Wild Nothing - A Dancing Shell Lyrics






Sold myself fresh out at the moon
And I sold myself so I can be a big star
And I'll be your monkey every night
If it makes you love me, watch me now
Watch me, watch me

Is that the way? I never know
Is that the way?
Is that the way? I never know
I was a waste

I'm not a human, I'm just a body
Just a dancing shell here to make you happy
I have no feelings, I have no thoughts
I have to make you love me, watch me now
Watch me, watch me

Is that the way? I never know
Is that the way?
Is that the way? I never know
I was a waste

Is that the way? I never know
Is that the way?
Is that the way? I never know
I was a waste

Is that the way? I never know
Is that the way?
Is that the way? I never know
I was a waste





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  1. a.... K....

    Sold myself fresh out at the moon
    And I sold myself so I can be a big star
    And I'll be your monkey every night
    If it makes you love me, watch me now
    Watch me, watch me
    Is that the way? I never know
    Is that the way? (oh)
    Is that the way? I never know
    I was a waste
    I'm not a human, I'm just a body
    Just a dancing shell here to make you happy
    I have no feelings, I have no thoughts
    I have to make you love me, watch me now
    Watch me, watch me
    Is that the way? I never know
    Is that the way? (oh)
    Is that the way? I never know
    I was a waste
    Is that the way? I never know
    Is that the way? (oh)
    Is that the way? I never know
    I was a waste
    Is that the way? I never know
    Is that the way? (oh)
    Is that the way? I never know
    I was a waste

  2. W.... ....

    Thank u Wild Nothing ...once again

  3. N.... ....

    This band is addictive

  4. E.... V....

    Es muy posible que sea mi canción favorita!! GRACIAS WILD NOTHING

  5. G.... S....

    Excelente banda sin duda alguna ★★★★★

  6. D.... P....

    Sold myself fresh out at the moon
    And I sold myself so I can be a big star
    And I’ll be your monkey every night
    If it makes you love me, watch me now
    Watch me, watch me
    Is that the way? I never know
    Is that the way? (oh)
    Is that the way? I never know
    I was a waste
    I’m not a human, I’m just a body
    Just a dancing shell here to make you happy
    I have no feelings, I have no thoughts
    I have to make you love me, watch me now
    Watch me, watch me
    Is that the way? I never know
    Is that the way? (oh)
    Is that the way? I never know
    I was a waste
    Is that the way? I never know
    Is that the way? (oh)
    Is that the way? I never know
    I was a waste
    Is that the way? I never know
    Is that the way? (oh)
    Is that the way? I never know
    I was a waste

  7. N.... M....

    woah it's like you get sucked into their little world at the beginning and then the end is you being spit back out

  8. m.... m....

    This song brings back so many memories

  9. Z.... a....

    If certain songs represented the human soul then this would be my soul lol

  10. S.... ....

    Bro.....

  11. J.... i....

    One of my fav's....;) 👌

  12. M.... C....

    I can just picture them headlining a massive festival or playing a show in front of 50,000 people and getting every single person in the crowd dancing so hard when they play this louder than they've ever played it!

  13. K.... L....

    I remember sharing this on Facebook when it first dropped and this girl I had gone to school with liked it. At the time I was pretty established, I was doing good for the first time ever really and definitely wasn't looking for anything serious, yet I found myself stalking her page from time to time. She seemed lovely, almost too nice for me, as if I would tarnish her in some way, like I wasn't ready for a girl who was actually nice. She ended up continuing to like the music I would often share, and after seeing that I was going to see Wavves, she messaged me to ask where it was, even though she could have answered that with a simple google, which I took for an obvious attempt at sparking up some conversation. I seized the opportunity and we hung out a few days after. We ended up falling in love pretty quickly. A year later we were driving up the coast for a short holiday together, we mainly held hands for the eight hours, a few breaks in between, but I just remember being silent and really calm, it was this warm and settled feeling. We listened to tonnes of Wild Nothing then this song came on and it just clicked, the entire EP really but this song followed by Hachiko just sent us somewhere, not even looking at one another, just my hand on her thigh driving. I remember sometimes having this sense that I was the character in this song though. No discernible identity, never having that sense of knowing myself, but filling this quota to be the perfect partner for her, and it really was perfect. I began to question this just like the character in the song. After almost five years we split, and disregarding it being the most amazing thing I have ever experienced, I still feel like this will always be our song. I think we were both a dancing shell for one another, it might be that everyone is.

    K.... L....

    Thanks for the life story, I read the first 4 words.

    K.... L....

    Man what a great story, thx for sharing! 😊

  14. A.... J....

    Wild Nothing...pure bliss, also move your mouse cursor around randomly 2:05 while the video is playing and see if you can find it again xD

  15. K.... ....

    5 years later and I still can't get over the begining of this song, the way it all comes together, it's so fucking perfect

  16. A.... M....

    Toejam & Earl sent me.

