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Bat You’ll Fly Lyrics by Animal Collective

Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished / Danse Manatee

2000

[Verse 1]
Abby, listen to the flick of the floss, it's been five years since the sandbox
(Amber lady, steal when you wake up late)
The pueblo is the Indian way at the beat of the cha-chas
(Find your Velcro shoes, it's a holiday)
And run into the village, I'll follow
'Cause happiness is being the swallow
[Chorus]
After face
(And don't you worry, I'm your brother)
On the oaks
(Paint dries early, and you'll recover)
Beware, well, she's here, smile
(I said, I said, I said, I said)
You'll find reasons to doubt when the seasons
(Ooh ma ma ma, ma ma mama)
Cry holding pieces of brine and the child dies
(Ma, ma ma mama, bah, ma la la)
[Verse 2]
New York is not a beautiful place and I often get sad there
(On a summer day, there's a village way)
The village where we hide all our socks when they're pulled past our ankles
(When the leaves are gold and the trees are pagodas)
So crouch under a bush like a maiden
'Cause happiness ain't lovin', it's waiting
[Chorus]
Pull the wine
(And if there's trouble, I'm your brother)
From my hands
(Moods are subtle, but friends still hover)
The past in my hands was cut to shale
(I said, I said, I said, I said)
The streets are piled with people while their worlds are distant
(Ooh ma ma ma, ma ma mama)
Just blink and the bats will fly
(Ma, ma ma mama, bah, ma la la)
[Bridge]
Bathe, leave, the doctor only breathes when he wants
(I couldn't touch you, I'll be livin' in the building now)
Sage, so give it to the preacher now
(I couldn't touch you, I'll be livin' in the building now)
Natalie was hanging from the west wing vane
(I couldn't touch you, I'll be livin' in the building now)
When the moment rang, her mother said your girl is gone
(I couldn't touch you, I'll be livin' in the building)
[Verse 3]
Sooner, girl, you'll wanna go home and we'll ride in my buggy
(Now the house is bare, and your mother's lonely)
Take me 'cross the Indian waves and we'll swim with the great whites
(When the village cries, 'cause the kid is older)
But you can still think back to the wild
'Cause happiness was being a child
[Chorus]
Marble seas
(And every morning I'm your brother)
For your eyes
(Memories push you to paint another)
Beware the time, she's here, smile
(I said, I said, I said, I said)
You'll find reasons to doubt when the seasons
(Ooh ma ma ma, ma ma mama)
Cry holding pieces of brine and the child dies
(Ma, ma ma mama, bah, ma la la)
[Bridge]
Bathe, leave, the doctor only breathes when he wants
(I couldn't touch you, I'll be livin' in the building now)
Sage, so give it to the preacher now
(I couldn't touch you, I'll be livin' in the building now)
Natalie was hanging from the west wing vane
(I couldn't touch you, I'll be livin' in the building now)
When the moment rang, her mother said your girl is gone
(I couldn't touch you, I'll be livin' in the building)
[Outro]
Don't you break, it's only the plague that
Ravaged others into the ground, and
I won't wait for you in a mural if
You won't wait for me in Armenia
I feel so elusive in Houston, you feel so exclusively Houston
I feel so elusive in Houston, you feel so exclusively Houston
I feel so elusive in Houston, you feel so exclusively Houston
I feel so elusive in Houston, you feel so exclusively Houston
I feel so elusive in Houston, you feel so exclusively Houston
I feel so elusive in Houston, you feel so exclusively Houston
I feel so elusive in Houston, you feel so exclusively Houston
I feel so elusive in Houston, you feel so exclusively Houston
I feel so elusive in Houston, you feel so exclusively Houston
I feel so elusive in Houston, you feel so exclusively Houston
Credits
Animal Collective

Animal Collective

About “Bat You’ll Fly” by Animal Collective

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