Space Invader - The National

Lyrics by：Matt Berninger

Composed by：Aaron Dessner/Bryce Dessner

Produced by：The National/Tucker Martine

It's a calculation I made a mistake on

I never should have said it like I said

It'll come to me later like a space invader

And I won't be able to get it out of my head

What if I'd never written the letter

I slipped in the sleeve of the record I gave you

What if I'd stayed on the C train until Lafayette

What if we'd never met

What if I'd only just done what you told me

And never looked back

What if I'd only ducked away down the hallway

And faded to black

It was too romantic it was sad and frantic

A paperback book in the storm drain

It could go number one if I copied an earworm

From a melody that I wish I'd had

What if I'd never written the letter

I slipped in the sleeve of the record I gave you

What if I'd stayed on the C train until Lafayette

What if we'd never met

What if I'd only just done what you told me

And never looked back

What if I'd only ducked away down the hallway

And faded to black

What if I'd never written the letter

I slipped in the sleeve of the record I gave you

What if I'd stayed on the C train until Lafayette

What if we'd never met

What if I'd only just done what you told me

And never looked back

What if I'd only ducked away down the hallway

And faded to black

It'll come to me later like a space invader

And I won't be able to get it out of my head