Expo ’86 Songtext
von Death Cab for Cutie

Sometimes I think this cycle never ends
We slide from top to bottom, then we turn and climb again
And it seems by the time that I have figured what it′s worth
The squeaking of our skin against the steel has gotten worse

But if I move my place in line, I'll lose
And I have waited, the anticipation′s got me glued

I am waiting for something to go wrong
I am waiting for familiar resolve

Sometimes it seems that I don't have the skills to recollect
The twists and turns of plot that turned us from lovers to friends
I'm thinking I should take that volume back up off the shelf
And crack its weary spine and read to help remind myself

But if I move my place in line, I′ll lose
And I have waited, the anticipation′s got me glued


I am waiting for something to wrong
I am waiting for familiar resolve
I am waiting for another repeat
Another diet fed by crippling defeat
And I am waiting for that sense of relief
I am waiting for you to flee the scene
As if you held in your hand a smoking gun
And on the floor lay the one you said you loved

And it's strange
They′re all basically the same
So I don't ask names anymore

Sometimes I think this cycle never ends
We slide from top to bottom, then we turn and climb again
And it seems by the time that I have figured what it′s worth
The squeaking of our skin against the steel has gotten worse

The squeaking of our skin against the steel has gotten worse
The squeaking of our skin against the steel has gotten worse