Hairpin Turns Lyrics - The National

[Verse 1: Matt Berninger] 

I like the old way I thought I was hanging in there 

You held back the worst rain from my shoulders then 

[Chorus] 

What are we going through, you and me? 

Every other house on the street is burning 

What are we going through, wait and see 

Days of brutalism and hairpin turns 

[Verse 2: Matt Berninger] 

Your nervous throat clicks and my spirit swims right to the hook 

You go quiet and leave me in the wake of a terrifying look 

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[Chorus: Matt Berninger and Gail Ann Dorsey] 

What are we going through, you and me? 

What is it you want me to be learning? 

We're always arguing about the same things 

Days of brutalism and hairpin turns 

[Verse 3: Matt Berninger] 

Say it like I was right in the room there 

Say it like your head was on my shoulder 

(And I'll keep my eyes open) 

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[Chorus] 

What are we going through, you and me? 

Every other house on the street's burning 

What are we going through, wait and see 

Days of brutalism and hairpin turns 

What are we going through, you and me? 

What is it you want me to be learning? 

We're always arguing about the same things 

Days of brutalism and hairpin turns 

[Outro] 

And I'll keep my eyes open 

And I'll keep my eyes open