Car Seat Headrest - Nervous Young Inhumans Lyrics






You should've seen my cursive back then
Every letter was above the line
My p's and q's raised their stems
So nothing crossed beneath
I'm a little better now

You galvanistic young boy
You galvanistic young man
You galvanistic young inhuman
You understand

Art gets what it wants and art gets what it deserves

Most people are jokes but you're so real
Most of the time that I use the word"you"
Well you know that I'm mostly singing about you

You swore you'd never use
The face that your ex invented
So let's meet up in
Uncanny valley

You galvanistic young boy
You galvanistic young man
You galvanistic young inhuman
You understand

You'll get what you want and you'll get what you deserve

Earlier in the song Will used the term "galvanistic". Galvanism is the concept... the obsolete scientific theory that there is a kind of electricity flowing through our bloodstreams and that was our life force. Will used the term because he came across it in Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley. And that book is sort of an exploration of the theme of creating a character, or making up a person. So Will used the term "galvanistic" to allude to that book, as a sort of symbol of how he, like, created ME as a character, and he's pretending that he knows a lot more about ME than he actually does. And also to refer to the fact that he's fallen in love with the characters I'VE created in, uh, MY body of work... this is the part of the song where Will starts to regret writing it





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  1. B.... ....

    What about galvanism, Will?

  2. l.... s....

    i dont think ill ever get over this

  3. C.... P....

    I swear to god will's legs are like in the muppets when they have to show one of the muppets' walking while their legs are visible

  4. K.... C....

    dude lookin like he made steven universe

  5. K.... G....

    SLAP SLAP SLAP

  6. I.... E....

    Isn't there a version with Will Toledo talking about a bunch of stuff (that isn't galvanism) in multiple monologues?

    I.... E....

    I Eat Garbage yeah, it's on the remake of twin fantasy, twin fantasy (mirror to mirror)

    I.... E....

    I Eat Garbage my bad. not mirror to mirror. face to face

  7. M.... L....

    i love this look at our cool boys. so hip

  8. P.... ....

    I’m surprised theirs no comments about how this video is meant for vr

  9. E.... K....

    I love how inventive Car Seat Headrest's lyrics are.

  10. c.... s....

    god i love will so much. He deserves all the success

  11. r.... ....

    You should've seen my cursive back then
    Every letter was above the line
    My ps and qs raised their stems
    So nothing crossed beneath
    I'm a little better now

    You never lifted your voice
    You never raised your hand
    You never showed me your inhuman
    You understand

    Art gets what it wants and art gets what it deserves

    Most people are jokes but you're so real
    Most of the time that I use the word "you"
    Well you know that I'm mostly singing about you

    You swore you'd never use the face that your ex invented
    So let's meet up in uncanny valley

    You never lifted your voice
    You never raised your hand
    I only show you my inhuman
    You understand

    You'll get what you want and you'll get what you deserve
    You'll get what you want and you'll get what you deserve

    I'm a good person, I'm a powerful person
    I don't believe in evil
    I think that evil is an idea created by others to avoid dealing with their own nature
    I understand my own nature
    Good and evil have nothing to do with it
    I understand myself, I control myself
    I control everything within myself
    My domain is my domain
    I can lie on my back and affect the lives of those I love without moving a finger
    But I would only affect them in good ways
    I don't waste time on evil
    I'm a good person
    Is this thing on? 
    Do you know about Jesus?
    Do you really know? 
    All you know is what you've been told
    Listen with your heart, sing with your heart
    You've just been singing about girls
    What do you know about girls? Fuck
    Why are you so tense? 
    You've gotta start singing with love in your heart, is this on?
    Adam, are you here? 
    A pain star has entered your house, but what are you going to do about it?
    Are you going to touch it? It only once happens every thousand years, maybe even two thousand years
    And how long is a year, really? 
    It's almost Halloween
    I haven't done shit this year
    It's been a summer, it's been summer since February, I was in Australia
    God, California? Then what? June, July, August, a month in Europe
    I can't even go to Ikea anymore, I've got flashbacks, fuck
    You should see the lights that I got there, I think you'd like them
    I think you'd like them a lot

    Isn't this where

  12. Z.... C....

    Why doesn't this have >1M views

  13. A.... R....

    Why is he dabbing

  14. b.... ....

    What song should I listen to next?

    b.... ....

