Middle Kids - Real Thing Lyrics






Two trains and a bus to get home
Sleeping on each other's shoulders
Three clicks and the magic is gone
Our big dreams have turned us into
Hopeless romantics
Anxiety magnets
These streets are pulling at my memories
Pulling out my teeth

Don't it ever make you feel sad
Oh is this the real thing?
Are you like me do you lie awake thinking
Oh is this the real thing?

It's the job of the young to collect doubts
Afraid of our parents and preparing to freak them out
You were my lifetime lover ghost back then

Don't it ever make you feel sad
Oh is this the real thing?
Are you like me do you lie awake thinking
Oh is this the real thing?

You said you were fine
You said you were fine
You said you were fine
You said you were fine

Don't it ever make you feel sad
Oh is this the real thing?
Are you like me do you lie awake thinking
Oh is this the real thing?

Don't it ever make you feel sad
Oh is this the real thing?
Are you like me do you lie awake thinking
Oh is this the real thing?





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  1. a.... ....

    I hope my nephew Miles behaves himself. Just joking! He is a great talent. Love you Miles, from your Aunt Angela.

  2. R.... M....

    90's nostalgia feel. Enchanting

  3. E.... E....

    Definitely best song of 2019

  4. J.... P....

    Plays the guitar left-handed AND leaves it strung for a righty, so she can borrow pretty much anyone else's guitar (unless they're also a lefty) and still play it. Smart.

  5. T.... D....

    i come here when i think of her.

  6. A.... G....

    Totally obsessed with this song! Best thing I’ve heard all year

  7. G.... F....

    Such a killer song. Hooks & Power. The arrangement with the short verse going straight back into the chorus is brilliant. Lyrically top notch as usual too.

  8. G.... F....

    It's about the song. Great songwriting..

  9. p.... ....

    Coke, The Real Thing!

  10. D.... A....

    Great song. :)

  11. O.... B....

    great....

  12. d.... ....

    Just listened to this band for the first time today. They are fire!

  13. J.... L....

    this makes me feel like 1998 all over again

  14. J.... T....

    Great video. Encapsulates the feeling of ennui that is adulthood’s answer to the angst of adolescence. I love it.

  15. o.... ....

    Couple always has to fight during the bridge

    o.... ....

    Well they have to get over it

  16. C.... M....

    This song is almost identical to "On Your Side" by Pete Yorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jclHisjkJYI

  17. C.... M....

    best band in Sydney right here

  18. B.... S....

    I LOVE THIS!!!! :)

  19. A.... C....

    MORE SONGS PPPPPPLLLLLEEEEAAAAASSSSS !!!!

  20. C.... U....

    How do I love myself again now

  21. D.... C....

    Heard it in the radio. Been searching for this sound for eons.

  22. C.... U....

    Free thy world

  23. m.... ....

    just saw you guys with local natives and y’all killed it!

  24. f.... ....

    This band writes incredible songs!

  25. D.... U....

    With a song like this? Give me their ep

  26. D.... U....

    I can’t wait to dive into their music now

  27. D.... U....

    amazing…

  28. J.... ....

    They have so many good songs. Love their music and this song

  29. b.... ....

    Just heard this and can't stop signing the refrain!

  30. j.... m....

    See? Great new music exists. Well done Middle Kings. I love your music.

  31. m.... ....

    Yammat FM, approved!

    102|5 or yammat.fm

  32. V.... B....

    I love that vocal solo....

  33. V.... B....

    Finally a love song I can get behind. <3

  34. B.... ....

    great song

  35. R.... C....

    A beautiful vocalist, with a beautiful voice, with incredible lyrics, excellent musicians and arrangements that incorporate the soul... I'm in love with this band 🌆

    R.... C....

    Agree 100% they make magic with every track.

  36. A.... C....

    THE BEST !!!!

  37. M.... ....

    2:07 Aaaaaaaawesome uuuu +)

  38. f.... L....

