# The National | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-national
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/the-national/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 21:25 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/the-national
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/the-national/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/the-national/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: The National
- Visible lyric pages: 131

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `the-national`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 21:25 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-71d914a9cded29e6
- Visible lyric pages: 131
- Pages with stored lyric text: 131
- Video-backed song pages: 131
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 167044
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 133
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Secret Meeting, Tall Saint, Afraid Of Everyone, Green Gloves, Pay for me, Sleep Well Beast, 29 Years, and Anna Freud
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

A Cincinnati band that built a sound on layered guitars, steady rhythm, and Matt Berninger's low vocals.

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Secret Meeting — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/secret-meeting
2. Tall Saint — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/tall-saint
3. Afraid Of Everyone — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/afraid-of-everyone
4. Green Gloves — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/green-gloves
5. Pay for me — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/pay-for-me
6. Sleep Well Beast — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/sleep-well-beast
7. 29 Years — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/29-years
8. Anna Freud — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/anna-freud
9. Anyone's Ghost — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/anyone-s-ghost
10. Apartment Story — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/apartment-story
11. Bloodbuzz Ohio — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/bloodbuzz-ohio
12. Cherry Tree — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/cherry-tree
13. Dust Swirls In Strange Light — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/dust-swirls-in-strange-light
14. Exile Vilify — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/exile-vilify
15. Fake Empire — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/fake-empire
16. Guilty Party — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/guilty-party
17. Hairpin Turns — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/hairpin-turns
18. Lucky You — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/lucky-you
19. Pink Rabbits — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/pink-rabbits
20. Pretty Forever — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/pretty-forever
21. Rest Of Years — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/rest-of-years
22. Sea Of Love — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/sea-of-love
23. Sin-Eaters — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/sin-eaters
24. Slipping Husband — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/slipping-husband
25. Think You Can Wait — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/think-you-can-wait
26. Trophy Wife — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/trophy-wife
27. Wasp Nest — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/wasp-nest
28. Watching you well — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/watching-you-well
29. 90-Mile Water Wall — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/90-mile-water-wall
30. Abel — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/abel
31. Ada — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/ada
32. Ashamed Of The Story I Told — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/ashamed-of-the-story-i-told
33. Beautiful Head — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/beautiful-head
34. Bitters & Absolut — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/bitters-amp-absolut
35. Born To Beg — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/born-to-beg
36. Brainy — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/brainy
37. Cardinal Song — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/cardinal-song
38. Carin At The Liquor Store — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/carin-at-the-liquor-store
39. City Middle — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/city-middle
40. Cold Girl Fever — https://lyroverse.com/the-national/cold-girl-fever