    Every song on Twin Fantasy lol. A song similar to this is Bodys. Keep in mind, there’s two versions of Twin Fantasy, one made in 2011 and this one fro last year. Listen to the 2011 version of Nervous Young Inhumans and you’ll see a huge difference.

  15. O.... T....

    galvanism - real word

  16. M.... M....

    These vocals were not recorded in a car. He should rename the band Studio Seat Headrest.

  17. E.... ....

    YOU GALVANISTIC YOUNG... VOICE

    *wait*

  18. T.... M....

    Why does this video remind me of Talking Heads?

  19. D.... C....

    HES C UTE

  20. J.... ....

    Please put on your gayovision goggles now

  21. B.... C....

    "Life gets what it wants. Life gets what it deserves." Great line.

  22. B.... T....

    Will Toledo is the new David Byrne! Serious Talking heads vibes.

  23. �.... �....

    Cool music

  24. j.... j....

    my first fav csh song...well that's a lie. my first fav was 'sober to death' b4 i even knew what it was really even about...that being said...i'm going to spam this truly sincere request: you can also reach me on my fb page at: https://www.facebook.com/joshua.a.keller

    is there a live version of "my boy" on here or is there ANY version of "my boy" ANYWHERE online--here or anywhere--as a live video performance? because if i can't see him sing "my boy 2011" live i will literally cry literal tears. an older version on "sober to death" would be nice" too. but i like NEED to see/hear him belt out an old 2011 version of " my boy" to go on living." there are reasons. i mean--not literally to go on living-obviously. but it would help to see the emotion on his face while singing this song because i feel that i missed out on the original run and rush of emotions that he felt when first playing these songs live. and this song and every song ob this album mean basically everything to me of which an album is capable of making a person feel. don't get me wrong, i love the new one 2018) --but this was the first "my boy" link that i saw and i'm lazy (and drunk and numbed up emotionally) this morning. so if any of you could help a gay dude out who doesn't seem to really like gay sex, that'd be great (just to be clear, i'm not making the assumption that that is what some of what the lyrics are about, but that is what ive's attached to some of them and it's a comfort). so find me a live version of "my boy" and "sober to death' and i will be forever grateful."

  25. F.... ....

    Try watching this cross-eyed.

  26. A.... O....

    0:57 i think the word galvanistic would have fit better as a lyric there

  27. F.... F....

    Me das un viaje inimaginable con tus pies

  28. z.... ....

    his voice is very similar to beck.

  29. j.... ....

    wizard track

  30. A.... ....

    I LOVE HIS DANCING

  31. F.... ....

    I'm a good person, I'm a powerful person
    I don't believe in evil
    I think that evil is an idea created by others to avoid dealing with their own nature
    I understand my own nature
    Good and evil have nothing to do with it
    I understand myself, I control myself
    I control everything within myself
    My domain is my domain
    I can lie on my back and affect the lives of those I love without moving a finger
    But I would only affect them in good ways
    I don't waste time on evil
    I'm a good person
    Is this thing on?
    Do you know about Jesus?
    Do you really know?
    All you know is what you've been told
    Listen with your heart, sing with your heart
    You've just been singing about girls
    What do you know about girls? Fuck
    Why are you so tense?
    You've gotta start singing with love in your heart, is this on?
    Adam, are you here?
    A pain star has entered your house, but what are you going to do about it?
    Are you going to touch it? It only once happens every thousand years, maybe even two thousand years
    And how long is a year, really?
    It's almost Halloween
    I haven't done shit this year
    It's been a summer, it's been summer since February, I was in Australia
    God, California? Then what? June, July, August, a month in Europe
    I can't even go to Ikea anymore, I've got flashbacks, fuck
    You should see the lights that I got there, I think you'd like them
    I think you'd like them a lot

    F.... ....

    where is that from?

    F.... ....

    RowanLikesRadiohead it’s the rest of the song that was cut from the music video

    F.... ....

    @Eleanor Squiers that's weird, I'd never caught that before. i need to pay more attention lol

  32. A.... L....

    One of the best songs of the year, hands down, brilliant. (First version was good too but this kicks ass).

  33. C.... ....

    Lyrics
    You should've seen my cursive back then
    Every letter was above the line
    My ps and qs raised their stems
    So nothing crossed beneath
    I'm a little better now
    You never lifted your voice
    You never raised your hand
    You never showed me your inhuman
    You understand
    Art gets what it wants and art gets what it deserves
    Most people are jokes but you're so real
    Most of the time that I use the word “you”
    Well you know that I'm mostly singing about you
    You swore you'd never use the face that your ex invented
    So let's meet up in uncanny valley
    You never lifted your voice
    You never raised your hand
    I only show you my inhuman
    You understand
    You'll get what you want and you'll get what you deserve
    You'll get what you want and you'll get what you deserve

  34. m.... h....

