Where Is Her Head

The National

Love the energy in this beautiful track — it’s like a celebration. It’s almost comical. The percussion, the strings. Those layered male/female vocals from Eve Owen and Matt Berninger.

I hate loving you as much as I do…

It feels like a celebration of a woman — perhaps a daughter? A lover? Regardless, it’s a complicated, frustrating portrait of a wonderful woman.

There’s often something unknowing about who we love, and we’ll eventually hit a wall and feel that separation. The mystery is good — all these questions need to stay unanswered at times.

Is she outside?
Is she looking out?
Is she standing up?
Where are her hands?
Where are her eyes?
Where are her feet?
Where's her head?
Is she outside?

Is she looking out?
Is she standing up?
Where are her hands?
Where are her eyes?
Where is her head?
Is she looking out?
Is she standing up?
Where are her hands?

Where are her eyes?
Where are her feet?
Where is her head?
Is she outside?
Is she looking out?
Is she standing up?
Where are her hands?
Where are her eyes?

Where is her head?
What is she thinking?
Is she sleeping?
What did she say?
Is she looking out?
Is she standing up?
Where are her hands?
Where are her eyes?
Where is her head?
Is she looking out?
Is she sleeping?

I think I'm hittin' a wall
I hate loving you as much as I do
I think I'm runnin' away
The dark storm you bring
I can't take another day
I think I'm hittin' a wall
I think I'm hittin' a wall (is she outside?)
I hate my looks, I hate 'em all (is she looking out?)
I think I'm runnin' away (is she standing up?)
The storm you bring
Can't take another day (where are her hands?)
I think I'm hittin' a wall (where are her eyes?)
I think I'm hittin' a wall (where are her feet?)
I hate loving you as much as I do (where's her head?)
I think I'm runnin' away (is she outside?)
I think I'm runnin' away
I think I hate my looks (is she looking out?)
I hate them all (is she standing up?)
I think I'm hittin' a wall
I think I'm hittin' a wall (where are her hands?)
Where are her eyes?
Where is her head?
What is she thinking?
Is she sleeping?

Where are her hands? Where are her eyes? (And I will not come back the same)
Where is her head?
What is she thinking?
Is she sleeping?
(And I will not come back the same) What'd she say?

Where are her eyes? Where is her head? (And I will not come back the same)
What is she thinking?
Is she sleeping?
What'd she say? Is she going out? (And I will not come back the same)
Is she looking out?
Is she standing up?
Where are her hands?
Where are her eyes?
Where are her feet?
Where is her head?
Is she outside?
Is she looking out?
Is she standing up?
Where are her hands?
Where are her eyes?
Where is her head?
What is she thinking?
Is she sleeping?
What did she say?
Is she going out?
Is she going out?
Is she going out?