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Death Cab for Cutie — Home Is a Fire
Album: Codes and Keys
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6.9

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Total ratings: 2114









Released: 2011
Length: 3:59
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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Sleep, sleep with the lights on
Shutter and shades drawn
There's too many windows
Noise, cars on the freeway
Tempting a clean break
There's nowhere left to go
Watching the room tweak
Through cracks in the concrete

Plates they will shift
Houses will shake
Fences will drift
We will awake
Only to find
Nothing's the same
Nothing's the same

Home, home is a fire
A burning reminder
Of where we belong, oh
With walls, built up around us
The bricks make me nervous
They're only so strong, though
They're only so strong, though

Plates they will shift
Houses will shake
Fences will drift
We will awake
Only to find
Nothing's the same
Nothing's the same
Nothing's the same
Nothing's the same
As yesterday
As yesterday
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I love the drumming on this track
Posted 1 month ago by matheMayjicks    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:

Still liking this band. I love talking to myself! 



I do too, but sometimes, I don't understand what I hear
Posted 5 months ago by Egctheow    [ Reply ]
 WannabeBanned wrote:

There's joy in repetition.


Also, there's joy in repetition. 
Posted 5 months ago by brosen    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:

Still liking this band. I love talking to myself! 



At least you're sure someone is listening
Posted 10 months ago by SurlyRon    [ Reply ]
I don’t know what it is, but to my ancient, prog rock snob ears, this band really seems to check all the boxes. Really do dig them. Thanks RP! 
Posted 11 months ago by OlderGentleman    [ Reply ]
beautiful. almost haunting.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
20+ years ago I went to the "Death and Dismemberment Tour".  My friend was a Death Cab fan, and I was a Dismemberment Plan fan, so we combined our Wonder Twin powers, along with a lot of beer, and saw one helluva show.  I left a DCFC fan, and he left a Dismemberment Plan fan.  Fast-forward to today.  My 19 yr. old son/freshman in college "discovered" DCFC a few years ago (not through my CDs), and he is a huge fan.  I make sure to remind him that I saw them in an awesome, intimate setting when they were only being played on college radio stations (RIP Album 88.5, WRAS in Atlanta).
Posted 1 year ago by TripletThreat    [ Reply ]
The lyyrics remind me of the situation on the east coast with hurricanes & such, even though they describe earthquakes. 
Posted 2 years ago by kenmo    [ Reply ]
 francesco51 wrote:

Good morning. I listen to your Radio from Italy with an AUNA 320BT network player but I don't receive it in Flac but in AAC at 320Kbps. When will I receive it in Flac ??



You need to email RP directly for that info, good luck
Posted 2 years ago by cloudymcloudface    [ Reply ]
Just saw them this past weekend (July 2022) at Summerfest in Milwaukee. 
Fantastic show with the bonus of watching Ben come out earlier in the day to do a Husker song with Bob Mould.
Posted 2 years ago by RPJunkie    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:

Still liking this band. I love talking to myself! 


Look how far you've come.
Posted 2 years ago by porcupinemeat    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by nannimae    [ Reply ]
What a cool song!
Posted 2 years ago by jacopo777    [ Reply ]
Good morning. I listen to your Radio from Italy with an AUNA 320BT network player but I don't receive it in Flac but in AAC at 320Kbps. When will I receive it in Flac ??
Posted 3 years ago by francesco51    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:
Atombender likes this band too :)

Still liking this band. I love talking to myself! 
 

Posted 4 years ago by Atombender    [ Reply ]
Excellent live band, to my ears.  Thanks for the find, Mr & Mrs G.
Posted 5 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 BCarn wrote:
I like this band. 
 
Still liking this band. I love talking to myself! 
Posted 5 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
I like this band. 
Posted 6 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
musical perfection
Posted 6 years ago by ashtmclean    [ Reply ]
Awesome.  Such a great CD.
Posted 7 years ago by FatPants    [ Reply ]
Great series of plays just now - starting with Pink Floyd (The Wall) and moving through the awesome Choir of Young Believers and then ELP. Love it, well done.
**Spotify - eat your heart out!!
Posted 7 years ago by DavidS_UK    [ Reply ]
Bill,

You're playing most of my library this aft. Thx!{#Bananajam}
Posted 9 years ago by dkgillett    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Dengue Fever—the band, worse than the disease. 

 
Lol ^^  
Posted 9 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
 shellbella wrote:
I was wondering if there was anything lower than a Sucko Barfo??

 
Dengue Fever—the band, worse than the disease. 
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
i like the beat and rhythm
Posted 9 years ago by blkstd    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:

Record player?  What's that? 

 
Lol!
 
Posted 10 years ago by FrankDebbieCote    [ Reply ]
 (Banned) wrote:

There's joy in repetition.

