The National — Sunshine On My Back lyrics

Lyrics

Tina lies on the ground
She lies there forever
She likes the sound
Tina knows the devil
Tina loves the violence
Of living in the country
She likes that it’s
So far from me Tina has her story down
I really thought I knew it Then it changed around
When I was almost through it Sunshine on my back
Is the only kind I lack
Sunshine in my brain
Is the lonely kind of pain
It’s the sunshine
Of a lonely mind
She says «After today then there’s nothing you owe me But I’m so glad that you came, I needed someone who loves me But just don’t try to talk yourself into this love
And sleep like a baby while I’m staying up It’s as much what you say as it is what you don’t
You can’t try to stay, you either will or you won’t.»
Sunshine on my back
Is the only kind I lack
Sunshine in my brain
Is the lonely kind of pain
It’s the sunshine
Of a lonely mind