National, The - Terrible Love Lyrics






It's a terrible love
That I'm walking with spiders
It's a terrible love that I'm walking in
It's a terrible love
That I'm walking with spiders
It's a terrible love that I'm walking in
It's quiet company
It's quiet company

It's a terrible love
And I'm walking with spiders
It's a terrible love that I'm walking in
It's a terrible love
And I'm walking with spiders
It's a terrible love that I'm walking in
It's quiet company
It's quiet company
It's quiet company

And I can't fall asleep
Without a little help
It takes awhile
To settle down
My shivered bones
Until the panic's out

It takes an ocean not to break
It takes an ocean not to break
It takes an ocean not to break
Company
It's quite a company
It's quiet company

But I won't follow you
Into the rabbit hole
I said I would
But then I saw
Your shivered bones
They didn't want me to

It's a terrible love
And I'm walking with spiders
It's a terrible love that I'm walking in
It's a terrible love
That I'm walking with spiders
It's a terrible love that I'm walking in

It takes an ocean not to break
It takes an ocean not to break
It takes an ocean not to break





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  1. J.... G....

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  2. A.... a....

    Original
    Forever in my heart 💔 💖 💗 💙

  3. J.... W....

    Best band ever . . .

  4. C.... ....

    I am HOMECOMING!!!!!

  5. J.... W....

    Let it be known.
    In 20 years time, history will have show The National to be the best band - ever. ❤

  6. C.... C....

    song starts @ 40 seconds, sorry can't do the links

  7. �.... �....

    📲whatapps* *00212645760441*📲
    شـبـاب🙋‍♂️ لاحـظـت👀 كــثــيــر كـومـنـتـات عـن تــكــبــيــر الــقــضــيــب وضــعــف الانــتــصــاب وســرعــة الــقــذف
    ولا يــهــمــك👍 تــواصــلــو مـع الــدكــتــور👨‍⚕️ الــلــي نـصـحـنـي بــوصــفــة اسـتـعـمـلـتـهـا كــم أســبــوع وحــصــلــت عــلــى نـتـايـج مــذهــلــة🤩
    الــلــي عــايــز الـدكـتـور👨‍⚕️ يـتـواصـل مــعــه الـواتـس اب *00212.645.760.441*📲

  8. V.... C....

    Wow, remember when Matt used to sing lead vocals for the National...



    😆

  9. K.... J....

    Why tf does the birdy version have almost as much.veiws???

  10. t.... ....

    No one going to talk about how great the little piano ditty at the start is?

  11. C.... G....

    This is the best band ever in my opinion I wish more people adored this band like I do

  12. s.... i....

    It's quite company...

  13. R.... ....

    Just discovered this song. How in the heck I avoided this song and band for this long is beyond me. Too much damn white noise hiding good indie music.

  14. m.... k....

    Same as below. It haunted me, I had to find it. Now I listen to it way too much. It's making my sadness worse, but I think that is just helping me feel it, helping me get through it. It's beautiful.

  15. b.... ....

    When you become a spider, and you walk with the others

  16. l.... l....

    Estoy aquí por “the choice” 💁🏼‍♀️

  17. M.... ....

    Legit thought this was birdies song lol

  18. R.... J....

    fck it love you! music video

    i didn't know this was the national's record i've been listening to birdy's cover all this time glad lana del rey's jukebox brought me here

  19. j.... s....

    Here from tgf trailer

  20. K.... W....

    The Choice brought me here♥️🥰

    #love #inlove Soooooo Beautiful ♥️𝓍𝑜𝓍𝑜

    𝒾 𝒶𝓂 𝒾𝓃 𝒶𝒷𝓈𝑜𝓁𝓊𝓉𝑒 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒...

  21. i.... s....

    anyone here after watching The Goldfinch's latest trailer ?

  22. H.... N....

    It’s a beautiful song, guys!

  23. B.... n....

    I'm here after watching The Goldfinch trailer 2. Beautiful song!

    B.... n....

    and me from "the choice"

    B.... n....

    I’ve been listening to them since 2005. I have yet to meet someone in person that even knows who they are. The National is the best kept secret in music, even after playing for prez Obama’s inauguration, they still seem it be unknown. Simply, The National is greatest band you will have never heard of.

    B.... n....

    @Joseph Talcott cool story, bro.

    B.... n....

    Me too!...

  24. m.... ....

