The Fear

The Fear
The fear
I feel fear
Of all the stupid things
A man could feel
While his freedom rings
He squanders the deal
What am I, blind?
What took me this long?
Can we hit rewind
On somebody's magic bong? Oh

Come back and touch my face
Feel for fever in the night
You look into my eyes
But you don't really recognize me anymore
Passed another pointless year
Foaming at the mouth
I with my hands ever up
And yours stretching out
I know I've run out of luck
This fear is a terrible drug
If I only had sense enough
To let it give way to love
Come back and touch my face
Feel for fever in the night
You look into my eyes
But you don't really recognize me anymore
No, not anymore
Not anymore
En 'The Fear' de The Shins, la canción reflexiona sobre la sensación de miedo y la pérdida de identidad que a veces experimentamos en la vida. El narrador expresa temor por haber desperdiciado oportunidades y por sentirse cegado ante ciertas situaciones...