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Pete Yorn — For Us
Album: Nightcrawler
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Released: 2006
Length: 3:31
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Ask yourself
What do you think about us?
I was in the station
Working on something for us

You say your empty mind
Is easy when it's drugged
I watched you fall out of bed and scrape up your back
Well, maybe
This life is like the drug.
This life is like the drug.

(Yeah)

Ask yourself
What do they say about us?
I was in the station
Cooking up something for us

You say your empty mind
Is easy when it's drugged
I watched you fall out of bed and scrape up your back
Well, maybe
This life is like your bed.
This life is like your bed.

I've seen you fall between
Everywhere we go
They want to love you, baby
More than you know
I've seen the storm inside you
All through the day
I know it never leaves you
Not in that way

(Yeah)

I've seen your empty mind is easy when it's drugged
I've watched you fall out of bed and then scrape up your back
Well, maybe
This life is like your head.
This life is like your head.
This life is like your head...

Ask yourself
Ask yourself
Yeah, ask yourself
Comments (96)add comment
Posted 10 months ago by TallCreative1    [ Reply ]
Not better than boring U2, sorry.
Posted 1 year ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
Truly great tune.  Nothing not to like.  Love it!
Posted 2 years ago by DW4554    [ Reply ]
Knew there was something I liked about him (SU 74 & 76)

Hey_Porter wrote:
 
 

Posted 3 years ago by bstevens1951    [ Reply ]
He does have an uncanny resemblance to Bono on this song…not sure if that’s a good thing or not, that said it’s a middle of the road song for me.
Posted 3 years ago by Pioneer_Sing    [ Reply ]
Love this song. It’s a go to for solid rock and roll.
Posted 4 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
Love Pete Yorn so much I could scream, and I'm not that type. Thanks for the song Bill. Just heard "I know it never leaves you" and now I'm signing off.
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
Loves me some PY anytime, anywhere... thanks, Bill
Posted 5 years ago by StfuDonny    [ Reply ]
Like Lou Reed, Pete Y is an SU grad
Posted 5 years ago by Hey_Porter    [ Reply ]
Quite like it.  A bit Bowiesque, as reported previously.  But then, I thought it was U2.
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]

{#Cowboy}   Thanks for playing this one, RP!  This is one of those beloved albums that takes me back to a certain place, time, and feeling so perfectly and poignantly.  


Posted 7 years ago by mardisoninnc    [ Reply ]
Montville, NJerseys finest!
Posted 8 years ago by Meltz    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
Did he hoist that drum riff from American Band by Grand Funk Railroad?

 
You'd have to ask his drummer.  It's just a drum rudiment - a 'flam triplet' or something like that - probably standard for an intermediate drum lesson.  However, I'm pretty sure that most rock drummers have at one time imitated Don Brewer's classic intro for that tune - it would probably be fun to sneak that fill in there when the rest of the band isn't expecting it.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
Talented and sexy.
Posted 9 years ago by leafmold    [ Reply ]
Where the hell is this guy now? Good music. Good live too.
Posted 10 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
Have always loved this! goosebumps!!
Posted 11 years ago by bethnca    [ Reply ]
 Jelani wrote:
Did he hoist that drum riff from American Band by Grand Funk Railroad?
 
Too bad he didn't lift more from those guys.  They burnt it up!  (And I'm off to see what Grand Funk tunes are in the playlist.  edit:  Closer to Home.)
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Did he hoist that drum riff from American Band by Grand Funk Railroad?
Posted 11 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
NICE!
Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Me:
Pete Yorn is like the Tom Brady of music. Hate him cause of his looks and his talent. A little too much good fortune for one person to have.

Wife:
Jealous much?
Posted 13 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
Hate this....no wait, don't really like it....no wait, I kind of like this....growing on me.... This Life is Like Your Bed...starting to dig this...ok I'll give it a 5.
Posted 13 years ago by sailorgirl    [ Reply ]
 lunar1963 wrote:


 

I second that!

Posted 14 years ago by rpfan101    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
plagerizing another very funny RP listener
Ah, Arena, my favourite Star Trek episode and SciFi short story!
 


