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Thought I was laying in the gutter
In milk cartons and bones
But I was standing on a mountain top
Looking over your homesThought I was laying in my garden
With my hands deep in soil
But I was there on an island
Shooting flares at your boatThought I was soothing like a violin
Confess a new reign
But I was popping like a trumpet
Frantic for fameThought I was built like a building's built
On concrete and stone
I realized I'm just a hack actor
Finished playing my roleYou're reading my books, dreams old men dream
It's just like when we were kids
We'd lay around wondering
We try to listen to what they sayThought I was writing for a hundred hours
Looking straight into me
But I was reading on the newspaper

ObituaryThought I was nervous like a mailman
Reading your letter's deal
But I was at our anniversary
Toasting thirty yearsYou're reading my books, dreams old men dream
It's just like when we were kids
We'd lay around wondering
We try to listen to what they say
We try to listen to what they sayPush, drop me in or outside
I don't care, I don't care
Make the media black sky
I don't care, I don't careThe neighbors will complain
Let them stare, let them stare
Who knows where the time goes
I don't care, I don't careWhat would you think of me if I told you
I haven't slept in weeks?
I've been up chasing my childhood with a pen
These are dreams old men dream

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Cold War Kids are an indie rock band from Fullerton, California, USA. The band members are Nathan Willett (lead vocals, piano, guitar), Jonnie Russell (guitar, vocals, percussion), Matt Maust (bass guitar) and Matt Aveiro (drums). According to Songfacts, Matt Maust came up with the band's name. He was inspired by a trip to Eastern Europe where he came across a big park where they'd dumped statues that had been removed after Communism fell. Within the park he found a playground and being in that environment the phrase 'Cold War Kids' popped into his head.

The band started in historic downtown Fullerton in Jonnie's apartment above the restaurant Mulberry St. (their first EP title) in 2004. They are avid supporters of unsigned talent such as the band Electric Furs. They have toured in support of Two Gallants, Tapes 'n Tapes, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Sound Team, Muse and The White Stripes. Their music is heavily inspired by artists such as Jeff Buckley, Bob Dylan, Velvet Underground and Johnny Segment. Recently they starred in an MTV2 special titled "Cold War Kids Takeover!" They appeared on Soccer AM and were announced as Norwich City F.C. Fans. They were going to tour with The White Stripes for their Icky Thump tour, but The White Stripes had to cancel.

In 2007, they contributed to OKX, a tribute to the 10-year-old Radiohead album OK Computer, recording their version of the track "Electioneering." Nathan Willett identified Radiohead and the album as a strong influence, saying, "It's the only album that I feel compelled to say way too grandiose things about, that rock journalists have already said plenty: Like that OK Computer is the single most important album to be released during my youth and that it was a rite of passage. But that really is the truth and I have never had an emotional connection with an album quite like I have with this one."

He also explained why the band chose to cover "Electioneering" from the album: "I'm not saying 'Electioneering' is the best song on the album, but (still, a big claim!) it's certainly the most badass. It's lyrically everything we want to do - bursts of concrete imagery."

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