The Future
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| "The Future" | |
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| EP track by the Rentals | |
| from the EP Songs About Time (Chapter Three) | |
| Released | October 20, 2009 (digital) May 28, 2010 |
| Format | CD, LP, digital |
| Length | 4:40 |
| Label | self-released |
| Songwriter(s) | Matt Sharp |
| Producer(s) | Matt Sharp; The Rentals |
| Status | officially released |
| Songs About Time (Chapter Three) track listing | |
8 tracks
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| Alternate Cover | |
 Chapter Three: The Future | |
| "The Future" | |
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| Album track by the Rentals | |
| from the album Lost in Alphaville | |
| Released | August 22, 2014 |
| Format | CD, LP, digital |
| Length | 5:48 |
| Label | Polyvinyl Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Matt Sharp |
| Producer(s) | Matt Sharp |
| Status | officially released |
| Lost in Alphaville track listing | |
10 tracks | |
"The Future" is a song by the Rentals. It is the fourth track from Chapter Three: The Future, the third mini-album from the Songs About Time project. The song was later reworked and included as the tenth and final track from the band's third proper studio album, Lost in Alphaville.
Appearances
- Songs About Time (Chapter Three: The Future) (2009)
- Lost in Alphaville (2014)
Overview
Personnel
Songs About Time
Lost in Alphaville
- Matt Sharp - vocals, bass, synth
- Ryen Slegr - lap steel, electric guitar, synthetic guitar
- Lauren Chipman - viola, violin, Fender Rhodes
- Holly Laessig - vocals
- Jess Wolfe - vocals
- Patrick Carney - drums, percussion
- Roger Moutenot - additional percussion
- Dan Joeright - additional percussion
- Jamie Blake - vocal fx
- Dave Sardy - mixing
Audio
Lyrics
Two cities on top of each other sleep in the stillness of night
Down in the 2nd Street tunnel lost in a thousand reflecting lights
There was a civilization that built these buildings with pride
They left the city abandoned—who knows how the dream of the future died?
There must be some hope in the future
This is the story of all that was beautiful and true
This is the ending of all that was sleeping inside you
And it's the start of something new
This is the story of all that was beautiful and true
This is the ending of all that was sleeping inside you
And it's the start of something new
Down in the 2nd Street Tunnel a dream of the future appears
There are these voices around me that want to know what I'm doing here