The Ghosts of Beverly Drive
Death Cab for Cutie
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If only you'd have known me before the accident For with that grand collision came a grave consequence Receptors overloaded, they burst and disconnect 'Til there was little feeling please work with what is left Oh I need not be flattered that you've never been here before So there's no need to mention that you've no firsts anymore But if you let me be your skyline I'll let you be the wave That reduces me to rubble that looked safe from far away I don't know why, I don't know why I return to the scenes of these crimes Where the hedgerows slowly wind Through the ghosts of Beverly Drive I don't know why, I don't know why I don't know what I expect to find Where all the news is second hand And everything just goes on as planned You wanna teach but not be taught And I wanna sell but not be bought So let us not be lonesome So let us not be lonesome Lost in between our needs and wants Our needs and wants I don't know why, I don't know why I return to the scenes of these crimes Where the hedgerows slowly wind Through the ghosts of Beverly Drive I don't know why, I don't know why I don't know what I expect to find Where all the news is second hand And everything just goes on as planned I don't know why, I don't know why I don't know why, I don't know why I don't know why, I don't know why I don't know why, I don't know why
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Album Classification"The Ghosts of Beverly Drive" is the second single from the eighth studio album "Kintsugi" by Death Cab for Cutie, which was released in 2015.
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Lyric MeaningThe song is believed to be reflecting on frontman Ben Gibbard's divorce from Zooey Deschanel. The lyrics talk about a failed relationship and its aftermath, with Beverly Drive representing the place where the relationship blossomed and ended.
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Musical ElementThe song veers from the band's usual sound, blending reflective story-telling with a more poppy and upbeat rhythm that was new for the band.
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Billboard RankingThe song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart, and also found a place on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, highlighting its cross-genre appeal.
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Music VideoThe music video for the song was directed by Robert Hales, and filmed on location in Los Angeles. It features Gibbard as a driving tour operator, which is symbolically in keeping with the reflective nature of the song.
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Album Theme"The Ghosts of Beverly Drive" is one of several songs on "Kintsugi" that reference Los Angeles. The city seemingly acts as a backdrop to the heartbreak and recovery that the album explores.
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Producer"Kintsugi" is the last album produced with founding member and guitarist Chris Walla, who announced that he was leaving the band during the album's production.
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Title Significance"Kintsugi" refers to a method of Japanese pottery repair that celebrates each artifact's unique history by emphasizing its fractures and breaks instead of hiding or disguising them - analogous to the themes in "The Ghosts of Beverly Drive."
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Festival PerformanceDeath Cab for Cutie included "The Ghosts of Beverly Drive" in their setlist at the Governor’s Ball Music Festival in 2015, before the release of the music video for the song.
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Positive ReviewsThe song and album received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the band's marriage of melancholic lyrics with an upbeat energy.
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