 
For some people it is, yeah. To me it is a 9.
Posted 10 years ago by Nadine    [ Reply ]
 GarageDragon wrote:
I think I've heard this a few too many times now.  Good song, but... 
 

Posted 10 years ago by Fugi    [ Reply ]
I think I've heard this a few too many times now.  Good song, but... 
Posted 10 years ago by GarageDragon    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:

Considering their previous (mostly great) albums - this one is a huge disappointment!

This song is an exception - it's better than the rest. Still - I wouldn't really want to

put it on my record-player, as long as I have a choice!



 
Record player?  What's that? 
Posted 10 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 rromulus wrote:
Boring and repatative.....anything creative about this song has been blanned-out. Pity, because it could have gone somewhere...
 

 
There's joy in repetition.
Posted 10 years ago by WannabeBanned    [ Reply ]
I was wondering if there was anything lower than a Sucko Barfo??
Posted 10 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
Quite haunting.  Love the chord progression and overall sound of this cut.... {#Daisy}
Posted 10 years ago by d48m02h    [ Reply ]

Considering their previous (mostly great) albums - this one is a huge disappointment!

This song is an exception - it's better than the rest. Still - I wouldn't really want to

put it on my record-player, as long as I have a choice!


Posted 10 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
thank you RP...without you we wouldn't have discovered some fantastic music -- like this song. You changed our world! Merry Christmas!
Posted 10 years ago by Glendab    [ Reply ]
Great song, can't get enough oft it!
Posted 11 years ago by dklmoore    [ Reply ]
It's a good song but I've heard it too frequently on RP.  I seem to be wearing out the PSD button lately.  I'm hearing lots of good songs I've heard too much—and others that aren't so hot.  That doesn't make for the seamless flow I enjoy—especially when I have to use it on overplayed songs that also seem overly long (esp. if you're not enjoying them).  Sometimes it takes three clicks to get around one of those. e.g Peter Gabriel & Baaba Maal (& son) "Biko".
Posted 11 years ago by markthecarp    [ Reply ]
I like this track. 
Even after hearing it many times. Still ok. Especially the echo 'intermezzo'.   
Posted 11 years ago by larsalex    [ Reply ]
 MirageRF wrote:
All the teen runaways at the center, get off on this tune!
 
What kind of teens run away to Clemmons, NC, USA? (Not trying to be snarky, I am genuinely curious.  A good buddy grew up in W-S.)
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of Yes.
Posted 11 years ago by micman2b    [ Reply ]
Boring and repatative.....anything creative about this song has been blanned-out. Pity, because it could have gone somewhere...
 
Posted 11 years ago by rromulus    [ Reply ]
 kaybee wrote:
Sorry, but I have a bit of a problem with the guy singing into a jar at the beginning.  Otherwise, it's a nice piece.


 
The jar is what makes!


Posted 11 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

Is that a direct order?





 
{#Lol}
Posted 11 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]
overplayed
Posted 11 years ago by britoboy    [ Reply ]
 MirageRF wrote:
All the teen runaways at the center, get off on this tune!

 
Is that a direct order?




Posted 11 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
All the teen runaways at the center, get off on this tune!
Posted 11 years ago by MirageRF    [ Reply ]
I've liked other things I have heard of theirs on RP but this one doesn't grab me, seems complex without catchiness, there's all this stuff going on in the background but it just doesn't gel.
Posted 11 years ago by DavidS_UK    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Bill: "Greek island giveaway"! Hey, Bill, I know Greece is in trouble, but not so much trouble that they're giving islands away (yet) :o)

But you can go bargainhunting:
 
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2192799/Greece-sell-islands-bid-avoid-bankruptcy.html
Posted 11 years ago by justsomeone    [ Reply ]
 stevendejong wrote:
If I like this particular track (I do), should I check out the whole album?
 



Yes! :)
Posted 11 years ago by CurrentlyKelli    [ Reply ]

Great Band and Music!

Still - neither this song nor the whole album does it for me!


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
If I like this particular track (I do), should I check out the whole album?
Posted 12 years ago by stevendejong    [ Reply ]
i like this one more and more each time i hear it.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
I don't like anything by this band that I have heard...  {#Sad}
Posted 12 years ago by shellbella    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Bill: "Greek island giveaway"! Hey, Bill, I know Greece is in trouble, but not so much trouble that they're giving islands away (yet) :o)
 
how about now?  I'll offer £200 for Thassos.
Posted 12 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
I love Death Cab, but this is soooooooooooo boring
Posted 12 years ago by gosvimmink    [ Reply ]
My ears love the haunting and melodic sounds this song brings!! {#Whistle}
Posted 12 years ago by d48m02h1918    [ Reply ]
 inindian wrote:

And Steven Wilson!
 
Indeed!
Posted 12 years ago by stevendejong    [ Reply ]
Saw these boys last night at the Schnitz in Portland.  What a great, great show!!!
Posted 12 years ago by 84MacGuy    [ Reply ]
 comadiviness wrote:
I hear Air.
 
