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This is a cover of "Oh Comely" from "In An Aeroplane Over The Sea" by Neutral Milk Hotel, with the addition of cello and violin arranged by Tim. As an homage to the original, it was recorded live in a continuous take.

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Oh Comely

Oh comely'
I will be with you when you lose your breath'
Chasing the only' meaningful memory you thought you' had left
With some pretty' bright and bubbly terrible scene
That was doing her thing on your chest'
But oh comely'
It isn't as pretty as' you'd like to guess
In your memory you're' drunk on your autonomy
It doesn't mean anything' at all
Oh comely'
All of your friends are all letting you blow'
Bristling and ugly'
Bursting with fruits falling out from' the holes
Of some pretty' bright and bubbly friend
You could need to say comforting' things in your ear
But oh comely'
There isn't such one friend that' you could find here
Standing next to me
He's' only my enemy
I'll crush him with everything' I own
Say what you want to say'
Hang for your hollow ways
Moving your mouth' to pull out all your miracles aimed' for me

Your father made fetuses
With' flesh licking ladies
While you and your mother
Were a'sleep in the trailer park'
Thunderous sparks from the dark of the stadiums
The music and medicine you' needed for comforting
So make all your fat fleshy' fingers to moving
And pluck all your silly strings
And' bend all your notes for me'
Soft silly music' is meaningful magical
The movements were beautiful'
All in your ovaries
All of them milking with' green fleshy flowers
While powerful pistons were' sugary sweet machines
Smelling of semen all' under the garden
Was all you were needing when' you still believed in me
Say what your want to say'
Hang for your hollow ways
Moving your mouth' to pull out all your miracles aimed' for me

Da da da da da da da (x3)

I know they buried her' body with others
Her sister and mother and' 500 families
And will she remember me' 50 years later
I wished I could save her in' some sort of time machine
Know all your enemies'
We know who are enemies are'
Know all your enemies'
We know who are' enemies are

Da da dada da da dada da' da dada da da da da'(x3)

Goldaleen my dear'
We will fold and' freeze together
Far away from' here
There is sun and spring and' green forever
But now we move' to feel
For ourselves inside some' stranger's stomach
Place your body' here
Let your skin begin' to blend itself with' mine

De de de de de de de de de (x2)

Written by Jeff Mangum, copyright 1996 / 1997 Egg As A Whole Music

credits

from To Comfort and Destroy, released July 16, 2009
Tim Franklin – lead vocals, guitar
John Simpson – cello
Ben Hawthorne – violin

Produced and Engineered by Tim Franklin
Co-Produced by Marc Lacuesta and Pillow Army
Recorded live to multi-track at John's house
Mixed by Tim Franklin
Mastered by John McCaig @ panicStudios – Seattle, WA
Assisted by John Simpson

Written by Jeff Mangum, copyright 1996 / 1997 Egg As A Whole Music

Strings arranged by Tim Franklin

Art and design by Jessica John and Tim Franklin
Photography by Jessica John

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Pillow Army Seattle, Washington

Pillow Army is a nomadic Chamber Rock band that can usually be found in the Seattle area. They combine a hard rock rhythm section with a violin, viola, and cello. Fans of Neutral Milk Hotel, Arcade Fire, The New Pornographers will feel at home.

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