Posted 14 years ago by lunar1963    [ Reply ]
Love his music and damn! he is sexy.
Posted 15 years ago by rowdydaisy    [ Reply ]
Sounds like pop radio.
Posted 15 years ago by poser    [ Reply ]
 celadonstone wrote:
I do like stuff by this guy. This one will grow on me, but the guitar calls to mind "Airplane" by Widespread Panic(?) in the opening bars. Then,when I hear the vocal, I am jetted out of undergrad bliss and back to the current era.
 
OK, I was wondering were I had heard that progression before.......
Posted 15 years ago by ezzyme    [ Reply ]
Different for Pete. I kinda like it. Some classic Pete Yorn would be nice too.
Posted 15 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
 bowiefreak wrote:


Did you really just say that he has "excellent hair" as one of the reasons we should like this artist or be listening to him? That's too funny!
 


Your handle is bowiefreak, you should now how important "excellent hair"is. Dave's had about ten different kinds—from the Hunky Dory scraggle to the Aladdin Sane proto-mullet. Image is all part of the package. 


Posted 15 years ago by copymonkey    [ Reply ]
...my little China girl
Posted 15 years ago by bam23    [ Reply ]
{#Confused}
Posted 16 years ago by spiritual76    [ Reply ]
 YORN——"striving to mediocre"——YAWN....
Posted 16 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
this song is subjects very consume after some hearings....-   4.
Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
this song is cool and mioving, no more{#Bananajam}
Posted 16 years ago by fantomas    [ Reply ]
plagerizing another very funny RP listener
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
Ah, wow. This rocks.
Posted 16 years ago by crushedvelvet    [ Reply ]
element1 wrote:
Are we talking about the same song? I'm pretty sure I've heard this on commercial radio, along with a lot of other Pete Yorn...
Ha. Some places in the country commercial radio is so bad you can't imagine, completely Clear Channel sanitized. Where I live is a plenty liberal area just an hour north of San Francisco, can't get any SF or Bay Area stations here, just the worst dreck imaginable out here. If the song wasn't a hit yesterday it isn't played, and if it was a hit today not likely unless it's Third Eye Blind or Hillary Duff or some crap like that on every station. NO Peter Yorn, I can gaurantee you. I used to live in Boulder and commercial radio was better there. So results may vary!
Posted 16 years ago by andrewimft    [ Reply ]
Odd...I would never have guessed this was Pete Yorn. Sounds almost like Bono singing. I've heard some of his other stuff before, but it didn't really sound like this.
Posted 16 years ago by Danimal174    [ Reply ]
This life is like a drug, great line!!!!!
Posted 16 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
Curley24 wrote:
Thanks RP for letting us hear great stuff like this that would never get on commercial radio, which REALLY sucks the big one these days. Long live RP and thanks again!
Are we talking about the same song? I'm pretty sure I've heard this on commercial radio, along with a lot of other Pete Yorn...
Posted 16 years ago by element1    [ Reply ]
flandersdog wrote:
I saw Pete Yorn open for Crowded House 2x this past summer. he was good. he did a cover of that Peter Bjorn & John song with the whistling. Pete has excellent hair. and a fantastic drummer (Malcolm something?).
Did you really just say that he has "excellent hair" as one of the reasons we should like this artist or be listening to him? That's too funny!
Posted 16 years ago by bowiefreak    [ Reply ]
Yabbut, Cap'n Kirk vanquished him! bokey wrote:
GORN
Posted 16 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
This life is like your head. This life is like your head. This life is like your head...
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
I like this song, but the reverb on his amp is gonna break if he keeps knocking it over.
Posted 16 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
I saw Pete Yorn open for Crowded House 2x this past summer. he was good. he did a cover of that Peter Bjorn & John song with the whistling. Pete has excellent hair. and a fantastic drummer (Malcolm something?).
Posted 16 years ago by flandersdog    [ Reply ]
Fine look, Gorn! Fine song, Yorn!
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
GORN
LOL!
Posted 16 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
GORN
Posted 16 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
if you like this song, but have never heard any other pete yorn, i recommend his debut album. good stuff.
Posted 16 years ago by emerald4    [ Reply ]
Moving up: 7 ... 9!
Posted 16 years ago by heytomkay    [ Reply ]
I got this CD for Xmas and am really enjoying it. Good song.
Posted 16 years ago by SCprof    [ Reply ]
