Music / Turn On The Bright Lights

It's up to me now, turn on the bright lights.

Surprise, sometimes, will come around
Surprise, sometimes, will come around
I will surprise you sometime, I'll come around
Oh, I will surprise you sometime, I'll come around
When you're down

— "Untitled"

Turn On The Bright Lights is the debut album of the rock band Interpol. It was released on August 19, 2002.

Three singles were released with this album: "Untitled", "Obstacle 1" and "Say Hello to the Angels/NYC".

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Tracklist

1. "Untitled" (3:56)
2. "Obstacle 1" (4:11)
3. "NYC" (4:20)
4. "PDA" (4:59)
5. "Say Hello to the Angels" (4:28)
6. "Hands Away" (3:05)
7. "Obstacle 2" (3:47)
8. "Stella was a diver and she was always down" (6:28)
9. "Roland" (3:35)
10. "The New" (6:07)
11. "Leif Erikson" (4:00)

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She can trope, she can trope, she can trope, she can trope, she's bad!

• Album Title Drop: "It's up to me now, turn on the bright lights". in "NYC".
• Buffy Speak:
  • Similes include comparing the subway to a porno ("NYC") and love to a pony ("Leif Erikson").
  • "It's in the things that she puts in my head, her stories are boring and stuff", from "Obstacle 1".
• Celebrity Song: "Leif Erikson", which doesn't actually have anything to do with the Norse explorer.
• Intercourse with You: "Stella Was a Diver And She Was Always Down" is about oral sex.
• One-Man Song: "Leif Erikson", overlapping with Celebrity Song.
• Single Stanza Song: "Untitled".

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It's like learning a new language
You come here to me
We'll collect those lonely parts
And set them down
You come here to me
She says brief things
Her love's a pony
My love's subliminal