Interpol - Memory Serves Lyrics






It would be so nice to take you
I only ever try to make you smile
No matter what, we're gonna keep you occupied
But only at your place
Only at your place

It would be no price to pay
I only ever lie to make you smile
All kinds of dust are gonna keep me satisfied
But only at your place
Only at your place

Tonight a special memory serves me
And I'll wait to find the wrong way
Tonight a special memory serves me
And I'll wait to find

It's over
It's over
I feel like, the feeling is like
It's over
Why is it so hard to stay away?

Tonight a special memory serves me
And I'll play to find that I'm gray
Tonight a special
I only memorize those dates I deny

And I forget why we'll say
Let's seize the day
You won't have to say that you'd love to
But baby please that you want to
Someday

It would be no price to pay
Hit me again

Don't have to say that you'd love to
But baby please that you want to
Someday





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  1. U.... A....

    I always come back to this song. Makes me smile. Love this

  2. S.... R....

    uh la la la

  3. C.... B....

    This album is a masterpiece.

  4. D.... T....

    Layered and plush , the drum and bass pulse surrounded by ethereal tones flashing in and out parallel to the vocals , pure perfection.

  5. K.... C....

    Love ❤ this sing

  6. f.... s....

    💚💚💙💙💗💖💕💕

  7. L.... R....

    Bone-yard music ❤😈

  8. F.... G....

    No me canso de escucharla

  9. C.... A....

    This album is my favorite of theirs

  10. s.... ....

    Ugh. This song is just so good. <3

    Interpol and their wonderfully-hitting sound.

  11. J.... P....

    love it

  12. c.... ....

    that song digs a fuckin hole into my heart

  13. D.... Z....

    And cut. Now how about 10 more vocal overdubs Paul? ..."Sure why the fuck not."

  14. G.... J....

    This is a really great band. All their music is so chill. Get high to everyday!

  15. M.... G....

    Love this pain.

  16. i.... ....

    😵😌🤓🤗🙌🍃sooo many vibes an xhills🐨

  17. D.... H....

    HOW I LIKE THIS BAND, IT JUST... I DONT KNOW, TELEPORT ME TO THE MANY GALAXYS

    D.... H....

    Daland Henry great comment AND avatar

  18. D.... G....

    a lot of shit in my head going on with this song....I love this song

  19. P.... R....

    Nice bass

  20. j.... M....

    Masterpiece!!! sometimes you need to have certain kind of experiences to realize how deep and unique this song is

    j.... M....

    100% accurate

    j.... M....

    You mean sniffing cocaine because your love of life has left you.. few years ago

    j.... M....

    I've never done cocaine thx

  21. B.... M....

    It would be so nice to take you
    I only ever try to make you smile
    No matter what, we're gonna keep you occupied
    But only at your place
    Only at your place

    It would be no price to pay
    I only ever lie to make you smile
    All kinds of dust are gonna keep me satisfied
    But only at your place
    Only at your place

    Tonight a special memory serves me
    And I'll wait to find the wrong way
    Tonight a special memory serves me
    And I'll wait to find

    It's over
    It's over
    I feel like, the feeling is like
    It's over
    Why is it so hard to stay away?

    Tonight a special memory serves me
    And I'll play to find that I'm gray
    Tonight a special
    I only memorize those dates I deny

    And I forget why we'll say
    Let's seize the day
    You won't have to say that you'd love to
    But baby please that you want to
    Someday

    It would be no price to pay
    Hit me again

    Don't have to say that you'd love to
    But baby please that you want to
    Someday

  22. N.... L....

    They sounds bored on this one like « fuck off let finish this record ».

    N.... L....

    Hell no.

    N.... L....

    don´ t say that, just because paul is using a relaxing voice?

    N.... L....

    You dont know or love interpol .

  23. p.... ....

    This song is like a good but somewhat painfull place to stay.

  24. a.... r....

    My Favourite...

    a.... r....

    I like it :-)

  25. j.... ....

    i'd love to know why this sounds so...different...is it minor chords or something? the melody and the sounds are so...different...it was the first thing that struck me when i heard this song and the album it came from. it's just so dark and odd...but one of the best songs i've heard in years...especially the vocal style...so unique!! ..."why's it so hard....to stay...aaaawwaaaakke! fucking amazing! :)

    j.... ....

    Minor scales over major for me all day every day :D

    j.... ....

    ...Away ...

  26. d.... t....

    Outstanding , once again , surreal anniversary song this is what she said when they first met , only at her place , tonight is special .

  27. i.... m....


    Jfyggx

  28. S.... A....

    sam fogarino is a god

  29. B.... X....

    Amazing song... But which of their songs isn't <3

  30. F.... H....

    I used to be addicted to weed. Smoked everyday driving around and interpol were a big band in my life. My memory serves me well and I have no regrets. Though I'd advise those who believe it's not an addictive drug to have a little think about how often you do it.
    Check out Lucid Rivers

  31. D.... H....

    I never get sick of this song <3

    D.... H....

