“Marching Bands of Manhattan” (2005)

"Marching Bands of Manhattan" is from the Plans (2005) by Death Cab For Cutie. The December 15, 2005 New York Post ranked it #5 in its "Best Songs to Download from 2005," stating: "This surreal song reaffirms the reasons we forfeit backyards and big kitchens and struggle daily to live in Manhattan.

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Death Cab For Cutie
Marching Bands of Manhattan

If I could open my arms
And span the length of the isle of Manhattan,
I'd bring it to where you are
Making a lake of the East River and Hudson
If I could open my mouth
Wide enough for a marching band to march out
They would make your name sing
And bend through alleys and bounce off all the buildings. (...)