La canción es parte del álbum In the Aeroplane Over the Sea de Neutral Milk Hotel, siendo uno de los temas más conocidos del álbum. Aunque las letras de Jeff Mangum a menudo parecen abstractas, muchas interpretaciones sugieren que tratan temas de nostalgia, amor, y reflexión personal, así como referencias al libro El Diario de Ana Frank.
Tono: G
G
F
Em
Daddy please hear this song that I sing
G
F
Em
In your heart there's a spark that just screams
C
G
D
For a lover to bring a child to your chest
C
G
D
That could lay as you sleep and love all you have left
C
Am
Like your boy used to be, long ago wrapped in sheets
D
Warm and wet
G
F
Em
Blister please with those wings in your spine
G
F
Em
Love to be with a brother of mine
C
G
D
How he'd love to find your tongue in his teeth
C
G
D
In a struggle to find secret songs that you keep
C
Am
Wrapped in boxes so tight sounding only at night
D
As you sleep
G
Am
D
C
G
In my dreams you're alive and you're crying
Am
D
C
G
As your mouth moves in mine soft and sweet
Am
D
C
G
Rings of flowers around your eyes and I'll love you
Am
D
For the rest of your life...
C
Am
D
G
F
Em
Brother see we are one in the same
G
F
Em
And you left with your head filled with flames
C
G
D
And you watched as your brains fell out through your teeth
C
G
D
Push the pieces in place, make your smile sweet to see
C
Am
Don't you take this away, I'm still wanting my face