    I get sick of the world and start to listen this...

  32. S.... P....

    This song reminds me of "Space Oddity" by David Bowie.

  33. L.... ....

    This is obviously a love song about a man being left alone altre a long, profound, love story. But in my opinion, there's a twist: this man also has a cocaine addiction, and he used to "satisfy himself with all kinds of powders", but "only at her place", which is probably the reason he was left for in the first place. After the separation, he persists in his self-destructing path and he flickery visions her while being high, leaving the "precious memory" that serves him tonight. When he says "why is it so hard to stay away", he's actually referring to his addiction to cocaine. I've always read this song this way.

    L.... ....

    Nice interpretation.

    L.... ....

    @Lelem2 The story of my life

    L.... ....

    Paul had a cocaine addiction. Makes sense.

  34. D.... ....

    fuck all these ads on youtube and fuck google.

  35. D.... F....

    it aint, it's like a detective on his 40's doin' his shit (:

  36. M.... C....

    INTERPOL

  37. K.... B....

    "It would be no price to pay
    I only ever lie to make you smile
    All kinds of dust are gonna keep me satisfied
    But only at your place" - damn

  38. C.... ....

    Kelly Dunkelberg

  39. k.... ....

    the name of the album is interpol?

    k.... ....

    kencholight I forgot the term for it, but a lot of bands do this, a "self title album?"

  40. I.... ....

    This song is pure tension

  41. a.... ....

    INTERPOL'S LYRICS ARE JUST TO LUCRATIVE, SEXY, PERVERSE AND MOST OF ALL IMAGINABLE! LOVE ALL THEIR ALBUMS. ESPECIALLY "TURN ON THE BRIGHT LIGHTS"- DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THEIR GUITAR RIFFS AND DRUMMING! I DO MISS CARLOS D's IMAGINATIVE BASS LINES. :*(

  42. S.... G....

    This album takes a while to grow on you. You've gotta be open minded, and i'll admit i like this album alot more than TOTBL

  43. M.... H....

    Wow I feel kind of the same too. It's like I go on a world without any trouble. My own fantasy world.

  44. i.... ....

    it would be so nice to take you yeahhhhhhhh

  45. s.... ....

    This song is a loaded gun

  46. M.... Z....

    I love how when I listen to Interpol I go into another world!

  47. T.... ....

    pfft COD... good... do not belong in the same sentence.

  48. P.... T....

    It's over!!!

  49. J.... ....

    I am sick of all these goddamn adds for COD...makes me NOT want to buy it

  50. M.... ....

    @sobegod4444 Yes they have all the elements of what was consider the post punk sound. But then again, "Post Punk" was a term that made sense back in 79 and 80. Now 30 years later a million different sounds can be consider "post punk". We can say that "Grunge" was "Post Punk" since it was heavily influence by the sound and ethos of the 80's underground American Punk scene.

  51. j.... n....

    @TheJinjo75 I agree with everything you just said, but Interpol is listed as Post-Punk, such as Editors. (not trying to sound like a douchebag)

  52. M.... ....

    @sobegod4444 Indie is just a short term for Independent. DIY 80's punk kind of thing. Its not about the sound. At this point Interpol is not that. I know the kind of band you talk about. Major labels don't take chances on them and that's why they have to go indie. Like Interpol label mates "Yo la tengo". But once in a while bands like that get mainstream. Anyway, at this time were record stores are no longer relevant those type of terms are irrelevant. To me is just Rock music.

  53. j.... n....

    @TheJinjo75 Indie is not about how famous you are, how much money you make, or how far you get. Indie is its own music that has its own sound just like metal or hip hop. Bands like Bloc Party and Phoenix (which are some of my other favorite bands) they make TONS of money and are loved all over the world.

    Indie music is its own genre in simplest terms.

    If that makes any sense to you?

  54. M.... ....

    @sobegod4444 How come is Interpol an indie band with all the budget they have on their recordings?

  55. N.... R....

    simple y sencillamente es genial esta canción...
    como no amar a Paul Banks con esa voz!!!!

  56. l.... ....

    Tonight a special memory serves me
    And I'll wait to find the wrong way
    Tonight a special memory serves me
    And I'll wait to find

  57. g.... ....

    1:20 Say What?

  58. M.... G....

    I like the tremolo picking throughout the whole song. It's pretty smooth and chill.

  59. S.... M....

    It's over
    It's over
    I Feel Like, the feeling is like
    It's over

    Why is it so hard to stay away?
    Why is it so hard?

  60. h.... ....

    Best song to have sex with!!! the drums and voice are so damn erotic!!!!!!

  61. t.... ....

