Alex CornellDirector or Design, Meta · interface designer, filmmaker, and periodic musician

"Mr Brightside" Killers Cover by Alex Cornell

8 Sept 2007 · 5 min

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This content was created by Alex Cornell. This content was uploaded by Alex Cornell. This is a YouTube video titled "Mr Brightside" Killers Cover by Alex Cornell (uploaded 2007-09-08). The excerpt is an English musical performance — a cover of The Killers' "Mr. Brightside" — featuring alternating sung lines between multiple speakers and a brief spoken outro promoting the channel/website. The recording appears to feature Alex Cornell as the performer (per the title) alongside other voices; the excerpt is primarily performance content with short closing commentary rather than a diarized conversation.

Bye.
Coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine. I gotta be down because I want it all. Started out with a kiss, how did it end up like this? It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss. Now I'm falling asleep. She's calling the cab. He's having a smoke and she's taking a drag. They're going to bed. My stomach is sick. It's all in my head, but she's touching his chest. Now he takes off her dress. Now let me go.
'Cause I just can't love.
It's killing me and it's taking control. From jealousy, turning saints into the sea, swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis. But that's just the price I pay. Destiny is calling me. Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr.
Bright Side. Yeah.
Coming out of my cage and I've been doing just fine. I gotta be down because I want it all. It started out with a kiss. How did it end up like this? It was only a kiss. It was only a kiss. Now I'm falling asleep. She's calling a cab. I'm having a smoke and she's taking a drag. They're going to bed. My stomach is sick. It's all in my head, but she's touching his chest. And now he takes off her dress. Now let me go.
I'm not going to bed.
'Cause I just can't lie, it's killing me and it's taking control. Jealousy turning saints into the sea, swimming through sick love and bias, choking on your alibis. But that's just the price I pay. Destiny is calling me. Open up my eager eyes, 'cause I'm Mr. Bright Side.
Yeah.
And I never And I never, and I never, and I never, and I never.
And I never—
All right, well, that's the end of that one. I hope you liked it, and I guess that's it. Really no more awkward way to say that, but anyway, I hope you enjoy the videos and go to the website. Maybe send me an email or— this is really awkward. Anyway, just, you know, do the website thing and yeah.
Thanks, Alex.