Saint Motel - 1997 Lyrics






Well I've made so many new friends
With open arms they let me in
They say they'll be with me till the end
They say they'll stick through thick and thin
And it's gonna happen, in 1997

They crowd you like it's dangerous
I heard they're just no good.
I'd rather have you stay at home now like a good boy should.
I heard they can't be trusted
I heard they all wear white.
I'd rather have you prove me wrong than go and prove me right.
Mama, please don't make it harder.

Well, it's tough to love another.
And it's hard to find a friend.
Somebody else who has no others.
Somebody else who understands.
And then it happened, in 1997.

The crowd you like is dangerous.
I heard they're just no good.
I'd rather have you stay at home now like a good boy should.
I heard they can't be trusted.
I heard they all wear white.
I'd rather have you prove me wrong than go and prove me right.
Mama, please don't make it harder.

Well, I've made so many new friends.
They say they'll be with me 'till the end.
And it's gonna happen in 1997.





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  1. G.... H....

    Born in '97

  2. A.... ....

    Even though the song may be about a mass suicide, to me, it always seemed like when you finally find your people after years of loneliness and searching. I always saw 1997, for what it represents as having hope for that sense of belonging and not about a particular year.

  3. A.... ....

    Even though the song may be about a mass suicide, to me, it always seemed like when you finally find your people after years of loneliness and searching. I always saw 1997, for what it represents as having hope for that sense of belonging and not about a particular year.

  4. e.... ....

    So underrated

  5. S.... ....

    ❤️⏩💔⏩🖤

  6. i.... ....

    I was 7 years old in 1997 and things were hip and happenin!

    i.... ....

    hell yeah man!!

  7. x.... ....

    Fun fact, this song is about when the Heavens Gate cult committed mass suicide in 1997.

  8. A.... V....

    SO MANY KIDS HERE making me feel old dammit

  9. i.... ....

    pretty damn grand

  10. M.... ....

    this is their best song

  11. J.... C....

    is it me or do they have a 80s new wave sound to them.

  12. m.... c....

    most favorite song of their album>>

  13. E.... G....

    how a song can be so pacefully

  14. A.... ....

    I love this song! I'll listen to it for like forever!

  15. J.... d....

    I LOST THIS SONG FOR LIKE 3 YEARS IM SO THANKFUL

    J.... d....

    ME TOO OMG

  16. N.... ....

    i was conceived in 97 lmao

  17. r.... d....

    this is one of the hidden gems of music

  18. R.... ....

    I happened in 1997, like, born.

    R.... ....

    Someone I graduated with that year got pregnant as a senior...you could be her child. FUCK I'm old. I suppose getting old is better than the alternative, slightly.

  19. Y.... V....

    born at 97 and Final Fantasy 7 comes out at this date
    Best Year ever !! <3

    Y.... V....

    I don’t think you know what this song is about...

    Y.... V....

    Pretty good year for mass suicide as well.

  20. I.... J....

    I was -3 in 1997 :P

    I.... J....

    I was -3 too lol

    I.... J....

    i was 1

  21. B.... G....

    I wasn't alive in 1997 , ew 2000's girl lol

    B.... G....

    2000s tooo fml

  22. n.... n....

    i was 4 years old in 1997, now im still 4 years old

    n.... n....

    lmao same

  23. M.... R....

    I get a vampire weekend vibe when I listen to them...

    M.... R....

    It's kind of there

  24. b.... ....

    these guys dont have as much views as they deserve! they're great.

  25. A.... R....

    I love love this song, haven't heard it in a while, and to hear it again is just exhilarating x)

  26. S.... ....

    I was 2 , still loving it!

  27. D.... ....

    I was born in 1997 lol

  28. 1.... G....

    i love local natives

  29. 1.... G....

    wat the heck is a BIRP..

  30. H.... ....

    I was 6 in 1997! Wow, how time flies by :D

  31. s.... ....

    I was born in '97 haha.

  32. i.... ....

    perfect! i graduated high school in 1996 & was 19 in 1997 so this fits me perfectly! great song!

    i.... ....

    You know this songs about mass suicide right?

  33. C.... ....

    i found out about a band a little like this through BIRP. If you like this check out Local Natives. Also i found out about this thorugh converse

  34. A.... P....

    No doubts this band will be big one day

  35. D.... K....

    Really great song should be in the charts!

  36. J.... P....

    MY FAVORITE <3

  37. M.... ....

    same here! *hi-five*

  38. N.... N....

    like this is you knew this song from birp ^^

  39. L.... O....

    haha don't worry, i didnt know at first either ;) but its in Blalock's Indie/Rock Playlist

  40. F.... F....

    blow those horns!

  41. L.... W....

    Thinking about 1997 makes me feel old. I was 11 then. In my old age of 26 i love this song and this band. Release the album already!!

  42. j.... ....

    thanks to you I know BIRP now. T H A N K Y O U :))) -its not sarcams btw-

  43. E.... ....

    3 years old in 1997:) I love this song! Thanks Birp aswell:)

  44. n.... ....

    thanks BIRP, this is actually really good

  45. e.... ....

    i was 13 yro. in 1997

    rythm takes me back to that year: "And its gonna happen...1-9-9-7..."

  46. g.... ....

    Gooood ! LIKE