And Steven Wilson!
Posted 12 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
I hear Air.
Posted 12 years ago by comadiviness    [ Reply ]
Gotta bump this to an 8.4 !
 
Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]

Their quality is without any doubt!

I am nevertheless disappointed and do not find any entrance into "Codes and Keys".

Too complicated for me, I guess, leave alone it does not "rock" at any moment! 


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Gurrrreight tune. Really like the atmosphere that's conveyed here.
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
I wasn't really a fan of DCFC until Narrow Stairs, which became the soundtrack to a very nice road trip. After that I delved a bit into their back catalog and found that despite my prior ambivalence, I actually really enjoyed a majority of their music.  Maybe I didn't like them before because they were so popular (even more so here in the Northwest). 

Regardless, it's been nice to hear them continue to evolve musically and try new things. They're not getting stale, and that's a great thing!

Posted 12 years ago by zair99    [ Reply ]
 mrcanard wrote:
Caught them a week or two ago in Orlando.
Great slow.

 
Wow! Must've been good grugs! lol!{#Lol}
Posted 12 years ago by meinthecorner    [ Reply ]
Sorry, but I have a bit of a problem with the guy singing into a jar at the beginning.  Otherwise, it's a nice piece.

Posted 12 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Agreed - Just raised my rating on this one!

 Joe_G_Bear wrote:
This IS MY FAVORITE ALBUM Of 2011. This Is The First Track Of An Incredibly Stunning Release
 


Posted 12 years ago by msymmes    [ Reply ]
This IS MY FAVORITE ALBUM Of 2011. This Is The First Track Of An Incredibly Stunning Release
Posted 12 years ago by Joe_G_Bear    [ Reply ]
Not a huge DCFC fan but I like this. Good stuff 
Posted 13 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
Another great album. My son's girlfriend's recommendation this time.

Posted 13 years ago by dkwalika    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Bill: "Greek island giveaway"! Hey, Bill, I know Greece is in trouble, but not so much trouble that they're giving islands away (yet) :o)
 
Hey Fred!  Would you fix this euro thing for every body?  You rock
Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Caught them a week or two ago in Orlando.
Great slow.

Posted 13 years ago by mrcanard    [ Reply ]
Bill: "Greek island giveaway"! Hey, Bill, I know Greece is in trouble, but not so much trouble that they're giving islands away (yet) :o)
Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
This album doesn't quite have the same "lyrical imagery" as their previous albums, and it's a little more positive. But I still really like it.
Posted 13 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
 linden wrote:
Hearing this reminds me of seeing them live in Los Angeles two weeks ago. Awesome show.
 
Yeah, I saw them in St. Paul in August. Awesome indeed!

Posted 13 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
Boring neo-folk from a band close to burn-out!
 
{#Rolleyes}

Posted 13 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
Boring neo-folk from a band close to burn-out!
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Hearing this reminds me of seeing them live in Los Angeles two weeks ago. Awesome show.
Posted 13 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
Checked this out from my local Library this week. Excellent CD.
Posted 13 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
First time I've heard this song. It sounds like Wires by Athlete from a few years back.
Posted 13 years ago by GuiltyFeat    [ Reply ]
 dlaumor wrote:

I bougth it. really nice, prefer it to the last one. it is less dark !

 

Thank for the input, dlaumor. I finally did buy it and am really happy with it as a whole.

Posted 13 years ago by eruwenolorien    [ Reply ]
All Death Cab for Cutie songs sound the same.  Boring.
Posted 13 years ago by vesta0424    [ Reply ]
I gave it a 7 on first hearing it.  I like it more as I've been hearing it, and I'm in the high 7's now.
Posted 13 years ago by Andy_B    [ Reply ]
 Sasha2001 wrote:
I'm going to need a little peer pressure from the gallery the help me decide if this song is really good or really pretentious.
 
first listen for me...9

Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
I'm going to need a little peer pressure from the gallery the help me decide if this song is really good or really pretentious.
Posted 13 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
 eruwenolorien wrote:
6 > 7

The music from this album is growing on me thanks to RP.  Perhaps I will purchase the entire album now.
 
I bougth it. really nice, prefer it to the last one. it is less dark !

Posted 13 years ago by dlaumor    [ Reply ]
6 > 7

The music from this album is growing on me thanks to RP.  Perhaps I will purchase the entire album now.
Posted 13 years ago by eruwenolorien    [ Reply ]
Me likey... much more of a Postal Service feel to this new album, although I've found it to be lacking in the lyrical imagery and storytelling I've come to love from the Transatlanticism, Plans, and Narrow Stairs.
Posted 13 years ago by adroc    [ Reply ]
  

Second comment EVER posted for this song. 
 
 
 


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