Mr. Brightside (Original Demo) Lyrics
I'm coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down because I want it all
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Now I'm falling asleep and she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head but she's touching his
[Pre-Chorus]
Chest now, he takes off her
Dress now, let me go
I just can't look it's killing me
And taking control
[Chorus]
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes, I'm Mr. Brightside
[Verse]
I'm coming out of my cage and everything is just fine
Gotta, gotta be down because I want it all
It started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
And I'm falling asleep and she's phoning a cab
While he's having a smoke and she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed and my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head but she's touching his
Chest now
He takes off her dress now
Let me go
I just can't look it's killing me
And taking control
[Chorus]
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay, destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes, I'm Mr. Brightside
[Outro]
I never
I never
I never
About
The demo version of The Killers' top single “Mr. Brightside”, “Mr. Brightside (Original Demo)” is a much more raw and emotional version of the single, albeit identical in lyrics and chords, the distortion and vocal strain is much more prominent in this version, perhaps due to cheaper and lower quality equipment. This song also marks the only one of their original demo to get a place on one of their studio albums, as of May 2018.
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“I remember making the demo, and I was naive to everything. We passed the demo out, and I remember a girl who worked at one of the record stores in Las Vegas said to me, ‘Oh, Mr. Brightside, that should be your first single.’ That word had never even occurred to me before. It was way farther down the road than where I was in my headspace at the time. But something came to me when I heard her say that. I knew I had to sort of man up, to get my head in the right space!” – Brandon Flowers writing for NME, November 8, 2013.
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