My promo copy of Electric President’s new album Sleep Well is practically worn out already, but luckily, the release date for the new disc is just a few days away. Dreamy like the last one, but dark and brooding too, Ben Cooper and Alex Kane are still rocking the electrorganic (it does work, Sam) in the available-for-free-download, opening track “Monster,” as well as a bunch of other great spins on the disc. Check out the tinkly little piano in this song, the falsetto vocals in “We will Walk through Walls,” and the oh-so-true chorus of “It’s an Ugly Life,” all of these backed by occasional boops and bips and computer scratches.
Monsters [MP3, 7.8MB, 128kbps]
Sam’s original post: 01/21/06
Jacksonville, Florida’s Ben Cooper and Alex Kane had been collaborating as Radical Face Versus Phalex Sledgehammer for a couple years, when they mercifully decided to change their name to Electric President. They put together a five-song EP called You Have the Right to Remain Awesome which found its way to the Morr Music offices in Berlin. Morr now brings us their debut long-player which is nothing short of dreamy. Electric President’s electrorganic (just made that term up) pop fits right alongside labelmates Lali Puna, Styrofoam, b.fleischmann, and Mum. Ben also records solo as Radical Face (hence the duo’s original moniker) and should have an album out (also on Morr) later this year. He also makes really nice paintings. And he’s only 23. Yeah, I know…showoff.
Insomnia [MP3, 9.9MB, 320kbps]
Good Morning, Hypocrite [MP3, 7.4MB, 192kbps]
Label My Mind: Blown [MP3, 5.6MB, 192kbps]
Insomnia so far seems to be the best song on this record, and don't get me wrong, it's a great song. But against the context of the others, it seems to stand out of place, head and shoulders above the others. Hopefully in the future electric president can further evolve in order create more great tracks that it currently lacks.
Just wanted to say thanks for giving us the heads-up on this. I liked Insomnia so much I bought the album.
I think MP3 blogs are the bee's knees, I would miss out on so much interesting music if it weren't for blogs like yours
I desperately need to know the lyrics to the song Insomnia. Haha. And the rest of the songs. Do you know where I can go?
Two days after I downloaded “Inomnia”, I was visiting my sister, who was watching The OC. …Guess what? They played the song at the end of the episode.
does anyone know the lyrics to Insomnia..i have been trying to find them, but so far i can't find them!!
I’m dying to know where I can get Electric President lyrics. I think I’ve searched on web sites for hours. No lie- if anyone can get a hold of the lyrics, please let me know . Thanks
(especially Insomnia.)
Yeah they played it on The OC, thats how I know it because The OC is my favourite show but I really need to know the lyrics too.
Seriously..where are the song lyrics living!? PLEASE SOMEONE SAVE US ALL!!
Hi. I've listened to the song several times and I wrote down the lyrics that I could deciferate(Ya, I've got a lot of spare time). I'm decent in english, but it is not my 1st language. Fill in the blanks, and help us find out the lyrics.
Insomnia:
There's a […] for dangling from […].
Slowly swaying over my head now.
[…] down the words that I'll never be so.
And I wait for my headache to know.
And the moon sounds as if […].
And the moon's just a […].
As the TV flickers in […] by the wall.
And I wait for my eyes […].
So, so, so, It's so dim slow
So, so, so, It's so dim slow
And the bright eyed choke on ambition.
Andt the old folks circle their graves.
And the young ones are busy destroying their […].
And you're still just wasting away.
I […] for a message.
Some kind of sign that says we're OK.
But the screen stays blank till I turn the thing off.
And wait for my […] to break.
So, so, so, It's dim slow (X2)
And I hope you're learning to listen.
And I hope you're learning to stay.
And I hope you'll find what you're missing.
And I hope that you're making your way.
[… … …].
And my head hurts if I dont sit still.
[… .. ]that I'm never stop scratching.
It's a hole that I never quite fill.
So…
Whooo… (and other gibberish)
voilà !! That's the best I've got.
