The Format - "If Work Permits" [Live at the Mayan Theatre] 

this is the format’s best song by a long shot

its blows me away how great they sound live. they sound exactly like the studio version.

The format got me through my high school years. Thanks y'all

Wow I missed this. Their songwriting and composition are so damn underrated.

영어공부 열심히 하고싶다. 네이트가 너무 좋은걸......^^

[Verse 1] So the wind that blows across your room Carried cheap perfume onto your dresser It rained for jewelry and for credit cards Two tickets to a film I don't remember Oh one day you'll kiss your rabbit's nose Pick up the phone to find I've been turned over And you'll grab that piece of gold Only to find that the smell has taken over Now all things you have They aren't the same As what you hold [Verse 2] I'm now standing in a room It's filled with older folks And they're pleading, "Baby listen" And I scream as loud as anyone But when asked to make a point I tend to whisper Now highways turn to tidal waves They're asking me to export All of your insecurities But that wind that blows across your room It's gonna set the sails And send me back to you [Chorus] Sometimes when sailors are sailing They think twice About where they're anchoring And I think I could make better use Of my time on land I'll drink less cause lord knows I could use a warm kiss Instead of a cold goodbye I'm writing the folks back home To tell them: Hey I Hey I'm doing alright [Verse 3] It's a shame what your father did to your Brother's head When he smashed it with a telephone And your mother got scared And locked the door You were only four But Lord you remember it So now you're scared of love I'm here to tell you love just ain't some Blood on the receiver Love is speaking in code It's an inside joke Love is coming home [Chorus] Sometimes when sailors are sailing They think twice About where they're anchoring And I think I could make better use Of my time on land I'll drink less cause lord knows I could use a warm kiss Instead of a cold goodbye I'm writing the folks back home To tell them: Hey I Yeah I'm doing alright [Outro] Yeah I'm doing just fine And if she seems as lonely as me Let her sink Yeah I'm doing alright Yeah I'm doing just fine And if she seems as lonely as me Let her sink You let her sink You let her You realize he's singing directly to you. Yeah? That it's all within you. That he needs you to wake up and get past your insecurities so humanity can progress or you'll just die in your own self imposed prison? Yeah? That he's dedicated his entire life to shouting truth and you can't hear him past your narcissism cause you don't think you are the problem? That you've got to lose everything so you can stand on your own two feet? It's the only quest worth fighting for.... To love the truth and be self governed by it. I see you Nate. I hear you. Thank You.

BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE EVER OH MY GOD I wish I knew about you sooner!

Best song? Best Song!

We miss you!

Best song Ever....

looks like the ship is sailing again :D

Cant believe I've never hear this.

I had a visceral reaction to this.

Que tudooooo ❣️ SHOWWW 💘💞🎧💞 Não entendo nada que ele fala mais AMOOO ouvir Nate Ruess é D+++++ 💞💞💞💞💞 A voz dele é perfeita lindooooo ❣️

La mejor !

What up you good

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I'm doing alright.

So the wind that blows across your room Carried cheap perfume onto your dresser It rained for jewelry and for credit cards Two tickets to a film I don't remember One day you'll kiss your rabbits nose, pick up the phone To find I've been turned over And you'll grab that piece of gold Only to find that the smell has taken over Now all the things you had, they aren't the same... As what you hold I'm standing in a room, It's filled with older folks pleading "baby listen" And I scream as loud as anyone, But when asked to make a point I tend to whisper Now highways turn to tidal waves They're asking me to export all of your insecurities But that wind that blows across your room It's gonna set the sails, and send me back to you Sometimes, when sailors are sailing They think twice, about where they're anchoring And I think, I could make better use of my time on land I'll drink less 'cause lord knows I could use a warm kiss Instead of a cold goodbye I'm writing the folks back home to tell them "Hey I'm doing alright" It's a shame what your father did to your brothers head He smashed it with a telephone And your mother got scared and locked the door You were only four, but lord you remember it So now you're scared of love I'm here to tell you loves not some fucking blood on the receiver Love is speaking in code It's an inside joke Love is coming home Sometimes, when sailors are sailing They think twice, about where they're anchoring And I think, I could make better use of my time on land I'll drink less 'cause lord knows I could use a warm kiss Instead of a cold goodbye I'm writing the folks back home to tell them "Hey I'm doing alright" Yeah I'm doing just fine And if she seems as lonely as me..... Let her sink. Let her sink. Let her

Epic. I liked them, but wasn't mature enough to "get" the subject matter. If they were in a different era, the format would be superstars.

thats silly