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lyrics
I was born on the foot of the bed,
the doctors thought I was dead,
they turned me upside down
and stuck a syringe straight into my head,
a little worse for the wear.
They said, "this boy's got a vicious disease,
he's gonna sing in his sleep,
plaguing his waking seconds,
shuffling his vocabulary."
co-co-co-co vab-you-ry.
So I grew, but I knew
I'd always be subject to
hum a tune when I dream,
sing the blues when I snooze.
So if you hear me sleep
don't you listen to me.
After all,
it's just a dream that you're hearing.
When I turn in,
just tune me out.
When I wake up, the feeling has past,
each morning more than the last,
every dreamer seems more seasoned
in separating waking hours.
I just mum-mumble my name.
The words sit right on the tip of my tongue,
but just keep coming out wrong.
Every sentence bends resembling
something less than a song.
I just keep coughing up words.
But at night, in my bed,
I drift off, sing in French:
"Brother John, do you sleep?
Avec quoi? Oh, oui oui!"
He looks back, says to me:
"Brother, you sing so sweet!
Why don't we ever sing here together?"
But when I turn in,
he tunes me out.
When I turn in,
just tune me out.
credits
from More Songs About Insects & Fruit,
released May 16, 2014
Andhi O'Neill - vocals, acoustic guitar, rain stick, kazoo.
Matthew Pop - electric bass, drums.
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