    Brilliant.!

  39. D.... ....

    I predict 100% chance of this ending up in a Netflix series.

    D.... ....

    DanceGenCalgary still hasn't happened, sadly.

    D.... ....

    Series about white straight people who are not the pure evil? 0 chance

  40. S.... ....

    Are you like me, do you lie awake thinking, oooooh is this the real thing? Love this song, quality 👌

  41. B.... ....

    Listening to this all summer. Bet.

  42. T.... ....

    wow, this song is a cool!!!

  43. L.... ....

    I wouldnt say no to Hannah sitting on the end of my bed singing me to sleep every night to be quite honest.

  44. K.... B....

    I always lay awake knowing it is the REAL THING!!;) TO MY CRUSH! XXX

  45. g.... ....

    You guys just made my day. Thanks for not being crap.

  46. D.... A....

    I couldn't sleep and heard it on BBC Radio 1, so beautiful... the vocalist too😍

  47. P.... B....

    My wife and I 20yrs ago.
    Now mortgage and 4 kids.
    You live and grow and I've loved most of the journey.
    Good luck to you all.

    P.... B....

    @Headless Gorilla lol I'm not sure why these comments were necessary. I think this guy was referring to the video, clearly a relationship set in the 80s or early 90s and he was feeling nostalgic. I'm not having kids myself and part of that reason is an environmentally conscious one but I'm not about to dictate to anyone how many kids they have. Try speaking to those countries with bigger population problems than Australia.

    P.... B....

    @SheLooksToMe China had a 1 child law for like 100 years.

    P.... B....

    @Headless Gorilla I don't think it was 100 years lol.

    P.... B....

    @abluecassette Sorry yes, I was thinking of another law that was removed and over 100 years old. The 1 child policy existed for 36 years.

    P.... B....

    @Headless Gorilla FU.

  48. E.... E....

    Great song! I'm a big fan from Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

  49. A.... C....

    GREAT SOUND !!!! more songs PLEASE ;)

  50. B.... S....

    If you like This song/Middle kids go check out a band called Daughter, similar music and really good too

  51. S.... R....

    this is so perfect

  52. F.... M....

    This song has such a great vibe. Very cool.

  53. C.... ....

    love this!

  54. v.... ....

    I love you all more than you knooooowwwww. Can’t wait to see y’all this summer

  55. T.... V....

    Can't wait for their new EP ! This song hits hard !

  56. N.... A....

    "Real Thing" debuted at #14 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week!

  57. d.... r....

    this is the song i didnt know i needed until now

  58. C.... M....

    Go-Go-Gadget Middle Kids!

  59. D.... S....

    Great track!

  60. S.... L....

    <33333333333333

  61. t.... s....

    Amo vcs pra krlh💜🇧🇷🇧🇷

  62. c.... s....

    This makes me feel some sort of way
    love. love. love.

    c.... s....

    Peace to u

  63. T.... K....

    Middle Kids are just so good! Glad I discovered them on Spotify a few months ago!

    T.... K....

    I found them on the KEXP channel on Youtube, you have to wade through a lot of junk but then you find gems like Middle Kids.

    T.... K....

    Buy their music so they can actually make some money out of you liking them. You can't feed yourself from Spotify streams.

  64. b.... ....

    New Song from you...and its great. Made my day

  65. D.... G....

    Seems promising...better than lost friends

  66. A.... S....

    Whatever happens...never change your authentic music. 🦋🖤 #1 fan from Kerala.

  67. �.... �....

    Thanks guys)

  68. K.... G....

    Dig the tremolo sound

  69. b.... ....

    Nothing but love!

  70. K.... D....

    what a great way to start a Thursday

    K.... D....

    Kevin DeShields Wednesday

  71. T.... ....

    Been looking for this since they played it on the radio last night.

  72. L.... G....

    Made my day

  73. R.... L....

    this song SLAPS