A música faz parte do álbum In the Aeroplane Over the Sea da banda Neutral Milk Hotel, sendo uma das mais conhecidas do álbum. Embora as letras das músicas de Jeff Mangum muitas vezes pareçam abstratas, muitas interpretações sugerem que elas lidam com temas de nostalgia, amor, e reflexão pessoal, bem como referências ao livro O Diário de Anne Frank.
Tom: G
G
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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