Holland, 1945-Viking Moses

[ti:Holland, 1945] [ar:Viking Moses] [al:Swollen & Small - The Songs Of Neutral Milk Hotel] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Holland, 1945 - Viking Moses [00:05.65]The only girl I've ever loved [00:09.37] [00:12.82]Was born with roses in her eyes [00:18.01] [00:20.08]But then they buried her alive [00:23.08]On eve in 1945 with just her sister at her side [00:31.11]And only weeks before the guns [00:35.29]All came and rained on everyone [00:38.70]Now she's a little boy in Spain [00:42.12]Playing pianos all filled with flames [00:45.47]All empty rings around the sun [00:49.20]All sing to say my dream has come [00:58.00]Now we must pick up every piece [01:05.81]Of life we used to love [01:13.75]Just to keep ourselves [01:17.81]At least enough to carry on [01:26.98] [01:30.72]Now he rides a circus wheel [01:35.92] [01:37.91]With your dark brother acting white [01:42.78] [01:45.29]Says it was good to be alive [01:48.58]But now he rides a commits flame [01:52.39]And won't be coming back again [01:56.05]The earth looks better from the stars [01:59.64]It's right above from where you are [02:03.09]And he didn't mean to make you cry [02:06.32]With sparks that ring and bullets fly [02:10.50]All empty rings around our heart [02:13.80]This world just screams and falls apart [02:21.66] [02:22.74]And now we must pick up every piece [02:29.59]Of the life we used to love [02:36.76] [02:37.53]Just to keep ourselves at least enough to carry on [02:51.72]It's where you mother sleeps [02:58.71] [02:59.88]And there is the room brothers were born [03:07.03]Indentions in the sheets [03:10.56] [03:13.08]Where their bodies once moved but don't move anymore [03:18.81] [03:19.37]It's so sad to see the world agree [03:26.46]That they rather see their faces filled with flies [03:31.49] [03:32.92]Oh when I long to keep white roses in their eyes