor of a high school gym

    Thinking of you and wondering if anyone else could begin

    To listen

    9 live recordings

    Sep

    7

    2019

    Live from Here with Chris Thile

    New York, New York, USA

    Jun

    8

    2014

    Governor’s Ball

    New York, New York, USA

    Dec

    10

    2013

    Live from the Artists Den

    New York, New York, USA

    Nov

    21

    2013

    Le Zénith

    Paris, France

    Sep

    20

    2013

    Barclays Center

    Brooklyn, New York, USA

    Sep

    15

    2013

    iTunes Festival

    London, England, UK

    Sep

    14

    2013

    DCODE Festival

    Madrid, Spain

    May

    1

    2013

    BBC Radio 1

    London, England, UK

    Apr

    28

    2013

    Roseland Ballroom

    New York, New York, USA