Holland,1945-Neutral Milk Hotel

[00:03.46][Intro] [00:03.62]Two, one, two, three, four [00:05.12] [00:14.39][Verse 1] [00:14.76]The only girl I've ever loved [00:19.99]Was born with roses in her eyes [00:24.78]But then they buried her alive [00:27.48]One evening, 1945 [00:29.84]With just her sister at her side [00:31.98]And only weeks before the guns [00:34.68]All came and rained on everyone [00:36.78]Now she's a little boy in Spain [00:39.22]Playing pianos filled with flames [00:41.58]On empty rings around the sun [00:43.91]All sing to say my dream has come [00:49.88][Chorus] [00:50.06]But now we must pick up every piece [00:54.78]Of the life we used to love [00:59.66]Just to keep ourselves [01:03.04]At least enough to carry on [01:11.16][Verse 2] [01:11.33]And now we ride the circus wheel [01:15.51]With your dark brother wrapped in white [01:20.36]Says it was good to be alive [01:22.98]But now he rides a comet's flame [01:25.22]And won't be coming back again [01:27.57]The Earth looks better from a star [01:29.96]That's right above from where you are [01:32.51]He didn't mean to make you cry [01:35.03]With sparks that ring and bullets fly [01:37.34]On empty rings around your heart [01:39.61]The world just screams and falls apart [01:45.34][Chorus] [01:45.50]But now we must pick up every piece [01:50.56]Of the life we used to love [01:55.25]Just to keep ourselves [01:58.67]At least enough to carry on [02:04.76][Verse 3] [02:04.94]And here's where your mother sleeps [02:09.37]And here is the room where your brothers were born [02:14.97]Indentions in the sheets [02:18.58]Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore [02:53.29]And it's so sad to see the world agree [02:57.86]That they'd rather see their faces filled with flies [03:02.52]All when I'd want to keep white roses in their eyes [03:12.63]