I can tell you what I heard as the lyrics, I can’t guarantee they’re accurate though.
There’s a lifeboat dangling from string
It’s slowly swaying up over my head now
As I jot down the words that’ll never be sung
And wait for my headache to numb
And the moon sounds as if the world’s sighing
And the moon’s just a torn fingernail
As the TV flickers and hungs by the wall (?)
And I wait for my eyesight to fade
Sooo sooo sooo it’s so damn slow
Sooo sooo sooo it’s so damn slow
Gotta bright eyed choking ambition
And the old folk circle their graves
And the young ones are busy destroying their hairs
and you’re still just wasting away
I sit and watch the screen for a message
Some kinda sign that says we’re okay
But the screen stays blank till I turn the thing off
And wait for my conscience to break
Sooo sooo sooo it’s so damn slow
Sooo sooo sooo it’s so damn slow
And I hope you’re learning to listen
And I hope you’re learning to stay
And I hope you find what you’re missing
And I hope that you’re making your way
But I’m a head case if I don’t keep moving
And my head hurts if I don’t stay still
It’s an itch that I’ll never stop scratching
It’s a hole that I’ll never quite fill
I hope there aren’t any very embarrassing mistakes!
I can probably get you all the lyrics to the songs! I know one of the artist brothers. I am getting the new cd for free!!! haha.
I just found out about them from The OC, then one of my friends mentioned them…OMG THEY ARE AWESOME!
There’s a life full, dangling from string
It’s slowly swaying over my head now
As I jot down the words that will never be solved
And wait for my headache to numb
And the wind sounds as if the world’s sighing
And the moon’s just a torn fingernail
As the TV flickers in homes by the wall
And I wait for my eyesight to fade
So I hope, So I hope, So I hope, it’s so damn slow
So I hope, So I hope, So I hope, it’s so damn slow
Not pride, I choke on ambition
And the old folks circle their graves
And the young ones are busy destroying their heirs
And the heirs are still just wasting away
I sit and watch this screen for a message
Some kind of sign that says we’re ok
But the screen stays blank till I turn the thing on
And I wait for my conscience to break
So…
So I hope, So I hope, So I hope, it’s so damn slow
So I hope, So I hope, So I hope, it’s so damn slow
I hope you are learning to listen
And I hope you are learning to stay
And I hope you find what you are missing
And I hope they’re making your way
I’m a headcase if I don’t keep moving
And my head hurts if I don’t sit still
It’s an itch that I never stop scratching
It’s a hole that I’ll never quite fill
So…
Well, since everyone seems to disagree on the section right
after the first time the chorus plays, I think I'll add a new version.
…
Soo, Sooo, Sooo, It's so damn slow.
The bright eyed choke on ambition,
And The old folk circle their graves,
And The young ones are busy destroying their names,
And you're still just wasting away.
Yeah, personally that seems to make the most sense to me.
As the TV flickers in homes by the wall ,…NO@@@@ its As the TV flickers and hums by the wall
I'm pretty sure these are the right lyrics but I could be wrong:
There's a lightbulb dangling from string
It's slowly swaying up over my head now
As I jot down the words that'll never be sung
And wait for my headache to numb
And the wind sounds as if the world's sighing
And the moon's just a torn fingernail
As the TV flickers and hums by the wall
And I wait for my eyesight to fade
Sooo sooo sooo it's so damn slow
Sooo sooo sooo it's so damn slow
All the bright-eyed choke on ambition
And the old folks circle their graves
And the young ones are busy destroying their ears
and you're still just wasting away
I sit and watch the screen for a message
Some kinda sign that says we're okay
But the screen stays blank till I turn the thing off
And wait for my conscience to break
Sooo sooo sooo it's so damn slow
Sooo sooo sooo it's so damn slow
And I hope you're learning to listen
And I hope you're learning to stay
And I hope you find what you're missing
And I hope that you're making your way
But I'm a head case if I don't keep moving
And my head hurts if I don't stay still
It's an itch that I'll never stop scratching
It's a hole that I'll never quite fill
theres a light blub dangling from string..
its slowly swaying up over my head now
As I jot down the words that’ll never be sung
And wait for my headache to numb
you people are all crazy. good morning hypocrite is way amazing. better than insomnia by a mile. download it!
