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Rhythm 9.9
Melody 9.9
Instruments 9.9
Lyrics 9.9
Vocal 9.7
This song has been reviewed 29 times. Overall score for this song, 9.9.
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The Shins - New Slang Lyrics

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TitleNew Slang
ArtistThe Shins
AlbumOh, Inverted World (2001) , Track 6
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Rank6,967 (+59) history
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Song lyrics
gold teeth and a curse for this town were all in my mouth
only, i don't know how they got out, dear
turn me back into the pet i was when we met
i was happier then with no mind-set

and if you'd 'a took to me like
a gull takes to the wind
well, i'd 'a jumped from my trees
and i'd a danced like the king of the eyesores
and the rest of our lives would 'a fared well

new slang when you notice the stripes, the dirt in your fries
hope it's right when you die, old and bony
dawn breaks like a bull through the hall
never should of called
but my heads to the wall and i'm lonely

and if you'd 'a took to me like
a gull takes to the wind
well, i'd 'a jumped from my trees
and i'd a danced like the king of the eyesores
and the rest of our lives would 'a fared well

god speed all the bakers at dawn may they all cut their thumbs,
and bleed into the buns 'till they melt away

i'm looking in on the good life i might be doomed never to find
without a trust or flaming fields am i too dumb to refine?
and if you'd 'a took to me like
well i'd a danced like the queen of the eyesores
and the rest of our lives would 'a fared well
lyrics submitted by paige
lyrics corrected by Katherine




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24-09-2004 13:33Chrisquin9 is offline Chrisquin9 

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A gull is a bird silly. Like a "Sea Gull"
26-09-2004 17:02Inflammable is offline Inflammable 


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thank you... its hard for me to speak english and i couldnt find gull in the dictionary......

GREAT SONG I LOVE IT!!
27-10-2004 02:22Mien is offline Mien 

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Simple with a deadpan delivery. Lovely background. Reminiscent of a sun-baked desert.
14-11-2004 21:20JessLizCway is offline JessLizCway 

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i heard this song on the "Garden State" soundtrack and totally loved it. the band is great and so is the movie ^^
30-11-2004 01:22Inflammable is offline Inflammable 


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by the way.... 5/5
15-12-2004 12:49RizzaN is offline RizzaN 

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love it......
Garden state is the best movie iv'e ever seen.
16-12-2004 18:32RizzaN is offline RizzaN 

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ooh and ps. This is the best song ive ever heard
28-12-2004 06:57HardToExplain is offline HardToExplain 

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i like how the second line has a level of sarcasm to it. also, i like how the lyrics involve so many metaphors and similies that just add to how awesome the song is. i'm definitely going to rent garden state, i've wanted to see that for a while.
everything the shins do is awesome and has a meaning thats worth it to it. so yah.
03-01-2005 05:25yellowman705 is offline yellowman705 

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5/5 The song is SWEET!
05-01-2005 02:58gsf2223506 is offline gsf2223506 

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Not their best song, but better than most other band's best songs.

But yes, Garden State is the best film ever. And trust me, I've see a lot of them.
05-01-2005 21:44xoxoKate is offline xoxoKate 

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I loooove the Shins!
31-01-2005 07:41bratinella1314 is offline bratinella1314 

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great song! great band!
31-01-2005 16:10H8PEOPLE is offline H8PEOPLE 

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THIS SONG HAS BEEN OUT AWHILE DON'T JUST LIKE IT CAUSE IT WAS IN A MOVIE!!!!
01-02-2005 17:27RizzaN is offline RizzaN 

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Well thats an unusually stupid remark, maby people haven't had the chance to hear it until now? so you mean people can't like old songs? it's like telling someone who wasn't born during the Beatles era that he/she can't like the beatles because he/she wasn't born then.
And why does it matter where you heard it? You have to hear it somewhere for the first time, why not in a movie?

And me for example, i live in Sweden and the Shins aren't very big here, for all i know im the only one who knows about them. You can't even find their first cd here.

p.s Think before you speak.
15-02-2005 18:50travmank is offline travmank 

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nice call rizzan.

this song rocks my soul

and yes the first time I heard it was in a movie.

not the first time I heard this shins though, the shins are great
18-02-2005 15:03ohmyluckystars9 is offline ohmyluckystars9 

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all i have to say is thank you garden state!
04-03-2005 00:33bowguitaro is offline bowguitaro 

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This is the first song i have heard by the shins and the more i listen to it, the more i like it.
04-03-2005 05:26Oh_Sweet_Nuthin is offline Oh_Sweet_Nuthin 

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This is a pretty good song. I think I'll give it all 5's cuz most other ppl did, hehe.
06-03-2005 09:59VinDoshi is offline VinDoshi 

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Awesome song! Just the perfect song for those quiet days when you just wanna relax to a melody. The lyrics are a bit weird though. A great song none the less.
19-03-2005 13:03tora_bora is offline tora_bora 

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i heard about them before the movie; just saw the CD and thought it would be interesting and bought it.
both of them are awesome, depending on ur music taste ofcourse.
another advice: listen to it more than 3 times then judge it !!!

and this song can really change ur life...
27-03-2005 06:49DSLWOSL is offline DSLWOSL 

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im in love with the shins. thank you zach braff for introducing them to me, personally.
31-03-2005 06:34bribbanyhin2 is offline bribbanyhin2 

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i would also like to thank zach braff.. he is my idol and the shin are pretty sick
03-04-2005 08:53smek is offline smek 

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12-04-2005 03:10decemberists is offline decemberists 

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I think it's great the Shins (obviously) got exposure through Garden State, but I do see the guy who ranted earlier's point a tad; I feel weird that I knew of Mercer's music (Flake/Flake Music) before the Shins even existed. Now it seems the only fans of the Shins i've met (even at a show of theirs) discovered the Shins through Garden State and the Spongebob Squarepants movie.
26-04-2005 00:16al17 is offline al17 

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Spongebob!? Huh?

Personally, my favorite Shins song.

everyone I know has never heard of the Shins, so I play it and they're like "Ew, they're not that good, what is that." I kinda like how they're not mainstream, a lot of good music is ruined by the radio (case-in-point: Jack Johnson)

I don't really understand the whole song though, I just love listening to it. Does anyone know what it means?

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