HOLLAND, 1945 - Neutral Milk Hotel

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THE ONLY GIRL I’VE EVER LOVED
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WAS BORN WITH ROSES IN HER EYES
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BUT THEN THEY BURIED HER ALIVE
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ONE EVENING 1945
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WITH JUST HER SISTER AT HER SIDE
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AND ONLY WEEKS BEFORE THE GUNS
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ALL CAME AND RAINED ON EVERYONE
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NOW SHE’S A LITTLE BOY IN SPAIN
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PLAYING PIANOS FILLED WITH FLAMES
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ON EMPTY RINGS AROUND THE SUN
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ALL SING TO SAY MY DREAM HAS COME

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BUT NOW WE MUST PICK UP EVERY PIECE
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OF THE LIFE WE USED TO LOVE
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JUST TO KEEP OURSELVES AT LEAST ENOUGH TO CARRY ON


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AND NOW WE RIDE THIS CIRCUS WHEEL
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WITH YOUR DARK BROTHER WRAPPED IN WHITE
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SAYS IT WAS GOOD TO BE ALIVE
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BUT NOW HE RIDES A COMET’S FLAME
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AND WON’T BE COMING BACK AGAIN
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THE EARTH LOOKS BETTER FROM A STAR
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THAT’S RIGHT ABOVE FROM WHERE YOU ARE
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HE DIDN’T MEAN TO MAKE YOU CRY
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WITH SPARKS THAT RING AND BULLETS FLY
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ON EMPTY RINGS AROUND YOUR HEART
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THE WORLD JUST SCREAMS AND FALLS APART

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BUT NOW WE MUST PICK UP EVERY PIECE
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OF THE LIFE WE USED TO LOVE
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JUST TO KEEP OURSELVES AT LEAST ENOUGH TO CARRY ON

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AND HERE’S WHERE YOUR MOTHER SLEEPS
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AND HERE IS THE ROOM WHERE YOUR BROTHERS WERE BORN
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INDENTIONS IN THE SHEETS
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WHERE BODIES ONCE MOVED BUT DON’T MOVE ANYMORE
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AND IT’S SO SAD TO SEE
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THE WORLD AGREE
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THAT THEY’D RATHER SEE THEIR FACES FILLED WITH FLIES
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ALL WHEN I’D WANT TO KEEP WHITE ROSES IN THEIR EYES