You guys are the greatest thing to happen to this world! I swear, i only listen to death cab, Postal Service and stuff like that but you guys blow my mind! You have to spread this stuff fast! COME TO HOLLAND FOR A CONCERT! And please make sure the cd comes out in holland so i can buy it(or send me one 🙂 ) keep up the awesomeness!
i heard about this group in the oc, too. now i’m trying to find the lyric to the song GOOD MORNING HYPOCRITE!!!! does anyone know that lyric???
yeah I want good morning hypocrite lyrics sooo much better by FAR!
insomnia simply rocks!
help me. where can i download goof morning hypocrite and insomnia.
i clicked on the thing on the top, but i just got a quick time player.
i need something i can get onto itunes
i don't really have the end of the lyrics (basically the fast part in the end of Good Morning, Hypocrite) but i tried to get most of it down
Things like the roads stretch out
Like fains but there's no heart
Nature's haircut is concrete now
We played our part
So we sing:
Da dum da dum daaaa da dum
Da dum da dum da da da da dum
Da dum da dum daaaa da dum
Da dum da dum da da da da dum
I've lost my taste for modern things
They're not for me
I want Monday, a quiet place
Where time is free
And I sing:
Da dum da dum daaaa da dum
Da dum da dum da da da da dum
Da dum da dum daaaa da dum
Da dum da dum da da da da dum
Crawled from my bed
To collect the thoughts that had fallen from my head
And you watched me sink through the carpet
Through the basement and beyond and you didn't blink
I'm the glass. I traced the sun with my thumb
It sank into the ground and then the stars are blinking
Like kids they were staring to the wind so I
Come through the window you walked until I lost my name
Now I can play the victim it's fine
I've seen it on TV
If there's one thing I know it's that I never really know enough
Our Hands Our Mouths Our Brains Our Loves
They're just machines
These hearts are all that we've got left
and they don't beat
I've been trying to find lyrics to "farewell"…if anyone can get that i would drop down on the floor and kiss your feet a thousand times!
lyric corrections
fains – veins
loves – lungs
im (the glass) – on the glass
come – crawled
are – were
not to be a lyric nazi… and i prolly missed some
what about ten thousand lines?
amazing:
BUT WHO HAS THE LYRICS? ahh!
especially the beginning…
Label My Mind: Blown
I’ve got your answers, they’re on my ribcage.
And I’m laughin’ in the pooring rain.
I’ve seen you family, they look like monsters.
And I’m dancin’ on a nameless grave.
(Chorus)
For we have to call it off,
and tell ’em enough to think to stop.
And don’t believe the flapping gums,
cause i know they’ve got us in their targets.
But I can tell if it’s a joke,
and so pretend on goin’ broke.
I know that I won’t miss them and I,
won’t waste my time and kiss them away.
I’ve got my questions,
you never solve them.
Cause I’m laughin at your ball and chains.
I’ve seen your nightmares,
I’m always in them.
And I’m stompin’ on your precious name.
(Chorus)
I’ve got your answers,
they’re on my ribcage.
And I’m laughin’ in the pooring rain.
I’ve seen your family,
they look like monsters.
And I’m dancin’ on a nameless grave.
I’d like to say it in true,
but things will never stop now there’s nothing for you.
{I’ve got my questions}
And if we get along we’ll lie till we use it all.
{You never solve them}
Cause I’m laughin’ at your ball and chains.
{But we’ll go down with our fists up!}
I’d like to say it in true,
but things will never stop now there’s nothing for you.
{I’m in your nightmares}
And if we get relaxed we’ll have to fight till we use it all.
