Kidding Ourselves

Song Notes:

Written by Jesse Dryfhout / Yellow Dart Publishing (SOCAN)

♦ Happiness & Disaster (Release date Apr. 4,2006) EMI
Produced, engineered and mixed by Brad Wood
Recorded and mixed at Seagrass Studio, Valley Village, CA

♦ Acoustic version, digital (iTunes. Release date May 23, 2006) EMI

♦ Acoustic version, Purely Acoustic (Compilation)(Release date Dec. 5,2006) EMI

♦ Studio version, From the Heart:2007 (Compilation)(Release date Feb.6,2007) Warner

Playlist notes (from iTunes Acoustic version) "The studio version of "Kidding Ourselves" was a moment of moody introspectiveness on this Vancouver band's uplifting 2006 release, Happiness and Disaster. This exclusive acoustic version is even more direct - in just a few minutes, it expertly channels Stabilo's melodic take on humanity."

Additional musicians: James Fearnley (The Pogues) - Accordion

• Kidding Ourselves video received the Much Music Video Fact Award on March 31, 2006

Click HERE to watch the video.

Lyrics:

And I wanted to tear down the curtains
To let, let in some natural light
I wake up and open one eye
And wait for the window to crack at me
Alone

And I wanted to curl up beside you
And die
At least for an hour or more
Depending on how you react
Depending on how you respond to me
I’ll stick around

CHORUS
We’re killing ourselves,
Killing ourselves
So what do you want from me
As long as there’s a payphone and a taxicab
I’m alright
Cuz I can leave home
We’re kidding ourselves
Kidding ourselves
So what are you waiting for
Cuz even with a fast car and a cell phone,
I won’t leave 'cuz I’d be alone

So tonight
Let’s be as bold as we want to
And drink
Drink till we fall down the steps
Remember when that made us laugh
Remember how all that we did was laugh
And then cry

CHORUS
We’re killing ourselves,
Killing ourselves
So what do you want from me
Cuz as long as there’s a payphone and a taxicab,
I’m alright,
Cuz I can leave home
We’re kidding ourselves,
Kidding ourselves
So what are you waiting for
Cuz even on a bullet train or a jet plane,
I won’t leave cuz I’d be alone
I’m lucky to find cardboard in an alleyway.
That I can call home

So tonight
Let’s be as bold as we want to

CHORUS
We’re killing ourselves,
Killing ourselves
So what do you want from me
As long as there’s a payphone and a taxicab,
I’m alright,
Cuz I can leave home
We’re kidding ourselves,
Kidding ourselves
So what are you waiting for
Cuz even on a bullet train or a jet plane,
I won’t leave cuz I’d be alone
I’m lucky to find cardboard in an alleyway.
That I can call home
So don’t take your eyes off me,
Don’t look away. You won’t be alone