White Lies - Big TV Lyrics






Slow
I'm gonna settle down slow
Down to the hum of electric life and soul

Faith
In my hands to trade
But for the word and
The light of a bitter saint

And you can get me work?
But I can't work for free
I've got a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
If you can raise a star
From garbage on the street
Then you can make a modern life
For a modern girl to lead

Alone, I feel alone
When I'm living in a building
Like a tooth at heaven's throat

True, it's a beautiful view
But you know they're gonna set it on fire
When they feel like something new

And you can get me work?
But I can't work for free
I've got a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
If you can raise a star
From garbage on the street
Then you can make a modern life
For a modern girl to lead

But why can't anything be real?
Emotion like the movies feel...
A pill to break the drone of reverie...
So bring me to the hand of fate
The river or the new arcade
So I can wash the empty hour away

But why can't anything be real?
Emotion like the movies feel...
So bring me to the hand of fate
The river or the new arcade

And you can get me work?
But I can't work for free
I've got a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV
If you can raise a star
From garbage on the street
Then you can make a modern life
For a modern girl to lead

Cos I'm living in a room downtown
With a bed and a big TV [x6]





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  1. V.... K....

    Saw them last night in Brussels and it was even better than I expected.

    After listening to their stuff since I’m 18 and their first album, finally seeing them live felt like finally meeting some old friends.

    And I was so happy when before starting this track Harry mentionned it was one of his all time favorite :)))

  2. S.... S....

    This track has nearly the same structure as the previous album opener Is Love

  3. N.... ....

    ❤️❤️❤️

  4. s.... r....

    So freaking awesome 😎

  5. T.... ....

    🛏📺👌

  6. j.... a....

    Ese comienzo homenajeando a Visage ....

  7. j.... a....

    Increíble, qué delirio, por favor

  8. R.... B....

    This band is better then most

  9. A.... G....

    i love this boys, but their live act is crappy....

  10. C.... P....

    The way he swings his voice.... like a fricken boss

  11. W.... ....

    "But why cant anything be real? Emotions like movies feel" :'(

  12. t.... k....

    Müptelası olduk

  13. N.... ....

    interpol.

    N.... ....

    like both

    N.... ....

    you can like both.

  14. L.... v....

    3:34 through 4:06 makes me want to cry, but the good kind.

    L.... v....

    A mi también

  15. l.... m....

    this is the most unknown awesome song in the history of the world... and it's even got that 80's vibe

  16. J.... A....

    Essa musica é cósmicamente boa !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. B.... ....

    Goosebumps, i can’t stop listening this song 💜💜💜

  18. C.... ....

    Fecking tune

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

    I listen this song everyday
    White Lies 4 ever😍😍😍

  20. G.... K....

    Top Band 😊

  21. H.... N....

    There's something about this song that has a hint of Fade To Grey...

  22. d.... c....

    I do not know if it's me or it sounds like "Harder Botton to Botton" 1:07 to 1:21.

  23. T.... F....

    Best of 2019!

  24. E.... F....

    White Lies, mano isso é o novo classico!!

  25. D.... H....

    I can’t just listen this once, it’s on rinse and repeat, met the band at a VIP event a few weeks back top fellas and top night.

  26. M.... S....

    Someone 2019? :)

  27. C.... V....

    2 0 1 9 - this song is so fucking addicting!!!!

  28. l.... ....

    Sounds me like depeche mode

  29. G.... E....

    This track came as a recommendation, i'm ultra disappointed i've not come across these guys or this track before!

    This is proper music, not the shite we're getting now, superb piece of work, takes you back to the sounds of the 80's, some fine Deoeche Mode and Ultravox like pads on the synth, lyrics are nothing short of inspiring...

    You can get me work... But I can't work for free...

    Tory's Out jam if i ever heard it!
    Should be used in a campaign against zero hour contracts...

  30. M.... ....

    This album is amazing, I used to listen it every single day in my teenage years. Never gets old and it doesn't fail to make me shed tears..

  31. L.... M....

    Me encanta <😎

  32. I.... M....

    The best!!!

  33. R.... d....

    Amazing track! Did they use a sample of "Fade to Grey" (1:10)?

    R.... d....

    for sure.

  34. S.... H....

    my friends electric

  35. D.... ;....

    MÉXICO ❤️🇲🇽

  36. d.... ....

    Still get chills listening to this in 2018

  37. Z.... G....

    3:33 ❤

  38. A.... S....

    Feel like i dont wanna go to work tomorrow but just stay listening to this music all night long... Amazing how transports us to a different world.

  39. A.... S....

    Love it when i find awesome bands like this through YouTube comments 😋 (they are always good to have a laugh too lol 😂)

  40. S.... I....

    These guys are really great musicians and I hope their fan base just continues to grow and grow. They put a lot of effort into creating great music, so I hope they get the rewards for their hard work.

  41. K.... H....

    1 Mill views took this great Song long Enough Great Band!!

  42. B.... M....

    Canek y Ale <3

  43. E.... M....

    stupenda ..sempre nel mio cuore

  44. b.... ....