{I’m always in them}
And I’m stomping on your precious name.
{But we’ll go down with our fists up!}
*feel free to edit where necessary. thanks*
I spent some time writing down Ten Thousand Lines lyrics…I missed some words. Someone please fill them/correct the lyrics? Thanks.
Ten thousand lines
Yup.
We […] the future from this […]
With lots of progress, cold and heartless
And nothing lives just twitches and moves
Its all synthetic, but it’s all we’ve got
Thousands of wires spread through your hearts
Thousands of lines live in our walls
Now they can see just what we’ve done.
Now they can see what we’ve become.
Ba dum ba dum bum, ba dum, ba dum bum (x4)
No sun, just radiation here
[…] the long for
No time, no way to count the years
Except by the creaking sounds in the walls.
{noises}
God damn it.
They’ve got your name, they’ve got your number
They’ve got your hopes, your dreams, your future
They’ve got your loved ones by the throat
And soon enough they’ll let you know
We thought too much […]
We’ve heard it all, there’s nothing
We’ve seen the way to our undoing
And the way to yours is cracked
{And I’ve learned enough to keep my mouth shut
I’ve learned enough to watch my back
And I’ve learned enough to be a wallpaper
And […] is cracked}
Ten thousand lines run from my mind
Ten thousand plans spit from my hands
Now we can see just what we’ve done.
Now we can see what we’ve become.
Now we can see just where we stand.
loving insomnia!!
grand machine no.12 lyrics? anybodddyyy please please
i think stars5 is correct with the lyrics, except for the line that says “And the young ones are busy destroying their ears” it should be “And the young ones are busy destroying their cares”
yeah can someone please help us i need the god dam lyrics for Insomnia its incredible,, oh and am an oc fan so thats were i heard insomnia any oc fans out there?
This is a great song. You can hear this as well as Death Cab for Cutie, Postal Service, Zero 7 and many more on Sirius channel 35, Chill. It’s the only 24/7 downtempo electronic radio station. You can listen online at http://www.sirius.com.
Congrats, Electric President for making great music.
this shit rocks!
So has anyone found the Lyrics fo insomnia Yet oh i been serching the net for weeks now and i can get a hold of Insomnia Lyrics that really blows!!
I've posted all the lyrics I could figure out here:
http://128.42.165.68/manual/electricpresident.txt
It's for the entire album… there are a few blanks, and a couple words that are wrong that aren't marked in (parentheses), but on the whole I think it's right.
i am so happy that i found this page. i have been searching for this song for the last couple weeks, ever since i heard it on the oc. and then i didnt have the internet anymore so i have been looking nonstop for the last 2 days. and i had no idea what the song was called, so i was just seaching oc songs, and then just searched the songs that was on that episode, and i finally found this.
i come from taiwan, and is really glad to see so many people talking about electric president, cause here we don't have much information.
and why there's no electric president's official site, so that we can know their lyrics completely.
Thanks very much. I love this band and have been looking for more downloads from them, as there are only two availuable on MySpace and I haven’t been able to find the album here in europe yet. Does anyone know if they are selling the mp3 album version anywhere? Cheers.
Alright, i went over the song the best that i could and there’s still a couple of lines that i can’t decipher. but i hope this helps
Eletric President – Insomnia
There’s a lifebboat dangling from strings.
Slowly swaying up over my head now.
As I jot down the words that’ll never be sung.
And wait for my headache to numb.
And the wind sounds as if the world’s sighing
And the moon’s just a torn fingernail.
As the TV flickers in […] by the wall.
And I wait for my eyesight to fade.
So, so, so, It’s so damn slow
So, so, so, It’s so damn slow
And the bright eyed choke on ambition.
Andt the old folks circle their graves.
And the young ones are busy destroying their dreams
And you’re still just wasting away.
I sit and watch the screen for a message.
Some kind of sign that says we’re OK.
But the screen stays blank till I turn the thing off.
And wait for my conscience to break.