  17. V.... H....

    This song is okay but their first album is a classic one of my favorites

  18. D.... N....

    I need to find a girl who likes this.

  19. M.... ....

    I always imagine Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

  20. N.... O....

    I'm so high

  21. J.... S....

    I can't believe this shit hasn't blown up still

  22. G.... ....

    The first time I heard this I thought this was a Washed Out song. Sounds like something that would've been on Life of Leisure. I love it.

  23. M.... ....

    OH MY GOD! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR FACE!?!? But yo bounced on my boys pop art dick for hours to this shit!

  24. J.... H....

    si se pudiera le pondría me encanta *-*

  25. A.... S....

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  26. J.... F....

    The saxophone solo sounded like a pig dying 😧

    J.... F....

    Or a pig having the time of its life. Perspective.

  27. M.... V....

    Ellis D.

  28. B.... B....

    This is the best shit they put out

  29. J.... M....

    Talking heads.

  30. v.... m....

    The saxophone solo ruins the song

  31. J.... W....

    the bass is really tight in this

  32. P.... F....

    isso é muito bom

  33. A.... A....

    so much yesss

  34. D.... H....

    Reminds a lot of Cymbals :)

  35. A.... W....

    One of my fav bands 🙌🏾

  36. G.... M....

    so cold brr

  37. D.... A....

    <3<3<3<3<3

  38. D.... ....

    that intro though

    D.... ....

    Kinda reminds me of Rheya the last track of the previous album. I wonder if that was intentional. Like that this album (or LP or whatever) is a departure from his sound and a step in a new direction. This song is pretty different from anything else he's done.

  39. M.... R....

    did anyone notice the balls on the "guy" right about at 3:39? They slide that right in lol

    M.... R....

    Maurice Rowe
    r/suddenlygay

  40. T.... H....

    Now this is art

  41. K.... b....

    Is anyone catching his lyrics?? He says he sold himself... His soul?? Or what? And he is empty and just being used to entertain you... Wtf is the meaning??? It makes me paranoid. Its a great song and video though

    K.... b....

    One of the things in this video I picked up on was the fact that the music video humanizes/sexualizes all those shapes and colors with movement. The lyrics are all like "I'm a sex object and not a human" and the shapes are like "I'm a sex object and I'm not human" but they mean it in two entirely different ways. It brings up questions like, what is sexuality? Do we want to have sex with people or do we want to bang the flesh on top of their souls? Why are the shapes making me horny. The music video is brilliant, and probably Wild Nothing's most complicated work.

    K.... b....

    +kingkain303 awesome.. thanks for your point of view

    K.... b....

    +kingkain303 the way i see it.. This song sounds to me that its about using himself to entertain us... When he truly is empty inside? Mayb idk..

    K.... b....

    I imagine a dystopian future from the point of view of an AI, enetertaining a lonely boy in his father's foyer. The song kind of shimmers with this metallic 80s conception of the future.

    K.... b....

    NoLife420 Squad glad I'm not the only one who immediately thought this.

  42. G.... M....

    absolutely must immerse yourself in this song wearing HEADPHONES

    G.... M....

    most deff!!!☺

    G.... M....

    Orange J group represent.

    G.... M....

    Gabriella M no doubt!...

  43. c.... ....

    3:40 balls

  44. W.... ....

    Amazing song!!

  45. D.... D....

    A good lsd trip

    D.... D....

    Lo intentaste, amigo

    D.... D....

    +The Optimist te cuento que casi lo lograba pero no sé qué pasó y se volvió súper fresa y me eliminó... pensé que ya había encontrado a mi otra mitad jaja :c

    D.... D....

    @bluemagnetichand Pasa muy seguido con la gente de internet, al menos hablaste por un tiempo con alguien a quien le gusta Wild Nothing :(

    Pronto la encontrarás, quizás no en la sección de comentarios de youtube, pero estoy seguro que pronto lo harás <3

    D.... D....

    creo que así es... y bueno, pues sí... aunque sea por un tiempo...

    D.... D....

    Diana Durán burrito burrito taco queso dorito

  46. a.... ....

    Consistently funky in an 80's way throughout, unlike songs that just have a catchy hook and the rest is crap

    a.... ....

    +xXx_MtnD3wN0$c0p3r420bL@z3iT__xXx_ The first thing I thought of was the Tom Tom Club.

  47. T.... M....

    ♥♥♥♥♥♥

  48. S.... B....

    HOW COME I cant listen to Bored Games anywhere? But i can see most other Wild nothing tracks?? boils my bloody potato... ;)

    S.... B....

    @Scotty Buchanan buy it on iTunes. You know you want to.

  49. D.... R....

    Is that the way? I never knew i was a waste

  50. R.... P....

    @taiowa is gonna like this.  I do. 

    R.... P....

    I 💜 it, it's so me! Question though.. Should I be reading into the lyrics as well as the graphical video? Heads up ⬆ : *I tend to overanalyze things. * 😕

    R.... P....