Thanks RP for letting us hear great stuff like this that would never get on commercial radio, which REALLY sucks the big one these days. Long live RP and thanks again!
Posted 16 years ago by Curley24    [ Reply ]
This one really has grown on me, and I think this is one talented musical dude with LOTS of promise... Thanks, Bill! for turning me on to it on RP!
Posted 16 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
I like this song, I like RP, I like the emoticons and the fact you can access and log into their website via a text-only web browser.
Posted 16 years ago by rbigelo    [ Reply ]
Ya I like this one more and more. I also happen to think that RP have the most fun emoticons
Posted 16 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
8!
8 here too. Even without three "hearts in the eyes smiley faces"
Posted 16 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
electronicshaman wrote:
the beginning of this song always reminds me of "Lithium Flower" from the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex soundtrack. she's so number nine she's incredible math just incredible math ...whatever that means...
This is a very good song (8). The number 9 is often preceeded by the number 6. Do you get it now?
Posted 17 years ago by pianocomposer    [ Reply ]
superunderrated talent. more people should know about this one.
Posted 17 years ago by grace6697    [ Reply ]
Land_Shark wrote:
Saw him in Atlanta with Crowded House. Both put on a great show and Pete did play this song.
Always a good show at the Tabernacle. Excellent venue.
Posted 17 years ago by bigB_3    [ Reply ]
Darlington wrote:
Yes he did, with a slightly different arrangement. Excellent show all round....
Saw him at the ACL fest last Friday - literally a smoking hot show (including the nearby fire). They covered Peter, Bjorn and John's "Young Folks" - what a bass and drum workout!
Posted 17 years ago by WLS_AM890    [ Reply ]
Land_Shark wrote:
Saw him in Atlanta with Crowded House. Both put on a great show and Pete did play this song.
Yes he did, with a slightly different arrangement. Excellent show all round....
Posted 17 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
Land_Shark wrote:
Saw him in Atlanta with Crowded House. Both put on a great show and Pete did play this song.
Saw them the night before in Nashville. Excellent.
Posted 17 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
Darlington wrote:
In Atlanta at the Tabernacle next month (September 12th I think)...would be nice...
Saw him in Atlanta with Crowded House. Both put on a great show and Pete did play this song.
Posted 17 years ago by Land_Shark    [ Reply ]
xkolibuul wrote:
There's so much more he could have done with that album title than just him, in his jeans.
Starting with the Typeface!
Posted 17 years ago by Kornmann    [ Reply ]
There's so much more he could have done with that album title than just him, in his jeans.
Posted 17 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Boosiewolf wrote:
Rock ON Pete! I hope he plays this at the PY/Crowded House show this month!
In Atlanta at the Tabernacle next month (September 12th I think)...would be nice...
Posted 17 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
dc_zee wrote:
I couldn't help but like the catchy 1st album; I've only heard singles from the subsequent releases...seem good, but with a somewhat predictable structure. What disappointed me (I must be spoiled) was that when I saw his 1st-album tour, he played in the same manner (I can live with that) and the exact same order as the song-order on the album. Did not change anything up, engage the audience, etc...In other words, I felt like I was watching/hearing a video, not a 'real live boy'. Could have saved my $ and time instead of buying the tix. (He is cute though.)
He's pretty outgoing at concerts now.. And changes stuff up a bit too :)
Posted 17 years ago by gkasbohm    [ Reply ]
8!
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Rock ON Pete! I hope he plays this at the PY/Crowded House show this month!
Posted 17 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
natural_tools wrote:
I'm so disappointed that his second and third albums didn't live up to the first one.
I couldn't help but like the catchy 1st album; I've only heard singles from the subsequent releases...seem good, but with a somewhat predictable structure. What disappointed me (I must be spoiled) was that when I saw his 1st-album tour, he played in the same manner (I can live with that) and the exact same order as the song-order on the album. Did not change anything up, engage the audience, etc...In other words, I felt like I was watching/hearing a video, not a 'real live boy'. Could have saved my $ and time instead of buying the tix. (He is cute though.)
Posted 17 years ago by dc_zee    [ Reply ]