So, so, so, It’s damn slow (X2)
And I hope you’re learning to listen.
And I hope you’re learning to stay.
And I hope you’ll find what you’re missing.
And I hope that you’re making your way.
[… … …] keep moving.
And my head hurts if I dont sit still.
Its an itch that I’ll never stop scratching.
It’s a hole that I never quite fill.
So…
Whooo… (and other gibberish)
i love electric president. I've listened to all the songs and they are all amazing. I really like "Snow on Dead Neighborhoods". I submitted the band onto Letssingit.com so as soon as its approved we can all start adding and editing songs.
Hey there. There’s a website called SongMeanings where people leave lyrics and comment on what they think the songs mean. Someone posted the lyrics, and I just posted my take on the song. But it was only the third post. So check it out and add your thoughts. You have to create a profile/join to post a comment, but it’s no big deal. Here’s the link:
http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858570197&flush=true
If that doesn’t work, just go to songmeanings.net, and search for the song. Hope this helps.
do you guys want the actual lyrics? here:
There’s a light bulb dangling from string
It’s slowly swaying up over my head now
As I jot down the words that will never be sung
And wait for my headache to numb
And the moon sounds as if the world’s sighing
And the moon’s just a torn fingernail
As the TV flickers and hums by the wall
And I wait for my eyesight to fade
So…so…so… it’s so damn slow
So…so…so…. its so damn slow
Got a bright-eyed choke on ambition
And the old folks circle their graves
And the young ones are busy destroying their names
And you’re still just wasting away
I sit and watch the screen for a message
Some kind of sign that says we’re okay
But the screen stays blank till I turn the thing off
And wait for my conscience to break
So…so…so…it’s so damn slow
So…so…so…it’s so damn slow
And I hope you’re learning to listen
And I hope you’re learning to stay
And I hope you found what you’re missing
And I hope that you’re making your way
But I’m a head case if I don’t keep moving
And my head hurts if I don’t sit still
It’s an itch that I’ll never stop scratching
It’s a hole that I’ll never quite fill
So…
I managed to email the band and they sent me all of the electric president lyrics in a word document. Email me at Jdewey2@verizon.net and I’ll be glad to send them to you.
ten thousand lines lyrics…
missing some
Ten thousand lines
Yup.
We paint the future from this […]
With lots of progress, cold and heartless
And nothing lives just twitches and moves
Its all synthetic, but it’s all we’ve got
Thousands of wires spread through your hearts
Thousands of lines live in our walls
Now they can see just what we’ve done.
Now they can see what we’ve become.
Ba dum ba dum bum, ba dum, ba dum bum (x4)
No sun, just radiation here
getting by the long for
No time, no way to count the years
Except by the creaking sounds in the walls.
{noises}
God damn it.
They’ve got your name, they’ve got your number
They’ve got your hopes, your dreams, your future
They’ve got your loved ones by the throat
And soon enough they’ll let you know
We thought too much enoughs enough
We’ve heard it all, there’s nothing
We’ve seen the way to our undoing
And the way to yours is cracked
{And I’ve learned enough to keep my mouth shut
I’ve learned enough to watch my back
And I’ve learned enough to be a wallpaper
And […] is cracked}
Ten thousand lines run from my mind
Ten thousand plans spit from my hands
Now we can see just what we’ve done.
Now we can see what we’ve become.
Now we can see just where we stand.
IF ANYONE KNOWS THE GRAND MACHINE # 12 LYRICS PLEASE!!! POST! I WILL LOVE YOU ETERNALLY.
Another song from them played in The OC: Our house.
Does anybody know where i can get it?
Thanx.
I'm desperatly searching for the lyrics from electric president -Metal Fingers- There must be someone on this way too crowded planet who has these lyrics .. Honestly, I would worship (!) you if you can get me these lyrics 🙂
x Anke (Belgium)
phantom planet-our house
you can download it on itunes
GRAND MACHINE # 12 LYRICS!
PLEASEEEE!