The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future

Los Campesinos!

About The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future

"The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future" is a song by Los Campesinos! and the first promotional single from their 2010 album Romance Is Boring, which was released in February 2010. The song lyrics have been described by many critics as telling the story of a suicidal girl and her lover. The video for the song was shot in Barry Island and directed by the band's bassist, Ellen Campesinos!


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I grabbed hold of her wrist and my hand closed from tip to tip
I said 'you've taken the diet too far, you have got to let it slip
But she's not eating again, she's not eating again, she's not eating again, 
She's not eating again.

I ask her to speak French and then I need her to translate, 
I get the feeling she makes the meaning more significant.

She was always far too pretty for me to believe in a single word she said, 
Believe a word she said.

At fourteen her mother died in a routine operation, 
From allergic reaction to a general anesthetic. 
She spent the rest of her teens experimenting with prescriptions, 
In a futile attempt to know more than the doctors.

She said one day to leave her, sand up to her shoulders waiting for the tide
To drag her to the ocean, to another sea's shore.
This thing hurts like hell,
But what did you expect?

And all you can hear is the sound of your own heart
And all you can feel is your lungs flood and the blood course
But oh I can see five hundred years dead set ahead of me
Five hundred behind,
A thousand years in perfect symmetry

Best known left wrist right finger, through all the Southern States, 
On every video games machine they call her triple A.
There were racists on the radio trying to give up smoking, 
The chat show host, he joked 'you have to wait for the government program'.

You talk about your politics, 
And I wonder if you could be one of them, 
But you could never kiss a Tory boy without wanting to cut off your tongue again.

A good place to look to the future is when you are sat at the sea, 
With the salt up to your ankles and a view of the end of the pier, 
You may look down at your model's feet and wish that you'd just float away, 
And the weather here is overcast and the sea is the same shade of gray, 
So the landscape before you looks just like the edge of the world, 
But to the left side and the right side, either way is a crazy golf course.
The sea is a good place to think of the future.

And all you can hear is the sound of your own heart
And all you can feel is your lungs flood and the blood course
But oh I can see five hundred years dead set ahead of me
Five hundred behind,
A thousand years in perfect symmetry
A thousand years no getting rid of me
A thousand years in perfect symmetry.

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Los Campesinos!

Los Campesinos! are a seven piece indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales, formed in early 2006 at Cardiff University. Although the band formed in Wales, none of its members are Welsh. They released their debut album, Hold on Now, Youngster..., in February 2008 and followed this up by releasing a record titled We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, in October that year. Whilst many consider it to be an album due to its length, the band have always referred to it as a 'record' or EEP (extended EP) for contractual and artistic reasons. Their second official album, entitled Romance Is Boring, was released on 1 February 2010. Their fourth full-length release, Hello Sadness, was released on 14 November 2011. The band toured the US and UK extensively throughout 2012. more »

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Written by: GARETH DAVID PAISEY, THOMAS EDWARD BROMLEY

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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13 facts about this song

Band Origin
"Los Campesinos!" is an indie pop band from Cardiff, Wales.
Song Release
"The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" was released in 2009 and served as a digital download single.
Genre Classification
The genre of this track can broadly be classified as Indie Pop and Indie Rock.
Band Formation
The band "Los Campesinos!" was formed during 2006 at Cardiff University.
Member Contribution
The song includes musical contributions from all seven members of the band who were present at the time of the recording.
Song Inspiration
The song is believed by many to revolve around themes of introspection and makes use of the sea as a metaphor.
Music Video
The song has a very creative music video that was directed by James Slater.
Lyric Content
The lyrics of the song touch upon topics such as mortality, loneliness, and the overwhelming nature of growing up.
Critical Reception
The song was well received among critics and fans alike, lauded for its intense lyrics and powerful musical composition.
Band Continuity
Despite various changes in the band line-up over the years, Los Campesinos! has continued to produce music, with "The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" being one of their most notable songs.
Noteworthy Instrumentation
The instrumentation of "The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" is interesting, involving violins, guitars, glockenspiel and a variety of percussion instruments.
Singer's Identity
Gareth David, the lead vocalist of the band, is the singer of the song.
Distinctive Presentation
Unlike many other modern pop songs, this song doesn't have a conventional structure with a repeating chorus. This gives it a distinct, free-flowing storytelling style.

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