    How could anyone prefer the original compared to this magnificent beast?

    m.... ....

    The original?

  25. b.... ....

    2:57. Backing vocals very reminiscent of 1970s era Kinks. Glorious

  26. L.... A....

    Brasil 🎶❤

  27. A.... R....

    dang look how young they look

  28. b.... ....

    Pretty new to these guys; really love them

  29. N.... ....

    Klaus Cami ❤️❤️❤️

  30. S.... ....

    Im realy surprised this song hasnt got over 5 mil views when their later album songs do... This is my National song. Its so freaking awesome. Like most of their songs. But this one just takes me right in to their lives.

  31. A.... E....

    What is that daamn piano intro's name? TELL ME THERE'S A SONG

  32. K.... S....

    Good song, bad video

  33. T.... S....

    Why would a band cause resentment in half of their fan base? Pretty disrespectful to your fans.

  34. C.... A....

    I guess this is my all time favourite band then. Cool.

  35. L.... ....

    Birdy brought me here. Damn, the original is eargasm. I keep replaying replaying.

  36. E.... ....

    Jorah the mortmont sings pretty well

  37. j.... b....

    way underrated, but I love them that way, mine.

    j.... b....

    No, hipster wanna-be, they’re not “yours”. Idiot.

  38. F.... S....

    the national... casi perfecto, argentina

    F.... S....

    Me alegra haber encontrado un comentario de un argentino/a. Saludos desde Buenos Aires!

  39. E.... F....

    Matt is so damn cute!

  40. h.... d....

    This song reflects my whole life . Didn’t know a song could do that

  41. E.... N....

    I can’t believe this. Even after years and years of listening this song, I still feel goosebumps when I watch this video right now.

  42. C.... P....

    “It takes an ocean not to break!! It takes an ocean not to break!! It takes an ocean not to break!!” I really felt that, the way he put his soul into shouting those lyrics hit me deep.

  43. D.... B....

    Word up butter cup

  44. �.... �....

    Я из России и когда послушал группу The National мне понравились их песни

  45. T.... a....

    I think between the twins Bryce is slightly better looking but I love the way Aaron expresses himself

  46. A.... ....

    my god, i love this band

  47. R.... M....

    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
    This quiet company
    This quiet company
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
    This quiet company
    This quiet company
    This quiet company

    And I can't fall asleep
    Without a little help
    It takes a while to settle down
    My shivered bones
    Until the panic's out

    It takes an ocean not to break
    It takes an ocean not to break
    It takes an ocean not to break
    It takes an ocean not to break
    Company
    This quiet company
    This quiet company

    But I won't follow you
    Into the rabbit hole
    I said I would but then I saw
    Your shivered bones
    They didn't want me to

    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
    It takes an ocean not to break
    It takes an ocean not to break
    It takes an ocean not to break

    Here's a correct version.

  48. m.... ....

    I love him! I just worried the chair may break lol. This so was on the movie "the choice" i loved it before and a million times more after that scene!

  49. m.... R....

    This is!
    [Verse 1
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in

    [Pre-Chorus]
    It's quiet company
    It's quiet company

    [Verse 1]
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in

    [Pre-Chorus]
    It's quiet company
    It's quiet company
    It's quiet company

    [Chorus 1]
    And I can't fall asleep
    Without a little help
    It takes a while to settle down my shivered bones
    Until the panic's out

    [Bridge]
    It takes an ocean not to break
    It takes an ocean not to break
    It takes an ocean not to break
    It takes an ocean not to break

    [Pre-Chorus]
    Company
    It's quiet company
    It's quiet company
    It's quiet company

    [Chorus 2]
    But I won't follow you
    Into the rabbit hole
    I said I would, but then I saw your shivered bones
    They didn't want me to

    [Verse 1]
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking with spiders
    It's a terrible love and I'm walking in

    [Bridge]
    It takes an ocean not to break
    It takes an ocean not to break
    It takes an ocean not to break

  50. a.... m....

    Sucks to be that person but, I made a song, please listen and critique :) thx in advance

  51. K.... K....

    This song is so good.. I've wished another type of lyrics

  52. C.... B....

    The national are invigorating unique and fabulous. Humble band.amazing sound x

  53. F.... F....

    Pity about the first 40 seconds

  54. A.... F....

    Just.... wow..

