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Song ID: 91609
Covered As: Such Great Heights by Iron & Wine
Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights by The Postal Service
I am thinking it's a sign
That the freckles in our eyes
Are mirror images and when we kiss
They're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate
That God himself did make us
Into corresponding shapes
Like puzzle pieces from the clay
And true, it may seem like a stretch
But it's thoughts like this that catch
My troubled head when you're away
When I am missing you to death
When you are out there on the road
For several weeks of shows
And when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now," they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now," but we'll stay . . .

I tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat
It sounded thin upon listening
And that frankly will not fly
You will hear the shrillest highs
And lowest lows with the windows down
When this is guiding you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now," they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now," but we'll stay . . .
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01. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
02. Such Great Heights
03. Sleeping In
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37 comments on this song.
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megansangryinch
first song i heard from The Postal Service. i love it!
added: 02/23/2004, 07:47 PM
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Tristan.
First song I heard from this band. It's amazing, so emotional and beautiful
added: 03/05/2004, 11:00 PM
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ComfortablyNumb
Amazing.
added: 03/09/2004, 06:20 PM
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Bubba
When i scan the radio, this song guides me home!! it makes my days!
added: 03/25/2004, 06:11 PM
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halofifteen
not the first song I ever heard by the postal service but it sure does give me the willies
added: 04/27/2004, 08:27 PM
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Depressed Andi
the lyrics to this song are so deep i love it
added: 08/08/2004, 06:29 PM
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solastsum
new to postal service. HUGE death cab fan, but found this band through a friend and can defianetly appreciate deep, meaningful lyrics. and that is what postal service brings to the table.
added: 08/25/2004, 11:30 PM
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cheidiotou
Aww, this song should be rated perfect! Oh well... probably the best song on the album.
added: 08/30/2004, 05:08 AM
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timeisruningout6
i love this song.
added: 08/30/2004, 03:23 PM
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destroymebaby
You should listen to the version iron and wine does, it's good.
added: 09/04/2004, 10:41 PM
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ishhbabyallie
"everything looks perfect from far away." once again, a gorgeous song from this band. i love these lyrics & they pull off a unique sound with the instrumentals. if you're a fan of the postal service, check out mae...you may like them.
added: 09/12/2004, 10:28 PM
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The Man, The Legend
Iron and wine is a lot better, but all versions of this song (and all postal songs) are truly brilliant. really mellow, nothing to complain about.
added: 11/09/2004, 05:50 PM
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freak_show
a good friend of mine recorded his own version of this song and it makes me smile.
added: 11/10/2004, 09:13 PM
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ryanslackofsurprise
I love singing along to this song when I hear it.
added: 11/14/2004, 09:54 AM
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lem0nader
love this song. makes me want to get up and do algebra for some reason. Odd.
added: 11/29/2004, 06:45 PM
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shockerdown26
I love this song its an awesome blend of techno and rock....just a beautiful song
added: 12/21/2004, 08:32 PM
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Tragedy In Flames
i think you mean geometry...that's like shapes and shit
added: 12/24/2004, 06:32 PM
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screamingxlungs
i love the beginning beats and i really like the the flow of the lyrics. a wonderful feel good song
added: 12/26/2004, 07:56 PM
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Jochem
great song. great band
added: 01/05/2005, 08:04 PM
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EmoGeek87
frick'n awesome. i love the beat. and the lyrics = greatness.
added: 01/11/2005, 10:49 PM
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drktempest05
beautiful, it was also remade by a band called Iron and Wine which is a really good version too
added: 01/24/2005, 10:30 PM
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I embody Emo/Punk&Screamo
"that's like shapes and shit" LMAO
added: 02/19/2005, 06:34 PM
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mwasson
I love this. And I love Iron & Wine's version as well...
added: 02/20/2005, 03:32 PM
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OMFGItsSamm
this song is awsome. isn't on some car comerical? that is now my favorite comercial...me and my friend, everytime we're in her car, we have to listen to this song, and do our white girl dance
added: 02/26/2005, 06:38 PM
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THE Perfect Name
great song, his voice is so calming.
added: 04/10/2005, 12:50 PM
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wakingdown
I like the cover by Iron and Wine better, but still this is good.
added: 06/19/2005, 10:36 PM
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zerospace_13
one of many exceptional songs off the cd, that just happens to include my favorite line off the whole disc - "everything looks perfect from far away"
added: 08/11/2005, 12:59 AM
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melbarocks
this is the song that i share with my boyfriend.
added: 09/12/2005, 12:43 AM
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frankie75
you could hear this song over and over again
added: 09/19/2005, 12:58 AM
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Big D
My fave from this band.
added: 10/04/2005, 10:47 PM
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Cratic
Great song. I do think that the Iron & Wine version os better though. Just my opinion.
added: 11/03/2005, 05:56 PM
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jax
yeah i like the iron & wine version better too... but this is still great
added: 11/12/2005, 08:39 PM
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Tateno
awesome. great mellow, relaxing song
added: 11/16/2005, 03:54 PM
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Snakes On A Plane
I love this song. It's so beautiful.
added: 12/17/2005, 08:03 PM
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failure_by_design_x
ben gibbard never ceases to amaze me
added: 04/11/2006, 10:19 AM
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cloudwalker48
Gold. Pure Gold.
added: 12/12/2007, 02:56 PM
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CourtneyCoconuts
This is a great song, and absolutely Iron and Wine did a spectacular job. I won't dare say I like it better.. :)
added: 02/16/2008, 01:39 AM
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