National, The - Dark Side Of The Gym Lyrics

Sigh, now I want to slow dance with whomever in a dark dancefloor full of balloons

My boyfriend sent me this after we broke up and it seems like he never left me

haha hihi your ex-boyfriend’s a dick, dude

A song I wished I had known a few years back. It as if it read my mind.

I found it today 🎨
The plethora of art in this song
My heart bursts in thousand pure confettis , bubbles & cottoncandy
If I get serenaded to this x
I'll cry and fall for him .
🎆🌌🌉

I was here
Leaving utterly, perplexed
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21.12 PM __thu October 10
B E l L A
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Instruments are too loud compared to the vocal.

The day I got married I want this to be my wedding song, I don't care about the meaning, I care how good it makes me feel.

If you're going to do something, do it well. That's basically what I take away from this song + video. And rarely, have a two been this inseparable in my mind. It just makes me feel like I'm not working hard enough. That there's a higher bar to aim for.
Dancing is that kind of purely human thing you can't put your finger on. Somewhere in the middle of the spectrum that runs from sex all the way down to murder. It's like fighting, but for good. We need to touch each other and this version of it, especially in this song, in this gym, with these balloons, is this best possible outcome.
The world needs this music video. It's just so damn gorgeous. The best song by one of the best bands in 20 years.

2019 and i still like it like the first day. From my favorite groups. :)

Wedding Dance song of the decade!

THE LAST MINUTE OH MY GOD

She seems like she's just floating

Only me sees this song about great love with dead ladie and in imagine of some guy she's still alive for a dance in the dark side of the gym.

Im confused by the ending of the video. Does it mean anything specific?

She is probably the most beautiful dancer I have seen in a long time! So graceful and light on her feet!

This video is perfection (and so is this song!)

Absolutely beautiful!

the last 40sec of this song could last forever

...this definitely is not a happy love song...what you all are listening to is at best a purely delusional person, at worst a person simply pretending so that someone will stay in love with them until they are ready to drop them...but you all get married to this song...if you both are that clueless it just may work out for you...

therealhollobrain i think it’s meant to be ambiguous

@gbluecheez ...start with the song title....then start with the first two stanzas where there is no verbal interaction, yet "I am going to keep you in love with me". How does a relationship exist without communicating, yet there is love? no this is dark obsession...further then he is simply dreaming of young boys singing to him and this imagined "love"...no this is a sick person...this is the same issue that people had with the POLICE song Every Breath You Take (a dark dark song about obsession and control). It is a trick to wrap insane lyrics in a pretty tune (and a sensual video) and of course you can enjoy the song without really thinking about it...but on some level you have to hear the words...by all means if you can warp the words to something that makes any sense of it being a song to get married to, I would like to read it.

further to be more specific castrati are castrated men singing...yeah my kind of wedding/love song...it is bat shit crazy beginning to end lol

Incantevoli, musica e ballerini

This is such a beautiful video. Very talented dancers, and wonderful choreography! Love The National’s music.

So...beautiful...(tear

My ex loves this song so much. I miss her, i kinda wish we danced to this before we broke up.

The music and dancing is incredible but my favorite part of this is that giant ass yellow balloon

this will definitely be in my wedding playlist!

I think I account for half the views here **sheepish grin**

I just cannot get past the interpretive dance... it keeps spoiling the song every version i pull up. But i love you matt...

This is pure magic✨

This song takes you on one unforgettable deep emotional ride. When a song comes together like this it's just pure magic, I thank you

I'm gonna keep you in love with me for a while

My boyfriend and I are learning this choreography with private dance lessons as a workout routine. So dreamy!

3:45. Smile, just makes me smile.

What a beautiful song! ❤️

Beautiful song :)

That yellow balloon kick blows my mind.

Sleep well beast.

really talented dancers! anyone knows their names?

My favorite band at the moment. and i am 65 years

Thank you

Reminds me of my prom....

Best song from this album.

She is just so beautiful

Reminds me of on our way to fall by yo la tengo

what happened at the end?

Is this the gym from Mystic Falls High on The Vampire Diaries? Haaa!

tell me why i’m crying like a baby

This is so romantic

I know it's too early for this but I'm hoping for another new album from The National. :)

CA.24 Music Lover :)

What dance is this? Does it have a name in the ballroom world? Its beautiful goes perfectly to the song which is beautiful as well

Light side of the court...for me!! :'(

This song will keep me in love for a while.

Maravillosa canción y más aún.. el video.

La mejor puta banda de la historia, ya dije...!

One of my favorite song...

Can a song be too good? Incredible!

I haven't been moved this much by a song for a long time. Very emotional.

A 5-minute slice of heaven that transports me back to the one that got away.

Enchanted by their dancing, they’re so graceful and captivating and capture perfectly what the song is about - I’m head over heels in love with this.

A feel good song...music is soo soothing...this video will act as my motivation to learn dance!!

Nos vemos el martes Mexicooooo!!!!!!!!

Can't believe I'm saying this, but, this is beautiful

Damn, I can't wait for their show at Mexico City! <3 Just 13 days more!

Such a beautiful song !

This should have been the single they released

Thanks ava

My godfather introduced me to this song and ever since then its been a different story

Best love song ever

This is art. This makes my soul happy

the pinacle of indie rock

Awesome! Thanks 👂🏻❤️

Are they're songs by them that does not describe romance?

Olufemi Williams Probably, Bloodbuzz Ohio

Envision us, in a decorated lit up ballroom surrounded by a large audience of close friends and family dancing to this slowly

The best song of the year

words can't describe how beautiful this song is

Gorgeous song!!

I know this band won't ever disappoint me

I hear Lisa Hannigan. :)

OMAIGOD YESSSSSSSSS 😍

breathtaking... gorgeous... both the song and the video have me mesmerized. ballet always felt a little unfathomable and too high-brow for me, but this video and choreography make the dance form feel so SO palpable, intimate, and relatable. love it! patricia delgado -- what grace and talent!! this is now one of my favorite National songs -- right up there with Bloodbuzz ohio for me.

It's got a waltz like quality about it. I can imagine Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers floating across a ballroom to this.

I'm addicted to this song.

Stunning choregraphy!!!

O melhor disco do ano!!! Dark Side of the Gym é uma música obrigatória.

3:15 Permanent goosebumps from here until the end!

Saw this live in Vancouver. Fucking amazing song.

"Don't Hug Me I'm Scared " final.

YEAH BUT WHO WAS THE CHOREOGRAPHER

Justin Peck. He's the guy dancing with his girlfriend Patricia Delgado in this video

Fun facts: the two dancers here are real-life couple Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck. Peck choreographed, and probably appears here through Bryce (The National's guitarist) who's composed at least one commissioned piece for the New York City Ballet, where Peck is Resident Choreographer.

That explains the chemistry

perché un video così brutto?

"Dark Side of the Gym" debuted at #30 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ICyy1V6n4c&index=29&list=PLxlSBzMcrtkMCVtuXEIz5BXpPfycTwsS5

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This song seems like a partner piece to Leonard Cohen's "Memories" from Death of a Ladies' Man -- which includes the line "Just dance me to the dark side of the gym..."

And they also did a "memories" cover with sufjan stevens

for me this is the best song in the album... beautiful!!!

That move at 0:46 is so damn smooth

Lol are they dancing in the gym

This is the best song from the album, no doubt.

The new album is incredible. I thought nothing could top High Violet but this is really something.