Destroyer - It Just Doesn't Happen

From the album "Have We Met," out January 31st, 2020.

By David Ehrenreich & Jeremy Cox

[brajamine]

The chorus is just an instrumental, and that synth is like candy to my ears

[leslieschmidt]

Just heard this song on the only cool radio station in my city, & liked it so much, I had to hear it again! Support your non profits where you live!

[eduardlazarus]

This could work as a soundtrack for a 80s vampire movie discotheque scene

[DigitalMadrigal]

Destroyer: It's not what you say, It's how u say it.

[stephentaylor]

Destroyer are simply the best band producing music today!!

[roomcurve]

Somehow I think this would be the perfect soundtrack for the TV series "Stranger Things"

[-impala]

Again you dazzle my ears with extremely delicious music. God Bless you Destroyer...my foot is on tap, when you musicians rock the air...

[johnhatchell]

You're looking good
In spite of the light
And the air
And the time of the night
They play your favorite song
"She's Just Too Dark To Care"
"High Water Everywhere"
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"

You throw yourself down on the playground
Skid to a halt on the runway
You cast a poisonous look to the sun
You know it just doesn't happen to anyone
You know this doesn't just happen to anyone

I find
The silence
Unbearable
What does that say about the silence
Versus the violin
And the moonlight
And the moonshine
And your empty pen?
(With its ridiculous paper)

You throw yourself down on the playground
Skid to a halt on the runway
You cast a poisonous look to the sun
You know it doesn't just happen to anyone
You know this just doesn't happen to anyone

You're looking good
In spite of the light
And the air
And the time of the night
They play your favorite song
"It's Just Too Dark To Care"
"High Water Everywhere"
"Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"

You throw yourself down on the playground
Skid to a halt on the runway
You cast a poisonous look to the sun
You know it doesn't just happen to anyone

You throw yourself down on the playground
Skid to a halt on the runway
You cast a poisonous look to the sun
You know this doesn't just happen to anyone
You know it just doesn't happen to anyone
You know it doesn't just happen to anyone
You know it just doesn't happen to anyone
You know this doesn't just happen to anyone

You know it

[lpc]

This is standing out as my favourite on the album....

[ddbrown]

Destroyer plays with the sentences "it just doesn't happen to anyone" to "it doesn't just happen to anyone" to "this doesn't just happen to anyone" to "this just doesn't happen to anyone". All 4 are used, all are slightly different meaning. Deep

One "it just doesn't happen" means it didn't happen
"it doesn't just happen" seems to infer it did

Ok

[desayunocontinental]

Amazing song, I ended up reading a "Songs That Mention Other Songs" article but the best one is this one right here.

[deathchips]

Beautiful. Night drive Destroyer time ya'll

[nuthinlose]

You finally found the secret drug money stash that was lost as the credits roll.

[kyotopurplesangaBRA]

Love the video. The struggle to see something palpable in the darkness is quite appropriate, force you to pay close attention to the details. It's interesting to note a sense of denial since Kaputt. This time, though, reluctant but playful

[joaoalvaromendesferreiraca]

Waiting for you Braga Portugal-Xana & João 💚

[lndnflms]

The synth riff sounds lifted from Wouldn't It Be Nice by Nik Kershaw

[thespedwards]

"I find the silence unbearable, what does that say about the silence?"

[robertpadua]

Very good song had to put it on my Spotify list

[Roboparadox]

2020 album of the year and it ain't even 2020 yet

[workaccount]

<3
looking good in spite of the light. that's my angle