The Strokes

Released: January 25, 2013

Songwriter: Albert Hammond Jr. Julian Casablancas

Producer: Gus Oberg

One, two, three

[Verse 1]
Get dressed in your bed
While she's asleep
It isn’t right
But it isn’t hard
Tell me, tell me, won’t you understand
Show me, show me, show me a better plan
It’s summer lies
It's someone else's nothing
Here it comes now

[Pre-Chorus]
You asked me to stay
You asked me to stay
You asked me to stay
But there’s a million reasons to leave

[Chorus]
Find a job
Find a friend
Find a home
Find a dog
Settle down
Out of town
Find a dream
Shut it down

[Verse 2]
Please, please don’t point it that way
It’s just a trigger that goes once and you’ll be unafraid
I wish that I'd been noticed but it never goes that way
The silence that you brought has gone, gone, gone
Tell me, tell me, won’t you understand?
Show me, show me, show me

[Pre-Chorus]
You asked me to stay
You asked me to stay
You asked me to stay
But there’s a million reasons to leave

[Bridge]
Show me what to say
Show me what to be
Show me what to see
Show me what to be

[Chorus]
Find a job
Find a friend
Find a home
Find a dog
Settle down
Out of town
Find a dream
Shut it down

[Outro]
I don’t wanna be in there with you
I don't wanna be in there without your loving either
I waited for your thoughts
Can't wait no longer

The Strokes burst onto the scene at a time when rock fans were desperate for an alternative to the rap-rock that was dominating the airwaves. That the band lived up to expectations after being hailed ‘saviors of guitar rock’ solely based on the strength of a three song EP is a testament to the quality of their flawless debut, July 2001’s Is This It.

Ultimately, they are a band that truly relies on the strength of the entire lead singer Julian Casablancas, lead guitarist Nick Valensi, drummer Fabrizio Moretti, guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., and bassist Nikolai Fraiture. However, much of The Strokes' output has been influenced by the domineering vision of Casablancas' songwriting.

Before he took a small step back on their third album, January 2006’s First Impressions of Earth, and then isolated himself to record March 2011’s Angles, Casablancas was involved in almost every step of The Strokes' recording process. He wrote all of the lyrics and the music on their first two albums and was constantly involved in the mixing of the records.

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