Metric - Parkdale Lyrics






Square in the face
Sony spacecraft
Hovering over like a third eye
Why am I hovering over myself

I'm flipping out in the magazine neighborhood
It's just like everybody said you would be greased

I should be living
Giving my mind a chance to rewind
And playback beautiful music
I should be living
Giving my mind a chance to rewind
And playback dangerous rhythms

We almost forgot
Every building is a shop
Every person is a shopper
Finally it almost seemed we
Almost forgot
Every building is a shop
Every person is a shopper
Finally

But when we started walking
I was in the nineteen fourties
Simplified the politics
Marveled at the architecture
You were off on camera
Gathering the setting sun
The red brick building tops
Finally it almost seemed authentic
As we headed further west
Into the worst, out of the best
Magazine neighborhood
We saw tall trees
And public enemies

I should be living
Giving my mind a chance to rewind
And playback beautiful music
I should be living
Giving my mind a chance to rewind
And playback dangerous rhythms

We almost forgot
Every building is a shop
Every person is a shopper
Finally it almost seemed we
Almost forgot
Every building is a shop
Every person is a shopper
Finally it almost seemed we
Moved out of the searchlight
Passed under the moonlight
Moved out of the searchlight
Open up and spend the night

We almost forgot
Every building is a shop
Every person is a shopper
Finally it almost seemed we
Almost forgot
Every building is a shop
Every person is a shopper
Finally it almost seemed we
Moved out of the searchlight
Passed under the moonlight
Moved out of the searchlight
Open up and spend the night in parkdale





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  1. f.... ....

    anyone have the chords of this song?? please

  2. N.... F....

    This song brings out oddly specific memories, just like the way a Perfume can. Probably my favourite metric song. And springtime. This is my springtime song.

  3. B.... ....

    This is a remix of two tracks, Fanfare and Parkdale. The originals and this version aren't on any versions of the albums I can find.

    B.... ....

    https://youtu.be/ocbHGljAKRU

    Here are the originals, combined into one track.

    B.... ....

    Actually that is a another version. This is a really weird rabbit hole. Why are there so many versions of this song and why is it so difficult to find what album they were on a decade ago

  4. R.... ....

    This song was the one which made me a fan of metric for life.

  5. M.... X....

    I've been listening to them religiously for about fifteen years now and this was always one I just skipped over or didn't pay attention to...now I can't get enough. Can't believe I was sleeping on it all that time...funny and awesome how that happens :)

  6. I.... A....

    ça groove !

  7. P.... F....

    ive just discovered this band, and love them.. its like a mix of lour reed and the velvet underground but a more modern spin - 90s alternative all the good styles

    P.... F....

    Discovered them because of K Flay and they are incredible.

  8. B.... S....

    Screww it im forgetting.

  9. c.... h....

    this song is one of my all time fave songs that nobody knows about metric , this song is a gem an absolute masterpiece love love this song soo much ....

  10. l.... b....

    check out emily haines and the soft skeletons and dive deeper :p

  11. T.... L....

    I've always known about this. :)

  12. a.... ....

    I love this intro.

    a.... ....

    fits so well with the songg

  13. p.... g....

    nice song too bad it never made it to the official album

  14. C.... B....

    Wow I'm pretty sure I own every Metric album ever made and I've never heard this song before... thank you, it's beautiful <3

    C.... B....

    That's because it was on the original version of Grow Up And Blow Away - from 2001, and this song was taken off.

    C.... B....

    Kirundist But way, this song is so true

  15. T.... V....

    This track is the prize for those willing to dive deep enough into one of the best bands to ever grace this green Earth. Although if they made it this far, they're a fan for life. Welcome to the club.

    T.... V....

    Idk how I found this tbh. I think something was autocorrected and I curiously clicked one of the search results, just cause it looked interesting. Was not a mistake.

    T.... V....

    Glad to know I'm not the only one feeling that way.

    T.... V....

    i'm flipping the fuck out in the magazine neighborhood

    T.... V....

    Except they dislike this album

    T.... V....

    Git Gud Metric dont like this album? Its a masterpiece!!!

  16. S.... C....

    Why is the version of this album that's on Spotify so bad? The songs sound so much worse and it's missing this song

    S.... C....

    because this version of the album with this song was never released

    S.... C....

    Yeah I bought the album on iTunes and it’s not on it. And it was one of my favorites! So I have to listen in here.

  17. K.... ....

    My favourite Metric song <3

  18. U.... ....

    great song

  19. C.... P....

    Where do I purchase this song? I can't find it anywhere on the internet besides youtube.

    C.... P....

    Sadly, this was one of the songs removed from the album :(

    C.... P....

    @Otaku Idol Sadness envelopes me.

    C.... P....

    @Otaku Idol AAAHHH so I have a rare copy of it...hmmm..I should share it on the torrents...

    C.... P....

    +Annie Derbabian do it, please! I have a rip of it, but the quality is not that good!

    C.... P....

    Annie Derbabian I can't find it anyware in flac or wav :(
    Can you share it with us please? Those 2001 tracks are so good...

  20. S.... A....

    stay outta park dale

  21. a.... S....

    Reppin Parkdale! The lyrics kinda remind me of Beck.

  22. a.... f....

    there isn't a single song by Metric which i find 'meh'. they're all so incredible!

  23. R.... N....

    yes, was! this song is not the first version.

  24. S.... ....

    Was this song edited or is this original? Where did you find it?

  25. R.... ....

    PARKDALE BITCHEEES

  26. d.... ....

    This is such great stuff. How could they leave it off the re-release??

  27. j.... ....

    omg i loved thisss . now i do it again

  28. d.... w....

    Why wasn't this on Grow Up and Blow Away?

  29. m.... ....

    IT'S THE INTERNET. You goddamn idiot

  30. m.... ....

    The two people who disliked this , have been poisoned by cultureless music and mainstream and can no longer appreciate true art.... shame ,

  31. L.... V....

    I have forgotten the meaning of liking a band, when i found metric i was ecstatic then i kept finding other bands and such, trying to expand my knowledge of music, I'v gotten caught up, but thankfully metric's here for me

  32. L.... ....

    @NeonOctober Exactly. That's right where the amazingness of this song hits you.

  33. D.... ....

    @administramation Ahh never mind, it's not from an EP. I got this version with the unreleased 2001 version of Grow Up And Blow Away.

  34. D.... ....

    @administramation I think this was released on an early EP.

  35. L.... ....

    I miss parkdale

  36. M.... ....

    I like all of their music, but my favourite albums are Grow Up And Blow Away and Fantasies actually :D

    M.... ....

    The best albums.

  37. D.... ....

    Me gusta (y)

  38. J.... L....

    I love this band. I was watching a video with my bestfriend. And the song The Twist was in the background, and I was like "Omg, this song sounds amazing!" (:

  39. N.... ....

    The version I have is in a lower key and its only 4.30, but I like this one too :) maybe they re-recorded it

  40. K.... P....

    @37hours ENJOY while you can lol there new stuff blows. compared to Grow up, OWU, Live it Out

  41. r.... ....

    @37hours YESSSSSS MAN!!!! ME AND YOU ARE ON THE EXACT SAME PAGE THATS SO WIERD!!

  42. s.... ....

    @37hours: Well, it's just the beginning then. You're in for a real treat with this band. =D

  43. 3.... ....

    Ever song I hear is better than the last and I just heard about them yesterday.