within the confines of such chemistry

not sure who does the vocals on this because it sounds like a cover
anyway i think this is way better than the original. penguin prison is awesome. woo nyc!

free download over at we are binary



Little Secrets (Penguin Prison Remix) - Passion Pit

When I came down the sun poured into me
I shook 'em up, the walls came crumbling
My fists kept trembling with these salty wounds
My stolen gold inside the emperor's tomb
Now painting rainbows on my ugly face
I built this cardboard neighborhood's disgrace
But I ascend and serve my feverish need
Within the confines of such chemistry

It's the way I see
Everything I need
It's the way to be

Let this be our little secret
No one needs to know we're feeling
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher
If I feel alive or I feel it in me
Up and up we keep on climbing
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and

secret, originally uploaded by vika_bakirova.

My face blew up at such a casual sight
This miracle is of ecstatic fright
They'll rush above me to oblivion
Outlining white sidewalks with halogen
Oh have you ever felt so god damn strong
How come it takes some people so damn long
He tried to squeeze the lemon juice to rain
The citrus drawing out the semen stains

It's the way I see
Everything I need
It's the way to be
It's the way I see
Everything I need
It's the way to be

Let this be our little secret
No one needs to know we're feeling
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher
If I feel alive or I feel it in me
Up and up we keep on climbing
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Let this be our little secret
No one needs to know we're feeling
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher
If I feel alive or I feel it in me
Up and up we keep on climbing
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Let this be our little secret
No one needs to know we're feeling
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher
If I feel alive or I feel it in me
Up and up we keep on climbing
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

Let this be our little secret
No one needs to know we're feeling
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher
If I feel alive or I feel it in me
Up and up we keep on climbing
Higher and higher and higher
Higher and higher and higher

rip the meat from your back

i've been digging this one ever since i got it off rcrdlbl. it sounds so happy but lyrics are all dark and twisty. perfect.

i'm the first to post the full lyrics so if you have any corrections, please leave em in the comments. thanks =)



Heat and Hot Water (Passion Pit Remix) - ARMS

, originally uploaded by wemby.

Aah-Aah-Aah-Ooh
Dark never came
And we spoke in the sand 'til we ran out of things to say, oh no
When they served you on a plate
They were frowning and bowing their heads like birds of prey, oh no
I was taking my time when the stars aligned
You were holding my hand like a bottle
And it tingled right down to the tips and then it shattered our bones
I give peace when feeding the beast
Wherever we go
In the darkness summon an attempt to die alone
But all the people in the darkness
Cower in their beds and die alone
Aah-Aah-Aah-Ooh

, originally uploaded by Lelelerele.

Nightly attacks
Rip the meat from your back when you're sleeping warm and close, oh no
You've been feeding it your ideas
Even though it doesn't like the taste
And they burn, and they grow
While you're waiting outside on your sister's roof
For the light to stream out of the garden
I'll be lying face down in an empty pool
As the rain falls hard on the bottom
And we're wasting our time
If you cant be kind
I'll take the flashlight down to the basement
It'll swallow me whole

, originally uploaded by Maddie Yervant.

Blood on your face
You were born for the chase
Wherever we go
In the darkness
Coming soon to taking things as signs
Wherever we go
In the darkness
Growing fins and breaking limbs in time
Wherever we go
In the darkness
Nothing's going to ease your worried mind
Aah-Aah-Aah-Ooh
Aah-Aah-Aah-Ooh
Aah-Aah-Aah-Ooh

Storm gazing, originally uploaded by AM Reed.

aaaah awesome summer concerts!

there's no better motivation to survive finals than a summer full of kickass music. i'm contemplating bonnaroo if i can find people willing to road trip it with me. here's what's planned for nyc so far:

June 17 - Neon Indian at the music hall of williamsburg. i have been dying to see them live seriously psychic chasms is one of my favorite albums of all time. if i go to bonnaroo i'll get to see them twice in one week. crazy. ON SALE FRIDAY
June 21 - Goldfrapp at hammerstein ballroom. eh, goldfrapp is cool but not a top priority. right now i have to prioritize due to cash flow issues. it's $42.50. her new album is solid i've just always found her a little too pop-y. ON SALE FRIDAY
June 30 - Passion Pit and Tokyo Police Club at governor's island. i just saw passion pit like the other month so i'm def not going to this. they were ok live honestly i preferred their recorded stuff. also there were huge amounts of teenyboppers which, to me at least, detracts from the experience. $40. ON SALE NOW
July 24 - M.I.A. on governors island. i already saw m.i.a. in concert last year and it was great so i'm not so eager to go again so soon especially to governors island cause then you have that ferry and the whole thing is $60. ouch. if you're interested, though, she's good live. looks like ninjasonik and some other artists will be there too. ON SALE NOW
July 28 - The Black Keys at the central park summer stage. $35 so i gotta save up cause of all the other tickets i'm buying and cause they're not a tip-top priority but yeah i bet theyre awesome live and their show for the day before (July 27th) already sold out. Also, they'll be at bonnaroo if i can go. ON SALE NOW
August 4 - HOT CHIP with Hercules and Love Affair AND Holy Ghost! at the central park summer stage. $35 just bought my ticket i am so obsessed their new album is awesome! Now who's coming with? And Hercules and Love Affair and Holy Ghost are hotness and will surely bring their own fans =) ON SALE NOW
August 21 - Crystal Castles at terminal 5 AAAAH i'm SO excited. c'mon it's crystal fucking castles!! bummer it's so expensive looks like it's $45. I predict this concert will sell out faster than you can blink. ON SALE FRIDAY

i have my phone programmed to remind me when to buy the neon indian and crystal castles tickets. is anyone else as excited as i am? are there any missing from the list? let me know

passion pit concert, originally uploaded by sassafrassgirl13.

this is rising to the clouds

i know i quoted this song on an earlier post but here it is in full because i'm seeing passion pit tonight at terminal 5. SOOOO EXCITED! This is from their first album, chunk of change. I know for sure these lyrics aren't accurate but i corrected them as best i could...



