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"Comfort me you cover me
Comfort me, comfort me..."

Trony ~ 28 October 2025

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Released in 2008 as part of the album Microcastle, “Agoraphobia” shows Deerhunter’s softer, dream-pop side. Sung by bassist Josh Fauver instead of frontman Bradford Cox, the track stands out for its fragile calm and bittersweet melody. The lyrics reflect a quiet struggle with anxiety and the desire to retreat from the world — themes that often appear in Deerhunter’s music. Recorded in Georgia, Microcastle marked a shift from the band’s noisy experimental roots to a more intimate and melodic sound. The title Agoraphobia itself mirrors the tension between safety and exposure, turning vulnerability into something strangely beautiful.

Lyrics

Cover me, cover me
Come for me, come for me
Cover me, cover me
Comfort me, comfort me

I had a dream
No longer to be free
I want only to see
Four walls made of concrete

6 by 6 enclosed
Soon we're on video, oh, oh, oh
Feed me twice a day
I want to fade away, away

Cover me, cover me
Come for me, come for me
Cover me, cover me
Comfort me, comfort me

And after some time
I know I would go blind
But seeing only binds
The vision to the eye

I'd lose my voice, I know
But I've nothing left to say
It is nothing left to pray
No echo in this place

Release

Album:Microcastle / Weird Era Continued

Label:High Note Records – HN576CD

Format:2 x CD, Album

Country:Taiwan

Genre:Rock, Pop

Style:Indie Rock

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Tracklist

01 - Microcastle
02 - Cover Me (Slowly) ~ 1:22
03 - Agoraphobia ~ 3:23
Keyboards [SK-1] – Nicolas Vernhes
04 - Never Stops ~ 3:04
05 - Little Kids ~ 4:23
06 - Microcastle ~ 3:40
07 - Calvary Scars ~ 1:37
08 - Green Jacket ~ 2:09
09 - Activa ~ 1:49
10 - Nothing Ever Happened ~ 5:51
11 - Saved By Old Times ~ 3:50
Effects [Romanian Sound Collage] – Cole Alexander
12 - Neither Of Us, Uncertainly ~ 5:25
13 - Twilight At Carbon Lake ~ 4:24
14 - Weird Era Continued
15 - Backspace Century ~ 2:19
Guitar [Nylon Guitar] – David Barbe
Piano, Acoustic Guitar – Drew Vandenberg
16 - Operation ~ 4:04
17 - Ghost Outfit ~ 0:33
18 - Dot Gain ~ 3:19
19 - Vox Celeste ~ 3:34
20 - Cicadas ~ 2:27
21 - Vox Humana ~ 2:32
22 - VHS Dream ~ 2:33
23 - Focus Group ~ 2:48
24 - Slow Swords ~ 3:25
25 - Weird Era ~ 2:40
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer] – David Barbe
26 - Moon Witch Cartridge ~ 1:31
27 - Calvary Scars II / Aux. Out ~ 10:12

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Video Info

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Agoraphobia · Deerhunter

Microcastle

℗ 2008 Kranky under exclusive license to 4AD Ltd

Released on: 2008-08-11

Associated Performer: Bradford Cox
Associated Performer: Lockett Pundt
Associated Performer: Josh Fauver
Associated Performer: Moses Archuleta
Studio Musician: Nicolas Vernhes
Music Publisher: Lockett Pundt
Music Publisher: CMRRA
Music Publisher: Beggars Music
Music Publisher: BEGGARS MUSIC PUBLISHING
Lyricist: Bradford Cox
Composer: Lockett Pundt