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Poison Oak some boyhood bravery. When a telephone was a tin can on a string. And I fell asleep with you still talking to me. You said you weren't afraid to die.
In polaroids you were dressed in womens clothes. Were you made ashamed. Why did you lock them in a drawer. Well I don't think that I ever loved you more. Then when you turned away, when you slammed the door, when you stole a car, drove towards Mexico. And you wrote bad checks just to fill your arm. I was young enough, I still believed in war.
So let the poets cry themselves to sleep. And all their tearful words will turn back into steam. But me I'm a single cell, on a serpants tongue. There's a muddy field where a garden was, and I'm glad you got away but I'm still stuck out here. My clothes are soaking wet from your brothers tears.
I never thought this life was possible. You're the yellow bird that I've been waiting for. The end of paralysis, I was a statuette, now I'm drunk as hell on a piano bench. And when I press they keys it all gets reversed. The sound of lonliness makes me happier.

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from I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (Remastered), released November 11, 2016
Jason Boesel-Drums
Matt Maginn-Bass
Mike Mogis-Pedal Steel
Conor Oberst-Guitar, Voice
Maria Taylor-Voice
Nick White-Organ

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Bright Eyes Omaha, Nebraska

Bright Eyes are the Omaha, Nebraska based band consisting of Conor Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nathaniel Walcott.

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