We Looked Like Giants

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We Looked Like Giants by Death Cab for Cutie

About We Looked Like Giants

A sentimental song about first love in high school and the excitement of the early days of exploring one’s sexuality. "This song is about first love and the newness of the experiences we all take for granted. It was written about a person I was very in love with at the time. The song conjures up some images that are not appropriate for this interview, but there are all kinds of veiled messages to this person. The Jesus and Mary Chain was one of our favorite bands. .

We Looked Like Giants Lyrics

[00:55.59] God bless the daylight
[00:58.22] The sugary smell of springtime
[01:00.86] Remembering when you were mine
[01:03.67] In a still suburban town
[01:06.55] When every Thursday
[01:09.16] I'd brave those mountain passes
[01:11.80] And you'd skip your early classes
[01:14.57] And we'd learn how our bodies worked
[01:18.69]
[01:28.53] God damn the black night
[01:31.20] With all its foul temptations
[01:33.67] I've become what I always hated
[01:36.75] When I was with you then
[01:39.42] We looked like giants
[01:42.10] In the back of my gray subcompact
[01:45.05] Fumbling to make contact
[01:47.81] As the others slept inside
[01:51.17] And together there
[01:53.21] In a shroud of frost, the mountain air began to pass
[01:58.86] Through every pane of weathered glass
[02:01.58] And I held you closer than anyone would ever guess
[02:09.33]
[02:34.19] Do you remember the J.A.M.C.
[02:40.07] And reading aloud from magazines?
[02:45.30] I don't know about you, but I swear on my name they could smell it on me
[02:50.73] But I've never been too good with secrets, no
[03:00.14]
[04:52.11] Oh, together there
[04:54.41] In a shroud of frost, the mountain air began to pass
[05:00.28] Through every pane of weathered glass
[05:03.30] And I held you closer
[05:07.95]

From the album: Transatlanticism (10th Anniversary Edition)