Neutral Milk Hotel – Sinking Ship (Guitar)

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How long can you hold still?

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Your illness spills against my face

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Sinking ship

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How long can you hold still?

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Oh, can't you feel the coming waves?

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A perfect Sunday portrait of my mother painting horses all alone

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Of lovers and of leavers still believing they are free to come back home

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How long can you hold still?

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Your illness is all that you are

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A portrait of my father as a baby sleeping underneath the stars

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A small pill of forgiveness I am giving to myself It's what I need

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A small gift of fulfillment I am hoping you will open and receive

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How long can you hold still?

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Your illness fills this empty room

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A portrait of your lover softly drowning in the warm waters of June

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A perfect Sunday portrait of my mother sending signals through the drum

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A portrait of my sadness finding shelter in the safety of my home