Marching Bands Of Manhattan - Death Cab For Cutie

Marching Bands Over Manhattan - Death Cab For Cutie

If I could open my arms
And span the length of the isle of Manhattan,
I'd bring it to where you are
Making a lake of the East River and Hudson
If I could open my mouth
Wide enough for a marching band to march out
They would make your name sing
And bend through alleys and bounce off all the buildings.
I wish we could open our eyes
To see in all directions at the same time
Oh what a beautiful view
If you were never aware of what was around you
And it is true what you said
That I live like a hermit in my own head
But when the sun shines again
I'll pull the curtains and blinds to let the light in.
Sorrow drips into your heart through a pinhole
Just like a faucet that leaks and there is comfort in the sound
But while you debate half empty or half full
It slowly rises, your love is gonna drown
Your love is gonna drown
Your love is gonna...

Play-A-Day (Day 17)

Lights up on a boardwalk setting where a boy and girl are sitting on the railing looking out at the sea. They are sitting closer together than normal people would but there is a distance between them. They both appear internally conflicted over something similar. The next to lines are from inside of the charactors minds.

Boy
What is wrong with this. This should be such a magical thing. I mean who could ask for a better setting. Yet all i can find myself thinking of is being somewhere else. [Looking to the girl] It's not like i'm not attracted to her or anything. It's just i don't care i guess. At least not right now. I just wish i could know what she was thinking and how she really felt maybe that would solidify this.

Girl
[Looking to the boy] I wonder what is going on inside of there. Something obviously has his attention. He's barely spoken two words to me the whole time we've been here. I wonder if i could have done something wrong. Come on think. Is there something you might have done recently that would have upset him? I don't think so. But how can i know. Oh i wish we could just verbalize all of what's in our minds. It would make everything so much easier. [Rubbing her arms] Great now it's starting to get cold out here.

Boy notices she's getting cold and takes off his jacket and hands it to her.

Boy and Girl
Maybe there is hope...

Girl places her head on the boys should. He places his arm around her. Lights fade