The National - Laugh Track (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) (Official Video)

’Laugh Track’ is the title track taken from The National’s latest album, out now on 4AD. Directed and animated by Bernard Derriman (@) 3D Laugh Track animation by Adam Phillips (@chluaid) Special thanks refused by Jon Schroeder Lyrics: Losing my momentum, losing my mind Not enough to mention, not enough time I can’t even say what it’s about All I am is shreds of doubt And you don’t know how to deal with me You don’t know how that feels It all comes apart so easily And you’re running out of ideas Everything melted in less than a week Watching it felt like forever The lights started dimming And then they went out Heaven came down like a blanket I can’t even say what it’s about All I am is shreds of doubt So turn on the laugh track Everyone knows you’re a wreck You’re never this quiet, your smile is cracking You just haven’t found what you’re looking for yet Turn on the laugh track We’ll see if it changes the scene Maybe this is just the funniest version Of us that we’ve ever been I think our feet are gonna slip I think our hands are gonna shake I think our eyes are gonna cry I think our hearts are gonna break Maybe we’ll never lighten up Maybe this isn’t gonna quit I think it’s never coming back Maybe we’ve always been like this So turn on the laugh track Everyone knows you’re a wreck You’re never this quiet, your smile is cracking You just haven’t found what you’re looking for yet Turn on the laugh track We’ll see if it changes the scene Maybe this is just the funniest version Of us that we’ve ever been I think our feet are gonna slip I think our hands are gonna shake I think our eyes are gonna cry I think our hearts are gonna break Maybe we’ll never lighten up Maybe this isn’t gonna quit I think it’s never coming back Maybe we’ve always been like this I think our feet are gonna slip I think our hands are gonna shake I think our eyes are gonna cry I think our hearts are gonna break So turn on the laugh track Everyone knows you’re a wreck You’re never this quiet, your smile is cracking You just haven’t found what you’re looking for yet Turn on the laugh track We’ll see if it changes the scene