Mr. Brightside
Jealousy, turning saints into the sea.
Swimming through sick lullabies, choking on your alibis.
But it’s just the price I pay, destiny is calling me.
Open up my eager eyes, cause I’m Mr. Brightside.
I, like many of you, have been through almost two decades of heartbreak and endless bad officiating calls, bad bounces, poor coaching, and bad luck. I created a very thick wall around what blind optimism I once had around Michigan Football from when I started going to games as a small child in the 90’s through my college years in Ann Arbor (mid 2000s). My love remained but for the past 10 years, my brain has been constantly protecting myself year in and year out from getting my hopes up too high, in fear of the constant heartbreak. How many gut punches have we suffered? How many endless dong punches? How many sick lullabies must we suffer through every single year?
This team knew it early, much earlier than almost every fan would admit. Destiny was calling them.
I was debating yesterday before the game what CFP ranking we could get slotted to if we won. How we could matchup to Cinci rather than Georgia. Then I realized that’s the old me. Trying to already pro-actively protect myself from thinking about playing a seemingly “superior” opponent that we will lose to in a big game because we “can’t have nice things” and “BPONE”.
It’s time to let all that baggage go. We dominated a great OSU team and got that monkey off our backs. We’re BIG TEN CHAMPS on top of that. First time a team went from being unranked to into the playoffs. I’m so proud of the players, the coaches, and everyone involved in the program. It doesn’t matter who we play, we’re the best team in the country and everyone else should be afraid of playing US!
My very eager eyes are wide open again. We’re all Mr. Brightside
December 5th, 2021 at 8:51 AM ^
A cappella “Mr Brightside” after the game. Which was amazing.
December 5th, 2021 at 9:02 AM ^
They captured this perfectly on the broadcast as well. I think it was with 1:30 left in the game. I rewatched the crowd singing it multiple times, it was beautiful
December 5th, 2021 at 9:02 AM ^
Copyright troll lawyers gonna be showing up at 70,000 houses this week with subpoenas :)
December 5th, 2021 at 9:13 PM ^
It was indeed amazing. That video doesn’t entirely do the scene justice. I was in the 600 level as far from the band/students as possible and it was echoing strongly through the whole stadium as thousands of people chimed in. Very. Very cool.
Wait. VaTech isn’t The Sandman?!?!
December 6th, 2021 at 9:58 AM ^
It did sound a lot louder echoing in the 600 level
December 5th, 2021 at 10:44 AM ^
amazingly catchy song, but isn't it about a guy whose wife is cheating on him?
December 5th, 2021 at 10:52 AM ^
You’re overthinking it.
To quote Animal House: Forget it, he’s rolling.
December 5th, 2021 at 11:51 AM ^
"But behind the anthemic tune and the stirring choruses, Mr Brightside is actually quite a sad song. The lyric is about a man who is obsessed with a girl that is seeing another man… and the thoughts that go through his head, imagining what they’re doing behind closed doors…"
https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/the-killers/what-is-the-killers-song-mr-brightside-about/
December 5th, 2021 at 12:09 PM ^
Well ain’t you the buzz kill
December 5th, 2021 at 12:18 PM ^
The song is really about someone torturing himself with visions of the most awful thing that could and probably is happening, which is nothing if not on brand for our fan base, but…. whatever man, it’s a song that we all have fun singing *together*, which is all that really matters
December 5th, 2021 at 8:30 PM ^
It’s more about the fun of singing the song than any actual meaning behind it or the lyrics. Virginia Tech isn’t ACTUALLY the Sandman.
Who cares what the song is saying? It’s catchy and the students have a blast with it.
December 5th, 2021 at 1:02 PM ^
Brandon Flowers should be an honorary captain next year.
December 5th, 2021 at 1:44 PM ^
Holy shit! Brilliant!! And he should be on the field between 3rd and 4th quarters to sing it.
December 5th, 2021 at 4:09 PM ^
Guest picker for Gameday next time in AA and then lead the song as you suggest!
December 5th, 2021 at 5:14 PM ^
Nah, the third quarter break should belong to Dan Akroyd.
December 5th, 2021 at 5:29 PM ^
Find you someone who loves you like a white college girl in 2006 loved Mr Brightside… and now all of us. Still have the CD.
December 5th, 2021 at 6:33 PM ^
So, does that mean that.... Jenny was a friend of yours?
December 5th, 2021 at 9:21 PM ^
Somebody told me you had a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend I had in February of last year.
December 6th, 2021 at 11:55 AM ^
Best song on that album!
December 5th, 2021 at 9:31 PM ^
I needed this
December 5th, 2021 at 9:31 PM ^
Destiny is calling us.
December 5th, 2021 at 9:51 PM ^
A good start would be to ban using the word snowflake after every game... It is unbecoming and the exact word we don't want to be as fans.
December 5th, 2021 at 11:15 PM ^
agreed. we beat Georgia
December 6th, 2021 at 12:33 AM ^
Most will pick GA to win the game but I think Michigan has a good chance in defeating GA. We beat a loaded team with top talent and even with a near Heisman QB. GA QB does not match up to OSU. So, I think there is a decent chance of meeting the winner of the Cincy vs Bama game. My favorite Killer's song is Spaceman.
December 6th, 2021 at 8:31 AM ^
There's plenty of tape on GA..... its really up to our coaching staff to put together a game plan, if they do as well as they've done in the last two games, it will all be on the players to execute.
I like our chances....
December 11th, 2021 at 9:29 AM ^
I’ve listened to Mr Brightside at minimum 3 times a day the last few weeks.
It just still feels so damn good.
Open up my eager eyes.
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