Then it saddens me to say what we both knew was true

Death Cab for Cutie is a more modern indie/alternative band formed in Washington in 1997. Lead singer and writer Ben Gibbard is a recovering alcoholic from Washington State. Chris Walla is the lead guitarist, Nick Hammer on bass, and Nathan Good on drums. The band has seven albums, and have left their underground status when they signed to major label Atlantic in 2004. Since then they have gained plenty of fans- short and tall.

The Ice is Getting Thinner by Death Cab for Cutie is a really grim song. I love it, but whenever I hear it I can't help but think of dramatic love stories that fall through. My favorite thing about the music over all is that the bass line is the most prominent. It’s a simple, slow line repeated over and over. But it has a ring. When I hear it I think of when I have bad days and everything seems to lose its color. I don’t hear people speaking to me, I don’t comprehend what’s taking place around me. Everything is just a blur and the world is moving normally without me. Or falling through a black void that never ends. When this song is played I go numb and want to go back to bed and let the world go on without me. What I find brilliant is that the song is just the same few notes over and over for every instrument. The bass being the lowest instrument presented is the loudest to highlight the death of their love. The tune repeats itself over and over- like a romance that has fizzled out of its passion.

            “Were not the same dear, as we use to be. The seasons have changed and so have we. There was little we could say, and even less that could do to stop the ice from getting thinner between me and you.” Already I need a hug.

            “We buried our love in a wintery grave. A lump in the snow was all that remained. Though we stayed by its side as the days turned to weeks, the ice kept getting thinner with every word wed speak.” So this is going to get happy, right? Things rarely end sadly..

            “When spring arrived we were taken by surprise when the flows under our feet bled into the sea and was nothing left of you and me.” So their relationship isn’t going to work out. Youch. I feel a ping of pain every time I hear that. To think that a relationship between two people could just leave nothing left.

 

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