MUSIC: "Us" by Regina Spektor

This song is from (500) Days of Summer, a film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel about the life of a relationship. It has a playful, independent feeling that I find refreshing, like finding a shiny quarter laying on the ground, waiting for me to pick it up.

"Us"
by Regina Spektor

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[LINK to YOUTUBE video]

Lyrics:

They made a statue of us
And put it on a mountain top
Now tourists
come and stare at us
Blow bubbles with their gum
Take photographs
for fun, for fun

They'll name a city after us
And later say it's all our fault
Then they'll give us a talking to
Then they'll give us a talking to
Because they've got years of experience
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious

We wear our scarves just like a noose
But not 'cause we want eternal sleep
And though our parts are slightly used
New ones are slave labor you can keep

We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious

They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
The tourists come and stare at us
The sculptor's mama sends regards
They made a statue of us
They made a statue of us
Our noses have begun to rust
We're living in a den of thieves
Rummaging for answers in the pages
We're living in a den of thieves
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
And it's contagious
[eop]