    My favourite song of the year! but i've never heard the original, how different is it?

  35. d.... d....

    god this song is so powerful?? it always puts me in such a good mood every time i listen to it and kinda reminds me what its like to be in love and what it can be like when you give yourself to someone who never shows you the real them, their inhuman. this seriously gives me such a rush. and cue the moshy dance session in my bedroom,,,

  36. H.... A....

    Mclovin!!

  37. m.... ....

    i don't understand any of the words in any of these comments

  38. A.... Z....

    kind of look like napoleon dynamite

  39. d.... ....

    worst band name of all time.

  40. P.... M....

    VERY important to watch this video with a VR headset!!! Not sure if this was intended but it makes for quite an amazing experience

  41. T.... T....

    Nothing can beat Will's galvanizing dancing at 1:27

  42. E.... P....

    The Barnyard intro song

  43. A.... G....

    Seeing them tonight. Hype

  44. L.... B....

    First the music with the drums low



    NOW IT GETS CWAAZY

  45. g.... ....

    My Boy got his q’s and p’s Mixed up

  46. b.... ....

    I always listen to this

  47. b.... ....

    Mega Anthem

  48. N.... ....

    Talk about going blind towards the end

  49. M.... W....

    "And you may tell yourself, that you're the embodiment of David Byrne..."

  50. G.... H....

    This band has the fucking gayest fans I've ever seen. Did you guys not get picked on enough in middle school or something?

    G.... H....

    I care you stupid fucking dork. I'd call you worse but that insult is all you're worth. Fucking loser nobody

    G.... H....

    @George Henry imma tell my mom

    G.... H....

    You sound autistic

    G.... H....

    @Gabriele Sandro Retards

    G.... H....

    @George Henry libtards resigned 😎😎

  51. d.... ....

    a very high quality of amusing if ironic and geeky comments under this track well played one and all time for tea and biscuits

  52. c.... ....

    at the 'singing about you' part i hear will say something else in one of the vocal tracks that is layered...anyone know what it is? 1:47

  53. g.... ....

    1:27 Will Hits The Fabled Multidab

  54. L.... J....

    I'M A GOOD PERSON

  55. B.... B....

    The vocals are weirdly mixed in the pre-chorus.

  56. L.... W....

    Art gets what it wants and Art gets what it deserves.

  57. f.... o....

    Andrew is everything

  58. D.... B....

    My only complaint is... Why change the lyrics...

  59. R.... R....

    buaa love love love , sounds amazing , 100 % indie

  60. a.... ....

    look at dem feet go

  61. M.... V....

    Just got to meet the guys here in Dublin and managed to get their signatures. They're such nice guys!

  62. L.... M....

    well that was... intense

  63. A.... S....

    I love this video so much

  64. J.... M....

    *Art gets what it wants and art gets what it deserves.*

  65. K.... N....

    i want will toledo to end me

  66. d.... ....

    Does anyone else think this is absolutely terrible and boring?

  67. a.... ....

    I came from SiIvaGunner...

    a.... ....

    What video?

  68. H.... ....

    A beautiful rendition of memory

  69. m.... ....

    Hey, I remember The Strokes too

  70. l.... f....

    hello I'm will toledo's bitch ❤

  71. K.... R....

    why did they change the original lyrics in the chorus?

    K.... R....

    Kate Robertson it’s a lot less galvanistic than before

  72. A.... B....

    Shit compared to the original, missing that low fi garage sound, seems like you can hear Will's new over inflated ego as well.

  73. j.... ....

    Does he say:
    You galvanistic young boy
    You never raise your hand
    You never show me your inhuman
    You understand

    Or it's the same lyrics as the old one?

    j.... ....

    "You never lifted your voice" in the first line.

  74. f.... a....

    How is that anybody is talking about how much he sounds like Julian Casablancas?!?!?

  75. D.... M....

    p sure this dude invented homosexuality

  76. N.... ....

    But also, fuck you

  77. A.... C....

    I wish he’d stop singing from his throat. He sounds like he’s mumbling all the time. Also the name of the band is almost like he was desperate and named it after the first thing he saw. The musics not particularly outstanding

    A.... C....