    I love White Lies -- Please be careful White Lies songs leads to addiction!! ;-)

  45. S.... S....

    Incrível 🐰❤️ Foda demais

  46. J.... M....

    Great song

  47. F.... P....

    Top top top

  48. M.... O....

    Amazing guitar riff

  49. s.... ....

    makes me fly on my racing bike, sick tours inc

  50. a.... ....

    This band is how to relapse lol

  51. E.... N....

    Actually i love this song

  52. E.... N....

    One of the best songs i have ever heard

  53. M.... P....

    Life changing!

  54. W.... ....

    This song does not feel like it's over five minutes long.

  55. M.... S....

    Better than anything on the radio today. I don't know how to feel about that: amazed at their quality, or pissed off at the shitty quality of today's music?

  56. B.... B....

    2018 still epic

  57. A.... ....

    Oh my god. How haven't I found out about White Lies before????? THIS IS AMAZING

  58. t.... ....

    Just went through the car wash to this !!!! Amazing!!!

  59. L.... S....

    Uma das minhas preferidas deles

  60. D.... W....

    My only question is what idiot puts thumbs down?

  61. D.... F....

    How am I JUST finding this? Someone punch me for my sins!!!

  62. m.... ....

    Just found this, love it
    Might want to try giving The Infadels a listen too.
    Different style but again massively underrated band who made real music too

  63. g.... ....

    This was one of my 8 favorite songs of 2013! It resonates so much with me! I have experienced so much positive emotions because of Big TV! I listened a lot to Big TV during yoga and meditation and once on a yoga day in October 2013 I heard the whole day some sentences of Big TV in my head! That was a great experience and I felt very nice and felt
    relaxed!

    It was also so cool to hear Big TV live in Doornroosje Nijmegen Holland in October 2016! It resonated so much with me and I felt so touched! I really like the voice of the singer and the music is also very unique and special! They where also very gratefull and it was a very nice concert! It was a lot of fun that they came to Nijmegen to play! I am very glad that I could attend the concert! They are also very fun people! I have heard once an interview in July 2013 of White Lies on the national radio in Holland. They made all kind of jokes, had a lot of fun story's and where very kind and nice!

  64. W.... K....

    Fucking heaven for my ears :)

  65. t.... ....

    Me driving far, far away and this song <3

  66. S.... I....

    eu amo essa MÚSICA!!!!! é inexplicável

  67. S.... A....

    🌸🐒😂😁🐈🌸🌸🌸🤓🤓🤓🤓

  68. F.... M....

    THIS SONG IS SO FREAKING AWESOME! Just another magnificent and underrated British band!

  69. P.... C....

    this song kicks ass big time. great band. strong voice

  70. J.... ....

    "?" in the description = A pill to break the drone of reverie

  71. p.... ....

    whose still watching in 2017???

  72. F.... E....

    F I E R R O A L A V E R G A

  73. M.... R....

    the song of the night when they came here to ny

  74. m.... f....

    long time without hearing good bands, just amazing!

  75. M.... ....

    That guitar riff, amazing...

  76. M.... ....

    God i love this band so fucking much

  77. S.... A....

    Love this album. XXX

  78. S.... S....

    These guys rock. Kind of reminds me of Even Monsters Love. https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/evenmonsterslove#

  79. 4.... T....

    like XD

  80. A.... M....

    I wish they made a video for this. its so Perfect. I get to see them in less than 24 hrs.

  81. F.... ....

    accidnently came across this while looking for kpop stuff
    its good❤❤

  82. L.... R....

    WHAT A TUNE.

  83. J.... G....

    He really, really captured the zeitgeist of this moment in LA. I still can't get over these lyrics, this kid is a genius.

  84. K.... C....

    43 people have very bad taste. This song is amazing 😊

    K.... C....

    Cat Miller you are so right! I put it on repeat regularly!!

    K.... C....

    Cat Miller 50 souless

    K.... C....

    Cat Miller 57 now

  85. L.... V....

    3:33 is EPICNESS AF!

    L.... V....

    I came here just to get the link to post on a group and tell them to jump to 3:33 too hahaha best guitar sound ever!

    L.... V....

    Douglas Soares took me a while but he borrowed that sound from depeche mode " home"

    L.... V....

    Len Verlaten 😍

    L.... V....

    Incredible, magical, levitation

  86. 4.... T....

    XD LOL dtagon lor

  87. u.... ....

    cuz im livin in a room down town with a bed and a big tv!

  88. B.... R....

    Thats maybe their best album .Im glad that this kind of music is growing . I discovered a new band , "St.Guilt" and they are pretty good.

  89. M.... A....

    Primera vez que lo escucho y seguro entra en mi lista de favoritos 😎

    M.... A....

    En bucle la vas a poner

  90. E.... C....

    The best song.

  91. D.... S....

    This song is so fucking incredible

    D.... S....

    in spades

    D.... S....

    ... and you like me

  92. b.... b....

    😄😃😀😊☺😉😍😘😚😗😙😜😝😛😳😁😔😒😞😣

  93. b.... b....

    💻💻💻💻💻💻💻