Better Things - Passion Pit

that was our fifth song,
and i hope you enjoyed it,
now this would be our best song you have ever heard,
the dirt bikes going on stage. thank you.

you're gonna drive me crazy
you're gonna drive me mad
you got an angel on your shoulder
makin hairpins outta glass

i believe in believing
the things that we don't see
and the skin violin is where the neighbors wont read meals
and the family heirloom jewelery
with sets and heaps of thieves
will cast down things
that you've never even
seen like the gods
like the glory like the stories
that your fathers set before you
ride the tiger round the kingdom
oh no oh no
oh no there's a meeting in the canyons
oh no this is rising to the clouds

you're gonna drive me crazy
you're gonna drive me mad
you got an angel on your shoulder
makin hairpins outta glass

baby don't be unhappy
baby don't be sad
better things are coming
i swear there's truth in that

i'm shooting off the cannons
of the clouds begin to flow
and the baskets weave but the ones we'll never keep
just pretend that things are mobile and will never stay put
and the way we were the day we climbed to the top of the
steeple with its people spewing angels out their mouths and letting tables turn to charcoal in the lipstick and the lipstick in the evening (oh no)
oh no we were waving like the trees
oh no then they brought us to the sky

you're gonna drive me crazy
you're gonna drive me mad
you got an angel on your shoulder
makin hairpins outta glass

baby don't be unhappy
baby don't be sad
better things are coming
i swear there's truth in that

two or three times the bell will ring
but when we look for better things
we search or miss what has happened
i felt it crash upon your skin
i find it hard to believe there's more
of these things behind the door
do you miss me like i miss you
do i miss you like you miss me

you're gonna drive me crazy
you're gonna drive me mad
you got an angel on your shoulder
makin hairpins outta glass

baby don't be unhappy
baby don't be sad
better things are coming
i swear there's truth in that
x2

awesome upcoming concerts in nyc

TONIGHT neon indian is at mercury lounge
tomorrow they play at brooklyn bowl
new years eve webster hall has mstrkrft, fischerspooner is at irving plaza
jan 8, 9, 10 passion pit has shows at terminal 5. all sold out but if you google it you can find scalping sites where tickets are $48ish. totally worth it.
Jan 17, 18, 19 vampire weekend at united palace, webster hall, bowery ballroom respectively. although i havent really listened to their stuff yet, they're indie rock and clearly popular. looks like it's all sold out.
Jan 29 cold war kids at terminal 5. i'll be back at school =(
Feb 8, 9 YEASAYER bowery ballroom and music hall of williamsburg
Feb 11 La Roux at webster hall ugh why does it have to be on a weekday when i cant come down to nyc?
Feb 20 Crystal stilts. havent put their music on the blog yet but soon. they're bomb
Feb 26 Vitalic at webster hall OMG
Mar 5 Muse at MSG. i didnt like their latest album that much but there ya go
Mar 19 Air at terminal 5 *humming* sing sang sung sing me a song
Mar 26, 27 Miike Snow at music hall of williamsburg and webster hall. probably gonna sell out if it hasnt already thanks to gossip girl's endorsement. still, im a fan
Apr 3 Boys Noize AND major lazer and others at terminal 5 for hard nyc. whoa that'll be intense
May 4 YEASAYER AGAIN AND I HAVE TO MISS IT AGAIN i'll be in spring finals mode. webster hall.

so it looks like i'll only get to see passion pit and maybe one or two others in the spring. shoulda gone to nyu.

Passion Pit - The Reeling

Seriously how is Passion Pit so awesome? Having listened to "Sleepyhead" oh, over 400 times according to my itunes, it's safe to say they have one of my favorite sounds. I really associate their music with my trip to paris this past summer cause that's when i listened to Sleepyhead on repeat for two weeks straight. That and "Breathe" by Telepopmusik.



we dug these holes we crawled into now they're my home
now here i cannot feel the wind, cant feel the rain oh no
and i believe in gentle harmony
well how i loathe all this obscenity
is this the way my life has got to be?
have i a single opportunity?

look at me oh look at me is this the way i'll always be
oh no, oh no
now i pray that somebody will quickly come and kidnap me
oh no, oh no
everyday i lie awake and pray to god today's the day
oh no, oh no
here i am oh here i am oh when will someone understand?
oh no, oh no

and all at once i feel this, oh how it clings to me
it reels and calls me towards it, confounding destiny
and i can feel the madness inch by inch
the more i run the more i am convinced
a color all these like the branches glimpse
just like the saddle in the foggy mist

look at me oh look at me is this the way i'll always be
oh no, oh no
now i pray that somebody will quickly come and kidnap me
oh no, oh no
and everyday i lie awake and pray to god today's the day
oh no, oh no
here i am oh here i am oh when will someone understand?
oh no, oh no

look at me oh look at me is this the way i'll always be
oh no, oh no
now i pray that somebody will quickly come and kidnap me
oh no, oh no
and everyday i lie awake and pray to god today's the day
oh no, oh no
here i am oh here i am oh when will someone understand?
oh no, oh no

better things are coming i swear there's truth in that

you're gonna drive me crazy
you're gonna drive me mad
you got an angel on your shoulder
makin hairpins outta glass
(Passion Pit - Better Things)