  55. C.... F....

    Hello music fans! Maybe you might consider checking out my channel? Were a vlogging music channel documenting the in’s and out of our band from start to end and everything in between maybe you might find it interesting? Thanks! <3 (also were Irish so why not)

  56. S.... D....

    Is this where Alan Gareth Southgate Partridge got the idea of the suit?

  57. S.... D....

    Just don't drop the wine.

  58. S.... Y....

    KLAUS brought me here

  59. J.... D....

    154 beliebers held on firmly to their beliebering ways

  60. e.... ....

    This is so good/hope one day i will see them live.

  61. H.... S....

    white people!!

  62. S.... D....

    The singing style comes from a terrible headache I bet!

  63. M.... H....

    Priceless!!!!!

  64. D.... D....

    A M A Z I N G!! **MUSIC IS MEDICINE**

  65. S.... ....

    Klaus Mikaelson <3

    S.... ....

    @Anirudh Bhadoriya
    ???
    You should probably explain what either of those are as well..

    S.... ....

    @Coffee And A Book my bad The Vampire Diaries or The Originals series either on Netflix or Amazon prime mainly The Vampire Diaries S4 E20 31:00

    S.... ....

    @Anirudh Bhadoriya Oh ok will do

    S.... ....

    ♥️♥️♥️

    S.... ....

    I am immortal.

  66. H.... S....

    I love this song !!!

  67. M.... F....

    Love this song so much!

  68. G.... C....

    People have been comparing this version with Birdy's cover. I personally think that this rendition, the original one, was sung from a man's point of view. So it was sung with man's feeling : the angst, the frustration, the disappointment, the short burst of phrases mimicking breathlessness. Birdy's cover version was more like from a girl's point of view: full of emotion, sadness and yearning reflected in her slow, largo tempo singing style.

    G.... C....

    Birdy's cover its just profanation of real music .its just what is wrong is with music this days everything is just generic pop shit.

    G.... C....

    G CY I'm a woman and I can fully identifiy with Matt's angst, frustration, and disappointment. His lyrics are often filled with emotion, sadness, and yearning, too. So I don't know what your point is here besides spreading sexist bullshit.

    G.... C....

    hello sexism and stereotypes 🌈

    G.... C....

    Alcoholism knows no gender. It doesnt matter if it's coming from a "male perspective"

  69. W.... M....

    oh my god wow

  70. M.... M....

    Plot twist - the guy giving the chair a lap-dance is 100% sober ;-)

  71. �.... �....

    terrible love,wonderful song,greetings from GREECE

  72. B.... S....

    That intro. Fantastic. It digs in my gut.

  73. M.... A....

    warmongering anerican candians

  74. m.... ....

    And I.......can't fall asleep.........

  75. J.... F....

    AHH you guys are simply the best! Thank-you for creating simply stunning music and staying true to yourselves!

  76. k.... d....

    the vampire diaries😍😭💥👊😍

  77. T.... a....

    such an amazing song, even better live

  78. e.... ....

    This is so good i wish i can see them live one day.

  79. E.... P....

    IT TAKES A WHILE TO SETTLE DOWN!
    It takes an ocean not to break.

  80. A.... B....

    This band is so brilliant. Love every single song they put out. Truly an all-time great.

  81. M.... O....

    And I can't fall asleep, without a little help

  82. M.... O....

    What is terrible love i wonder. Class

  83. 3.... D....

    its a terrible love and i am walking with spiders

  84. t.... m....

    So much better than the album version.

  85. s.... m....

    I can die for this band.

  86. J.... C....

    A bit drunk, but cool.

  87. K.... P....

    Terrible love is the best form of love, this song just exemplifies it.

  88. T.... M....

    f***ing sick drums <3

  89. T.... S....

    Much better than the original album version, BUT way better still when performed live - oh yeah!

  90. M.... M....

    i love you this song

  91. a.... d....

    I cried

  92. A.... B....

    best band out there. love you guys so much.

  93. A.... K....

    He is the one who knocks.He is the danger. He is the Heisenberg.

  94. K.... R....

    Love this band! I just wish the drummer would unmuffle those damn drums. They always sound dead.

    K.... R....

    To me they sound terribly alive

  95. C.... C....

    Mistaken for Strangers was awesome! Thanks!

  96. A.... ....

    walter white has a band?

  97. N.... F....

    It wouldn't be too expensive to make a movie about The National, they'd only need to hire three actors instead of five.

  98. M.... ....

    this is so uplifting