i don't believe you

the magnetic fields have a new album out. I just heard one of their new songs on Launch (side note: i'm addicted to launch, i just became a "trendsetter" which i'm pretty proud of...but i digress...). Anyways, the new song is called "i don't believe you" -- and i think its hillarious. This amusement is further magnified for me because i was introduced to the Magnetic Fields by a boy that ended up being a pathological liar. There's irony in there! Here's a snippet from the lyrics:

So you "love" me

Well, stranger things have come to be

But let's agree to disagree

Cause I don't believe you

I don't believe you



anyways, hearing this song has been incredibly cathartic. The Magnetic Fields have a sort of wallowing, cynical romanticism that i appreciate. The songs are bitter, mean and loving all at once. Here's a snippet from the song that introduced me to them in the first place: 100,000 Fireflies



I'm afraid of the dark without you close to me

I went out to the forest and caught

A hundred thousand fireflies

As they ricochet round the room

They remind me of your starry eyes.