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Oh, You Are The Roots That Sleep Beneath My Feet And Hold The Earth In Place

This version of Oh, You Are The Roots That Sleep Beneath My Feet And Hold The Earth In Place was released by Bright Eyes in 2001.

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I met you through a common friend
In the attic of my parents’ house
And though I didn’t know it then
I soon was finding out
Oh, you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet
And hold the earth in place
Each time a faucet opens
Words are spoken
The water runs away
And I hear your name
No, nothing has changed
There was this book I read and loved
The story of a ship
Who sailed around the world and found
That nothing else exists
Beyond his own two sails and wooden shell
And what is held within
All else is sure to pass
We clutch and grasp
And debate what’s truly permanent
But when the wind starts to shift
Well, there’s no argument
Now, I sing and drink and sleep on floors
And try hard not to be annoyed
By all these people worrying about me
So when I’m suffering through some awful drive
You occasionally cross my mind
It’s my hidden hope that you are still among them
Well are you?
Oh, you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet
And hold the earth in place
Each time a curtain opens
Sunlight pours in
A lifetime melts away
And we share a name
On some picturesque grave

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Bright Eyes has released many songs over the years besides Oh, You Are The Roots That Sleep Beneath My Feet And Hold The Earth In Place. Bright Eyes released songs from 1998 to 2007 spanning across albums like A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997, Letting Off The Happiness, Every Day And Every Night, Fevers And Mirrors, Don't Be Frightened Of Turning The Page, There Is No Beginning To The Story, A Christmas Album, Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground, One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels (Bright Eyes & Neva Dinova), Lua, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, Digital Ash In A Digital Urn, Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998-2005), Four Winds, and Cassadaga. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Bright Eyes.

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