Racing Like a Pro by The National is one that I’ve always enjoyed. The lyrics are very “talky”, and I think it works with the instrumentation perfectly.
You’re pink, you’re young, you’re middle-class
They say it doesn’t matter
Fifteen blue shirts and womanly hands
You’re shooting up the ladder
Your mind is racing like a pro now
Oh my God, it doesn’t mean a lot to you
One time, you were a glowing young ruffian
Oh my God, it was a million years ago
Sometimes you get up and bake a cake or something
Sometimes you stay in bed
Sometimes you go, la, di, da, di, da, di, da, da
'Till your eyes roll back into your head
Your mind is racing like a pro now
Oh my God, it doesn’t mean a lot to you
One time, you were a glowing young ruffian
Oh my God, it was a million years ago
(You’re dumbstruck, baby
You’re dumbstruck, baby, now you know) X2
Your mind is racing like a pro now
Oh my God, it doesn’t mean a lot to you
One time, you were a glowing young ruffian
Oh my God, it was a million years ago
(You’re dumbstruck, baby
You’re dumbstruck, baby, now you know)X2
You’re dumbstruck, baby
And then there’s another song by The National that I really like, called All the Wine. It’s very nonsensical and fun. Upon analyzing the lyrics, I’m sure it’s about being drunk and on top of the world, which is just the kind of topic The National would cover.
I’m put together beautifully
Big wet bottle in my fist, big wet rose in my teeth
I’m a perfect piece of ■■■
Like every Californian
So tall I take over the street, with high beams shining up my back
A wingspan unbelievable
I’m a festival, I’m a parade
And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me
I’m a birthday candle in a circle of black girls
God is on my side
'Cause I’m the child bride
I’m so sorry but the motorcade will have to go around me this time
'Cause God is on my side
And I’m the child bride
And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me
And all the wine is all for me
I carry the dollhouse, safe on my shoulders
Through the black city, night lights are on in the corners
And everyone’s sleeping upstairs
All safe and sound
All safe and sound, I won’t the let psychos around
All safe and sound, I won’t let the psychos around
I’m in a state, I’m in a state
Nothing can touch us my love
I’m in a state, I’m in a state
Nothing can touch us my love