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New single “Serpentine Prison” is out now. Stream it here: Get notified when Matt Berninger releases new videos by subscribing to his channel: and hitting the notify bell. The official music video for “Serpentine Prison”, the title track from Matt Berninger’s debut solo record. Produced by Booker T. Jones, the album will be released via Book Records in conjunction with Concord Records on October 2. The song Serpentine Prison was written in December 2018 about a week after recording The National’s I Am Easy to Find. For a long time I had been writing songs for movies and musicals and other projects where I needed to get inside someone else’s head and convey another person’s feelings. I liked doing that but I was ready to dig back into my own garbage and this was the first thing that came out. The title is from a twisting sewer pipe that drains into the ocean near LAX. There’s a cage on the pipe to keep people from climbing out to sea. I worked on the song with Sean O’Brien and Harrison Whitford and recorded it about six months later with Booker T. Jones producing. It feels like an epilogue so I named the record after it and put it last. Directed, shot and edited by Tom Berninger and Chris Sgroi Filmed at Earthstar Creation Center, Venice, CA Written by Matt Berninger, Sean O'Brien and Harrison Whitford Stream “Serpentine Prison”: Spotify: Apple Music: Amazon: Deezer: YouTube: Follow Matt Berninger: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: Youtube: Lyrics: I see the starlight through the clouds Why won’t anybody listen to me? Don’t make me say it again out loud Big Star are doing “Don’t Worry Baby” Bipolar pride, swim in the tide Keep your dead head above and your chin up You’re gonna have a pretty hard time Without drugs, without love Total submission, I’ve seen a vision Everyone’s screaming, I’ve been daydreaming Sorry, I’m fishin’ without permission Tell her I’m missing in a serpentine prison Don’t try to connect the dots anymore Let ‘em go, they’re gonna do it on their own Tell me that I’m not in this alone, am I? I’m so sorry, I don’t know, I’m slow I feel like an impersonation of you Or am I doing another version of you doing me? Nobody’s ever really thinking about us Half as much as we want ‘em to be Total frustration, deterioration Nationalism, another moon mission Total submission, I’ve seen a vision Call an electrician, serpentine prison Whatever it is, I try not to listen Cold cynicism and blind nihilism I need a vacation from intoxication Tell her I’m missing in a serpentine prison I’ve been picking my kid up from school Smelling like girl scout cookies and drool I still crawl up to you every night Do not forgive me, I’m a reptile You say I’m a lot, I’m hard to take I think you’re just drinking the water I walk into walls and I lay awake I don’t wanna give it to my daughter Total submission, I’ve seen a vision Everyone’s screaming, I’ve been daydreaming Sorry, I’m fishin’ without permission Tell her I’m missing in a serpentine prison Total frustration, deterioration Nationalism, another moon mission Total submission, I’ve seen a vision Call an electrician, serpentine prison Whatever it is, I try not to listen Cold cynicism and blind nihilism I need a vacation from intoxication Tell her I’m missing in a serpentine prison Total submission, I’ve seen a vision Everyone’s screaming, I’ve been daydreaming Sorry, I’m fishin’ without permission Tell her I’m missing in a serpentine prison #MattBerninger #SerpentinePrison #OfficialVideo Music video by Matt Berninger performing Serpentine Prison. © 2020 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. Distributed by Concord.
