Friday's Gold Medal for Beautiful Song Lyrics Goes To...

Death Cab for Cutie's "I Will Follow You into the Dark"

Here's a taste for you:

Love of mine, someday you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
(Chorus:)
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the "No"s on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

It's a nice idea, isn't it, someone loving another person that much?

If you think the lyrics are beautiful on their own, you should hear Ben Gibbard lilt them wistfully against a barely there acoustic guitar. Download it for a mere $0.99 and put it on your iPod to listen to on one of those cold, gray, autumn saturdays spent under a blanket on your couch.

Applications being accepted for a boyfriend who would follow me into the dark: pilarrrgh@gmail.com