Capital Cities

Released: September 30, 2016

Songwriter: Leland Sermstyle Sebu Simonian Ryan Merchant

Producer: Ryan Merchant Sebu Simonian Sermstyle

[Verse 1]
I got something on my mind
But words, they won't do it justice
I could write it on a sign
But words, they won't do it justice

[Pre-Chorus]
I need a translator at the tip of my tongue
There's a freight train of emotion stuck in my lung
I need to get it out, get it out before it's all gone
So I'll just speak in vowels from now on

[Chorus]
A-A
O-O
E-E
Ooh-ooh-ooh
A-A
O-O
E-E
Ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 2]
I could tell you what it's like
But words, they won't do it justice
Spell it out, turn up the mic
But words, they won't do it justice

[Pre-Chorus]
I need a psychic to read my mind
Get me a Shakespeare to feed me lines
I need to let it out, let it out, I waited too long
I'm only using vowels from now on

[Chorus]
A-A
O-O
E-E
Ooh-ooh-ooh
A-A
O-O
E-E
Ooh-ooh-ooh

[Post-Chorus]
Ahh-ahh-ahh
Ahh-ahh-ahh

[Chorus]
A-A
O-O
E-E
Ooh-ooh-ooh
A-A
O-O
E-E
Ooh-ooh-ooh
A-A
O-O
E-E
Ooh-ooh-ooh
A-A
O-O
E-E
Ooh-ooh-ooh

Capital Cities is an American indie pop duo from Los Angeles, California, formed by Ryan Merchant and Sebu Simonian. Its debut EP was released on June 7, 2011, with lead single “Safe And Sound.” A subsequent single, “Kangaroo Court,” was released on May 1, 2012. The band was featured on the Pop Up #1 compilation curated by Perez Hilton that was released on August 7, 2012. The band’s song “Safe and Sound” charted at #1 on the US Alternative Songs chart. The song was also used in a German Vodafone commercial. The song “Center Stage” was featured on ESPN’s First Take where they played a short segment of the retro sounding track before going to commercial breaks

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