Roosevelt Island
Eleanor Friedberger Lyrics

Saw a picture of girl with the same hair
I came across a photo of a girl who looked like me

And I'm posed next to her copping a smile
I am standing next to her and smiling for the camera

Made a great photo but I never thought I'd see her again
The photo turned out well, but I never thought I would encounter her again

Didn't really wanna ever see her again
I had no desire to see her again

When I'm alone on the train it was hard to imagine you caring about
When I am riding the train alone, it's difficult to picture you caring about me

On your own
When you are by yourself

I can't believe you brought her back for me
I am surprised that you brought her to me

That day was supposed to be like spring break
That particular day was expected to be a fun, carefree experience

But it was dark and cool
However, it was dark and cold

And the sandbags are dirty, and gritty under our shoes.
The sandbags on the beach were dirty and gritty, and stuck to our shoes

I brought my camera and have a shot of us you
I had my camera with me and took a picture of us together

And that guy who died down in Philly on the beach
I also took a photo of the guy who passed away on the beach in Philly

The cyclone made you sick
The cyclone ride made you feel ill

It was a seamless sort of trip
The trip was smooth and without issues

But the time we took the tram down to Roosevelt island
However, the time we went on the tram to Roosevelt Island

You made me feel like I was
You made me feel as though I was

More like you than like me
I felt more similar to you than to myself

I like that
I enjoyed that feeling

But even when I was trying to score
Even when I was trying to find something or achieve a goal

And we sat on the bench on that designated corner
We sat on a bench at a particular street corner

When we didn't have cell phones
During a time when cell phones were not yet invented

And waited for a man and we jumped on the subway back down town
We were waiting for a man and then took the subway back downtown

It always kicks in and it, always kicks in and it
The feeling always hits me, it always takes over

Sets your mind, something about the motion
It affects the way you think, something about the movement

It sets your mind, sets your mind
It causes a shift in your mentality

You really have to convince yourself it would be better outside
You have to persuade yourself that being outside would be better

It doesn't seem like anything could be better than that
It's hard to imagine anything being better than this experience

Riding that train
Taking that train ride

And then you step outside you step outside
And then you emerge from underground

And the sun is shining
And the sun is out

Can't believe you would ever go underground
It's unbelievable that you would go underground

That's crazy
That seems insane to me

How'd they figure out even how to build that thing
I wonder how they even managed to construct that

Oh it goes and it goes
It's a continuous cycle

Meet at the bar where the floor lights up and
We met at a bar with a floor that lights up

Every other square turns to red and green
Every other square on the floor alternates between red and green

Just to make us go and stop, and stop and go
It was done purposely to create a start-stop effect

I go sleep on the train
I sometimes fall asleep on the train

And wake up next to that guy we used to hate
And then wake up beside a man we previously disliked

But the sound of his voice
However, the way his voice sounds

And the sound of his giggling
And the sound of him laughing

Makes me want to be his friend again
Makes me reconsider being friends with him once more

And it goes, and it goes
It continues, it never stops