Death Cab for Cutie - You Are A Tourist [Official Video]

The FIRST LIVE, SCRIPTED, ONE-TAKE MUSIC VIDEO SHOOT. EVER.

The new album ‘Asphalt Meadows’ out 9/16/22.

[nathaniellove]

Im a Black street dude fresh outta federal prison and this song was stuck in my head the whole 7 years I was incarcerated.. I fuckin love this song!! I saw the video the night before I went to prison.. This is a vintage rock and roll video.. I just found it tonight by typing the lyrics.. Music is universal!!

[jeanetteyarbrough]

I always cry at the part where he says "when there's a doubt within your mind, cause you're thinking all the time, framing right into wrongs' i feel that as someone who struggles with anxiety.

[Jcop]

Can we just acknowledge how good the drums sound on this song? Wow.

[morsunshine]

For anyone who didn't know, this was recorded live in one take and streamed online. It was pretty darn cool

[dynamediafilms]

The song was shot in one single take from one run through of the song, like a live concert. It was originally going to be one single long SHOT followed by some shorter shots at the end, but we decided to break it up to help transition between our set pieces, because we had a lot of ground to cover. I was one of the camera operators and we practiced about 40 takes over a 2 day period and then the last take was the live one. Personally, one of my favorite takes was one of the 40 earlier ones :)

[anirose]

One of the best indie/alternative songs ever, but sadly so underrated.

[syazwanaaljunid]

Listened to this song when I was 15, now I am 25, I am back 10 years later, as a whole new person haha. Just goes to show how good this song is and how it has impacted me during my teen years. I was a clueless, lost, unmotivated teen back then, super depressed, this song taught me to live my life to the fullest. I am so glad I am doing so much better and happier :)

[BoscaBoss]

I think music critics often tend to make things more complicated than they actually are in order to detach themselves from the mass and establish as a cultural elite. The thing is, when you have a pop rock song that manages to strike such a perfect balance between accessible and articulate, you have a masterpiece. Things are really that simple sometimes

[nathanhunt]

This song is almost 15 years old and the drums ALWAYS BRING ME

[jonaszeidler]

''If you feel just like a tourist, in the city you were born it; it's time to go''

If it just was that easy...
Can't wait for the day I got enough money to do so.

[punkwarlord]

Took me 10 years but I think I can finally listen to this song without that heartache...

[davidfriedmanloya]

Thank GOD for this Hope the best for Benjamin and all the band because the times always the're a changing' Blessings from my humble heart!

[Shamoo]

This video is even more amazing when you realize it was all recorded live and in one single take.

[krazyraejr]

I don't remember were I've heard this song before but its six am and my brain woke me up to find this song and play it on repeat.

[lenabear]

Lyrics

This fire grows higher
This fire grows higher
This fire grows higher
This fire grows higherWhen there's a burning in your heart
An endless yearning in your heart
Build it bigger than the sun
Let it grow, let it grow
When there's a burning in your heart
Don't be alarmed

This fire grows higherWhen there's a doubt within your mind
Because you're thinking all the time
Framing rights into wrongs
Move along, move along
When there's a doubt within your mindWhen there's a burning in your heart
And you think it'll burst apart
Or there's nothing to feel
Save the tears, save the tears
When there's a burning in your heart

And if you feel just like a tourist in the city you were born
Then it's time to go
And define your destination
There's so many different places to call home
Because when you find yourself the villain in the story you have written
It's plain to see
That sometimes the best intentions are in need of redemptions
Would you agree?
If so please show me
This fire grows higher
When there's a burning in your heart
When there's a burning in your heart
This fire grows higher

[protectyourassests]

This song is underrated.
It's a masterpiece.

[qualix]

This song is really amazing. It's more than an expression. It's a full-on CALL TO ACTION to be good to yourself, and permit yourself to move on past something.

[eric]

You are NOT alone in your struggle with anxiety ❤️

[torileeper]

I’m coming back to this song after almost 10 years. This was one of my favorites during my junior and senior years of high school and I was in love with the lyrics and really every single aspect of this song.
I’m listening to it now in my mid 20’s, full of constant anxiety and working a dead end job in the same city I’ve spent my entire life in. This song is even more relatable than it was when I was 16 wanting to leave home.

[iiyou]

Aint never forget first time when I heard this song during college while fighting anxiety and low self-esteem. And then I decided to tear off all tags on me and go for my own trips