WE WILL BECOME SILHOUETTES

'''We Will Become Silhouettes''' was released February 8, 2005 by The Postal Service under the Sub Pop Records label. The EP included the previously released title track "We Will Become Silhouettes;" one new track "Be Still My Heart;" and two remixed tracks by Matthew Dear ("Nothing Better") and Styrofoam ("We Will Become Silhouettes"). The title track has been used in a Honda Civic commercial, and indie band The Shins performed an acoustic cover of the track for one of the Postal Service's B-Sides, Such Great Heights.
The title song's refrain, "...and we become silhouettes when our bodies finally go," seems to be a reference to nuclear warfare, as in the aftermath of a nuclear attack the shadows, or silhouettes, of victims are 'burned' onto nearby surfaces. Various lyrics from the verses corroborate this theme:
"I wanted to walk through the empty streets / and feel something constant under my feet / but all the news reports recommended that I stay indoors / because the air outside will make our cells / divide at an alarming rate until our shells / simply cannot hold all our insides in / and that's when we'll explode / and it won't be a pretty sight"
"I've got a cupboard with cans of food, filtered water / and pictures of you and i'm not coming out / until this is all over"
The video for this song, directed by Jared Hess, consists of incongruously lighthearted footage of a family (consisting of band members Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello, frequent collaborator Jenny Lewis, and two young children) playing and singing the song, then riding bicycles into the desert and, at the very end, watching the sun set in the distance.
This was the fourth CD released by The Postal Service. The cover artwork was designed by kozyndan, who have done the previous singles as well.

Contents

Track listing

External links

Track listing

# "We Will Become Silhouettes" – 4:59
# "Be Still My Heart" – 3:02
# "Nothing Better (Styrofoam Remix)" – 3:31
# "We Will Become Silhouettes (Matthew Dear's Not Scared Mix)" – 5:02

External links

★ The Postal Service website

★ Sub Pop Records website

★ Album review by Exploding Plastic