Groovy awesome bass line, to use the technical musical term.
Posted 17 years ago by canadave    [ Reply ]
nice...would have never known he made this song without RP...all they play on the CC radio is marginal compared to this track.
Posted 17 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
Darlington wrote:
Great CD! Glad to see this has been added. Dave Grohl on drums, by the way.
Dave Grohl really is the shit.
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
He sounds a LOT like Dan Wilson in the quieter bits of the chorus ("this life is like your head" is what I think he's saying . . .)
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
the beginning of this song always reminds me of "Lithium Flower" from the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex soundtrack. she's so number nine she's incredible math just incredible math ...whatever that means...
Posted 17 years ago by electronicshaman    [ Reply ]
Where is the eleventeen on the rating scale?
Posted 17 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
mojoman wrote:
I hear it's very popular in the Himalayas.
The Abominable Showman?
Posted 17 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
At first I thought this was David Bowie.
Posted 17 years ago by artmarcia    [ Reply ]
*points to post below*
Posted 17 years ago by aquadonia    [ Reply ]
dousto wrote:
At first glance, I thought it said "Yetti Porn"
I hear it's very popular in the Himalayas.
Posted 17 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
At first glance, I thought it said "Yetti Porn" but that's probably because I'm running on 3 hours sleep.
Posted 17 years ago by dousto    [ Reply ]
Great stuff!!!!
Posted 17 years ago by E_A_D_G    [ Reply ]
Catalytic wrote:
Every time I heard the first few lines of lyrics I immediately get the impression I'm listening to Bono from U2. It's a feeling that's hard to shake. Not that it makes the tune any less enjoyable. It's still a great tune. :-)
Me too.
Posted 17 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
I ran out and got this album based on hearing this song - as usual, Pete did not disappoint! Recommended.
Posted 17 years ago by squidish    [ Reply ]
Johray63 wrote:
A bit confusing for me, this one. I wondered what it reminded me of and found out it's a song I used to play in a band, many years ago! The riff and changes are exactly the same. On Your Side that one was called and because I didn't write it, I feel free to say I prefer that one, though it was never recorded and produced as good as this Pete Yorn song.
Just what are you saying here mate? It doesn't compute to unravel your thread here so it appears superficially that you're ego tripping...sine qua non
Posted 17 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
Really am enjoying Pete Yorn's music -- all of it... good stuff.
Posted 17 years ago by Kite_Flyer    [ Reply ]
A bit confusing for me, this one. I wondered what it reminded me of and found out it's a song I used to play in a band, many years ago! The riff and changes are exactly the same. On Your Side that one was called and because I didn't write it, I feel free to say I prefer that one, though it was never recorded and produced as good as this Pete Yorn song.
Posted 17 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
jubilantme wrote:
seriously?
Yep.
Posted 17 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
Darlington wrote:
Great CD! Glad to see this has been added. Dave Grohl on drums, by the way.
seriously?
Posted 17 years ago by jubilantme    [ Reply ]
yesssss more pete yorn please!
Posted 17 years ago by jubilantme    [ Reply ]
I do like stuff by this guy. This one will grow on me, but the guitar calls to mind "Airplane" by Widespread Panic(?) in the opening bars. Then,when I hear the vocal, I am jetted out of undergrad bliss and back to the current era.
Posted 17 years ago by celadonstone    [ Reply ]
This brings absolutely nothing to the table. It is the definition of banal.
Posted 17 years ago by ChicoCyclist    [ Reply ]
I'm so disappointed that his second and third albums didn't live up to the first one.
Posted 17 years ago by natural_tools    [ Reply ]
Every time I heard the first few lines of lyrics I immediately get the impression I'm listening to Bono from U2. It's a feeling that's hard to shake. Not that it makes the tune any less enjoyable. It's still a great tune. :-)
Posted 17 years ago by Catalytic    [ Reply ]
Great CD! Glad to see this has been added. Dave Grohl on drums, by the way.
Posted 17 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
sunnysoul03 wrote:
ooo la la...pete yorn..
Ooh la la is right! Been hearing this on a local station, was hoping it would be added to RP!
Posted 17 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
ooo la la...pete yorn..
Posted 17 years ago by sunnysoul03    [ Reply ]