    Apparently the name is a reference to the fact that he recorded his first four albums in his car

  78. P.... F....

    Furries are garbage and can't even make music. Sounds like an autistic fusion of Beck, Two door cinema club and the Tokyo Police

  79. i.... ....

    100% pure soy

  80. J.... C....

    Holy Christ this is bad. Why is he singing exactly like Beck? No wonder Pitchfork has a raging boner over this crap.

  81. �.... M....

    Cannot decide between this and the original one, so I'll listen to both in a eternal loop

  82. E.... V....

    Reseña del Album en Español Twin Fantasy - Face to Face https://youtu.be/Ay80DhO-8pc

  83. U.... F....

    My favourite gay furry hits the mic once again.

  84. U.... F....

    it’s a crime that you guys aren’t popular. Please keep giving us this amazing music.

  85. S.... P....

    Why does this guy look like NileRed?

  86. z.... D....

    01:27 time to die <3

  87. E.... C....

    what are the actual lyrics to this song because everywhere I've looked it up it talks about galvanism but from what I can hear, there's nothing to do with galvansim in the entire song, and the speaking part after this doesn't start with "earlier in the song I used the word galvanistic" it starts with "I am a good person" and talks about not believing in evil and loving the music and understanding yourself and I'm really confused

    E.... C....

    There are two versions of the song. The original one was recorded when Will was in college and released in 2011 and talks about galvanism and all that. This is the re-recorded version;

    [Verse 1]
    You should've seen my cursive back then
    Every letter was above the line
    My Ps and Qs raised their stems
    So nothing crossed beneath
    I'm a little better now

    [Chorus]:
    You never lifted your voice
    You never raised your hand
    You never showed me your inhuman
    You understand

    Art gets what it wants and art gets what it deserves

    [Verse 2]
    Most people are jokes but you’re so real
    Most of the time that I use the word “you”
    Well you know that I’m mostly singing about you

    You swore you’d never use
    The face that your ex invented
    So let’s meet up in
    Uncanny valley

    [Chorus]:
    You never lifted your voice
    You never raised your hand
    I only show you my inhuman
    You understand

    You’ll get what you want and you’ll get what you deserve
    You’ll get what you want and you’ll get what you deserve


    [Outro]
    I'm a good person. I'm a powerful person. I don't believe in evil. I think that evil is an idea created by others to avoid dealing with their own nature. I understand my own nature. Good and evil have nothing to do with it. I understand myself. I control myself. I control everything within myself. My domain is my domain. I can lie on my back and affect the lives of those I love without moving a finger. But I would only affect them in good ways. I don't waste time on evil. I'm a good person. Is this thing on? Do you know about Jesus? Do you really know? All you know is what you've been told. Listen with your heart. Sing with your heart. You've just been singing about girls. What do you know about girls? Fuck... Why are you so tense? You've gotta start singing with love in your heart. Is this on?

    Adam, are you here? A pain star has entered your house, but what are you going to do about it? Are you going to touch it? It only once happens every thousand years, maybe even two thousand years. And how long is a year, really? It's almost Halloween. I haven't done shit this year. It's been a summer—it's been summer since February, I was in Australia. God. California? Then what? June, July, August, a month in Europe. I can't even go to Ikea anymore, I've got flashbacks. Fuck! You should see the lights that I got there, I think you'd like them. I think you'd like them a lot

    Isn't this where...

  88. c.... ....

    If anyone cares, which I'm sure many will seeing as how all the Reddit drama has exploded at the time I write this, the ORIGINAL Bandcamp version is also being released on vinyl and will be out on this years Record Store Day 2018. I don't know anything else about that version, how limited or what, but it'll be there for those to get if wanted. I personally think this re-recorded version is superior, but then again I haven't listened to the original one for that long so I can understand the angst.

  89. J.... S....

    I need a full 16 minute video for Famous Prophets. Thanks.

  90. m.... &....

    i love you and musics! ❤

  91. k.... ....

    IM GETTING A TATTOO FOR THIS SONG

  92. g.... ....

    good shit

  93. I.... a....

    Looking like a mouthbreathing morrissey

  94. L.... H....

    will's got moves, holy shit

  95. S.... ....

    Thom Yorke vs Will Toledo dance battle

  96. P.... G....

    Sounds like some beck b-side, really nothing serious.

  97. T.... E....

    i forget what galvanism is