    Many a night last year i looped this song on my iPod and assumed the role of the dreaded melancholic 'victim' of unrequited love with tear-streaked face. Too fitting to indulge really. lol 'I only ever lie to make you smile. All kinds of dust are gonna keep me satisfied' & 'you won't have to say that you love to, but baby please that you want to someday.' This year i'm over it. Can't help but acknowledge Interpol and music in general help. Even if it's in cliche scenes here and there :)

  62. B.... P....

    4 people cant stay away

  63. G.... W....

    I love the part at 0:40 - 0:55

  64. m.... ....

    Did I mention before that I truly love this song?.

  65. n.... ....

    @mikewazouski1000 LOL x)

  66. c.... ....

    "Tonight is special...

    Ooooh lah lah lahhh

    Seize the day"

  67. A.... B....

    @fatihozenFB I doubt Interpol will ever be able to top "Turn on the Bright Lights". They haven't yet.

    A.... B....

    They did genius, with Antics.

  68. m.... ....

    I've lost the counts of how many times I've played this song within the past what ? 3 days. these guys rocks.

  69. n.... ....

    When hearing that song I feel like going down down dooooown and even more than down with the surface constantly distancing from me and in the end I end up at the bottom..

  70. s.... ....

    This is the most beautiful song I have ever heard! It makes me wanna cry and also happy at the same time, if that makes sense. Interpol is so fucking amazing

  71. m.... ....

    FYI this song makes girls hot

  72. M.... W....

    4 people have their cocks at the size of the dislike line

  73. F.... A....

    THIS SONG IS THE SHIT! i wish the bass was alittle more noticable. but all in all its ridiculous. "i feel like, the feeling is like"

  74. A.... S....

    @metroidfusion32 Cause of minecraft

  75. j.... n....

    @sobegod4444 Then we have Our love to admire with rest my chemistry and All fired up just make a compilation of basically all sounds theyve used to make music ( I don't see why people don't like that album). And we have the new album, which I guess is just called Interpol, and in this album they just make this new darker sound and mix it with just pure brilliance. And for people who havnt heard, Paul banks made a solo album, julian plenti, it's more rock than Indie-Rock but still AMAZING!

  76. j.... n....

    Really..... ALL OF THEIR ALBUMS ARE GREAT!!! I've literally listened to every song from Public Pervert to song seven to Mind over time to The Lighthouse, and every single one of them are just fantastic. Like in antics take you on a cruise and A time to be so small are just so Imaginative to the cause of love. TOTBL has Say Hello to the Angels, Obstacle 2, and Roland that make that harder sound with a heavier noise that makes interpol not just some band singing about love and drug abuse.

    j.... n....

    I agree

  77. M.... ....

    @SynthMan18

    I apologize for the weird formation of words on my last post.

  78. M.... ....

    @IceColdMilk15

    In my opinion, no music is garbage unless if it expresses emotion and imagination
    into the listener's ears. Rap is music, but it expresses different emotions than this type
    of music. Rap is repetitive and to me it expresses disrespect against woman and
    takes the use of coarse language and abuses it for no apparent reason. Rap barely has
    any effort put into than the rock groups today that play their heart out.

  79. F.... ....

    i would have to say my order of preference for Interpol albums would be:
    1.Turn on the Bright Lights
    2.Interpol
    3.Antics and Our Love to Admire are tied.
    Isn't it such a coincidence that those are my four favorite albums?!

  80. J.... F....

    I cant get this album out of my brain!! 24-7 And i keep waiting for paul to sing, "tonight is special...like...strawberry socials...." try that line, and see if it doesnt come to mind when you hear this song again.

  81. B.... X....

    @IceColdMilk15 If you like rap so much how did you manage to get here?

  82. a.... ....

    This album is so much better when your drunk!

  83. d.... ....

    their new style is awesome

  84. V.... L....

    i love it

  85. j.... a....

    Do the Sex to this song :o

  86. j.... a....

    @dwarventom dude as soon as you said that, milk guy ^ up there disliked it.......way to go
    haha

  87. M.... W....

    Disliked. This aint music, its garbage. Rap 4 life lets keep it real!!!!!

  88. A.... A....

    No dislikes!!! Let's keep it that way!haha

  89. E.... R....

    uhlalala. uhlalala. uhlalala
    (...podria hacer eso todo el dia)
    INTERPOL FOREVER

  90. F.... T....

    it would be so nice to take you,,,eso se oie bien public pervert ieee hahaha

  91. M.... K....

    @chrisuk19yootube what do you mean?

  92. W.... B....

    INCEPTION INTERPOL INCEPTION INTERPOL INCEPTION INTERPOL..... The track "Time" in the Inception interpol sounds a lot like the chord progression here. They came out at around the exact same time, too.

  93. M.... K....

    this song live, completed my life.

  94. L.... F....

    someday ....(8)

  95. J.... ....

    I have abused the replay button :S

  96. P.... I....

    Es una cancion TAN triste...pero es tan perfecta a la vez!...Viva Interpol!

  97. j.... a....

    Do the Sex to this Song! :o