    @taiowa You are preaching to the choir.  I was born worrying.  But, no worries... I go on impulse.  Don't create a problem when it is not there. hugs. 

    R.... P....

    @Richard Price Elliott I had to go back and edit my last comment to this. I noticed a few errors. I'm a bit of a grammar nazi. Ha!

    R.... P....

    @taiowa If a message is received there is no need to edit the past. 

    R.... P....

    @Richard Price Elliott ahhh! 😊 lol!!

  51. r.... i....

    jack tatum is da best!!! 

  52. N.... R....

    Majestuoso.

  53. J.... ....

    Some of the art reminds me of those graphics in mall food courts or the restaurant in saved by the bell.

  54. D.... a....

    Dragssghsakdg 7u7

  55. A.... R....

    Great bassist.

  56. S.... ....

    trippy but awesome

  57. N.... ....

    Vaporwave

  58. J.... B....

    when he says "is that the way" it sounds like he's saying "stade rennais"

    J.... B....

    @Jack Budgen what?!

    J.... B....

    +Jack Budgen Are you high man?

    J.... B....

    +crazyaboutnature no, I'm just crazy about nature

    J.... B....

    bien percher comme mec.. xD

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

    Areola city.

  60. u.... ....

    Am I on LSD again?

  61. e.... ....

    I want to get high to this song. 

    e.... ....

    Best thing to do is smoke a ton of weed, and flash your dick to the public.
    oh, and the song is great.

    e.... ....

    You won't regret it, trust me!

  62. V.... ....

    The greatest music video from 1983 released in 2013. 

    V.... ....

    VFL83 that pretty much sums it up

    V.... ....

    ...🤖~{((《 >))) ~

  63. p.... ....

    Looks like they stole this bassline from Flaming Lips' Ego Trpping at the gates of hell.

    p.... ....

    Looks like you're a faggot who has no idea what he's talking about.

    p.... ....

    Thank you kindly =)

    p.... ....

    Yeah, you know, now tht you mention it...
    You're kinda right, it does.

    p.... ....

    doubt they stole it. this sounds better than ego tripping anyway

  64. p.... ....

    ahhh...que c'est beau..

  65. c.... g....

    Check out theives likes us

  66. c.... g....

    This sounds like theive's like us

    c.... g....

    Goodcall

  67. D.... R....

    His voice is floatier than some of my jobbys.

  68. J.... M....

    This song reminds me Gorillaz - Empire Ants ft. Little Dragon, especially the eletronic parts.

    J.... M....

    haha! yes it does actually! :P

  69. j.... ....

    this is so amazing, im in love oh my goddddd 

  70. N.... E....

    cant get enough...

  71. R.... ....

    I'm forever stuck in hereeee *_*

  72. M.... P....

    Years of parental 80's music, clashing with a modern twist! Tooo much... Cant... handle... the greatness!

  73. S.... R....

    real trip :D

  74. d.... d....

    The modern day depech mode!!

  75. A.... C....

    Indie Répertoire brought me here.
    You can find it with Google! :-)

  76. t.... ....

    Why are they so good!? Like goddamn.

  77. J.... ....

    help im trapped in the 80s where is the nearest payphone

    J.... ....

    lml nice one. if only pay phones still existed >.>

    J.... ....

    Its behind the video arcade

  78. j.... ....

    Definitely one of my favorite songs of 2013.

  79. F.... E....

    It's like 80s synthpop on 60s drugs.

  80. C.... O....

    im on every kinds of acid right now

  81. j.... j....

    Eric Shaw art

  82. j.... j....

    Beautiful music!

  83. S.... I....

    You did it

  84. F.... S....

    Love it , reminds me of THE WAKE from the 80's

  85. E.... F....

    It's true what you say. Golden Haze is a fine example of what I was on about.

  86. P.... ....

    Well provided that you listen to the end of Data World before this on the actual release. Otherwise the melody just jumps in head first.

  87. a.... r....

    WOW, Wild Nothing... once again you have put down some REAL art both in the music aspect and the video portion of this amazing catchy, profoundly inspiring song! Please keep up the good work. One of your biggest fans.

  88. E.... F....

    3:39 nice balls.

  89. E.... F....

    The intro to this song is the otro to the previous song on the LP, unfortunately. : (

  90. E.... F....

    I love how all the layers come slowly rolling in. Wild Nothing has a knack for that.

  91. J.... ....

    the intro to this song is so good, I bought the single version and it was gone :(

  92. G.... M....

    I had never heard of Wild Nothing until I saw them at Bonnaroo this summer... it was an awesome show, love these guys!

  93. T.... R....

    uh no. Thats actually not in the song anywhere. dipshit

  94. d.... y....

    Amo a esta banda debe de venir a MExico!!!

  95. M.... P....

    Saw these guys at the mystical 40 Watt in Athens, Ga a few weeks ago .... simply a great show!