El Captain Lyrics - Singles - Idlewild

By the harbor 

I harbor the strangest memories 

Older than I could ever be 

Stranded in nostalgia 

So tonight Ill try harder 

But it's hard to fix this spotlight on me 

In a cast that's taken places 

Im unsure of where I want to be 

Stand up, stand up 

And stand down 

I'll climb El Captain 

And jump off to cheers from the crowd 

Stand up, stand up 

And stand out 

And I hope you take your camera 

To photograph my tears as they hit the ground 

No one even listens 

The same way that no one ever laughs 

I'm taking the car out of the snow 

And wondering where the summer went to circled by your secrets 

I'm hoping they don't include me 

At least I'm in good company 

Because there's no one else around 

Except me 

Stand up, stand up 

And stand out 

I'll climb El Captain 

Just to watch the world slow itself 

Stand up, stand up 

And stand out 

And I hope you took your camera 

Silence makes the loudest sound 

It seems far too easy to say the same things 

Ill choose my own way to use my life up 

Finally found a new way, say the same things 

In imaginary ways, Ill use my life up 

You were looking at pictures in the distance 

Hoping to see the future in your pictures 

Of the distance, hoping to see 

The future looking at pictures in the distance 

Hoping to see the future through your pictures 

Of the distance hoping to see 

The future looking at pictures in the distance 

Hoping to see the future in your pictures 

Of the distance, hoping to see 

The future looking at pictures in the distance 

Hoping to see the future in your pictures