Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian at Best Lyrics

Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian at Best Lyrics

“Pedestrian at Best” is a witty song about Barnett’s new-found fame, and features incredibly abrasive, yet catchy guitar riffs.

It was the first song to be released from Courtney Barnett’s debut album, Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit, and served as its lead single.

A video for the song was released on 29th January 2015 by Courtney’s label, Milk! Records, featuring the singer, dressed as a clown, managing to

[Verse 1]
I love you, I hate you, I’m on the fence, it all depends
Whether I’m up, I’m down, I’m on the mend, transcending all reality
I like you, despise you, admire you
What are we gonna do when everything all falls through?
I must confess, I’ve made a mess of what should be a small success
But I digress, at least I’ve tried my very best, I guess
This, that, the other, why even bother?
It won’t be with me on my deathbed, but I’ll still be in your head

[Chorus]
Put me on a pedestal and I’ll only disappoint you
Tell me I’m exceptional, I promise to exploit you
Give me all your money, and I’ll make some origami, honey
I think you’re a joke, but I don’t find you very funny
[Verse 2]
My internal monologue is saturated analog
It’s scratched and drifting, I’ve become attached to the idea
It’s all a shifting dream, bittersweet philosophy
I’ve got no idea how I even got here
I’m resentful, I’m having an existential time crisis
What bliss, daylight savings won’t fix this mess
Under-worked and over-sexed, I must express my disinterest
The rats are back inside my head, what would Freud have said?

[Chorus]
Put me on a pedestal and I’ll only disappoint you
Tell me I’m exceptional, I promise to exploit you
Give me all your money, and I’ll make some origami, honey
I think you’re a joke, but I don’t find you very funny

[Verse 3]
I wanna wash out my head with turpentine and cyanide
I dislike this internal diatribe when I try to catch your eye
I hate seeing you crying in the kitchen
I don’t know why it affects me like this when you’re not even mine to consider
Erroneous, harmonious, I’m hardly sanctimonious
Dirty clothes, I suppose we all outgrow ourselves
I’m a fake, I’m a phony, I’m awake, I’m alone
I’m homely, I’m a Scorpio

[Chorus]
Put me on a pedestal and I’ll only disappoint you
Tell me I’m exceptional, I promise to exploit you
Give me all your money, and I’ll make some origami, honey
I think you’re a joke, but I don’t find you very funny
Put me on a pedestal and I’ll only disappoint you
Tell me I’m exceptional, I promise to exploit you
Give me all your money, and I’ll make some origami, honey
I think you’re a joke, but I don’t find you very funny