PDA Lyrics
Yours is the only version of my desertion
That I could ever subscribe to
That is all that I can do
You are a past dinner, the last winner
I'm raping all around me
Until the last drop is behind you, oh
[Pre-Chorus: Paul Banks]
And you're so cute when you're frustrated, dear
Yeah, you're so cute when you're sedated, dear
Oh, yes, dear
[Chorus: Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler]
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tonight (Simpleton)
Sleep tonight (Yeah, simpleton)
Sleep tonight (You cannot follow)
Sleep tonight (Through the words alone)
[Verse 2: Paul Banks]
You are the only person who's completely certain
There's nothing here to be into
That is all that you can do
You are a past sinner, the last winner
And everything we've come to
It makes you you, you
But you cannot safely say that while I will be away
That you will not consider, sadly
How you helped me to stray
And you will not reach me, I am
Resenting a position that's past resentment
And now I can't consider
And now there is this distance, so
[Chorus: Paul Banks, Daniel Kessler]
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tight, grim rite
We have two hundred couches where you can
Sleep tonight (Simpleton)
Sleep tonight (Yeah, simpleton)
Sleep tonight (You cannot follow)
Sleep tonight (Through the words alone)
[Outro: Daniel Kessler]
Something to say
Something to do
Nothing to say
When there's nothing to do, oh
Oh
“PDA” is about a relationship gone sour. The lyrics are directed towards an ex-girlfriend or ex-wife and were written by Paul Banks, the lead singer of Interpol.
The song is the first track of Interpol’s third EP, Interpol, and the fourth track on their certified-gold album, Turn on the Bright Lights. “PDA” is one of the band’s oldest songs and has appeared on many of their early demos and EPs (the Fukd I.D. EP, and the Precipitate EP).
Between the releases of the Interpol EP and Turn on the Bright Lights, Interpol released “PDA” as a promo single along with a music video, directed by Christopher Mills.
“PDA” was nominated for an MTV2 award in 2003.
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
From Pitchfork: “We recorded “PDA” when we were coming up on finishing the record, and [Paul] was like, “Fuck that song. That’s one of the first songs I ever wrote, and I don’t even want to bother with it.” And I was like, “Whoa, whoa, listen buddy, not to act like a bitch or anything, but that’s your hit single.” And it is their hit single.”
- 1.Untitled
- 2.Obstacle 1
- 3.NYC
- 4.PDA
- 6.Hands Away
- 7.Obstacle 2
- 9.Roland
- 10.The New
- 11.Leif Erikson
- 12.Interlude
- 13.Specialist
- 14.PDA (First Demo)
- 22.NYC (Third Demo)
