The Milk Carton Kids - Blinded and Smiling
Song of the Day
Minnesota Public Radio
4.5 • 605 Ratings
🗓️ 20 May 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
Today’s Song of the Day is “Blinded and Smiling” from The Milk Carton Kids’ album Lost Cause Lover Fool, out now.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You look at me like I'm crazy for taking so long. |
| 0:20.2 | It's hard to say what I mean sometimes |
| 0:24.6 | And I don't want it coming out wrong |
| 0:28.6 | It's just that I can't understand |
| 0:34.6 | Why we can't live forever why happiness passes so easily by the pain |
| 0:47.3 | it hurts more and never smile for a picture Gather around the room |
| 0:56.2 | Put your arms around me |
| 0:59.7 | Like you always do |
| 1:02.4 | I want to stay here |
| 1:05.8 | Forever I do |
| 1:08.1 | Blinded and smiling holding on to you Would you say I always make such a big deal out of nothing? |
| 1:40.3 | Everything seems like |
| 1:45.6 | in dreams |
| 1:46.7 | sometimes |
| 1:47.7 | and I'm |
| 1:49.9 | afraid of what's |
| 1:51.6 | coming |
| 1:52.1 | so you |
| 1:55.2 | raise your glass |
| 1:56.8 | and you toast |
| 1:58.2 | to the end of the |
| 2:00.5 | world and everyone laugh and you toast to the end of the world |
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