The King of Carrot Flowers [all three parts] lyrics

[Part One]

When you were young you were the king of carrot flowers

And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees

In holy rattlesnakes that fell all round your feet

And your mom would stick a fork right into daddy's shoulder

And dad would throw the garbage all across the floor

As we would lay and learn what each other's bodies were for

And this is the room one afternoon I knew I could love you

And from above you how I sank into your soul

Into that secret place where no one dares to go

And your mom would drink until she was no longer speaking

And dad would dream of all the different ways to die

Each one a little more than he could dare to try

[Part Two]

I love you, Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ, I love you, yes I do

I love you, Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ, I love you, yes I do

And on the lazy days

The dogs dissolve and drain away

The world it goes

And always waits

The day we are awaiting

[Part Three]

Up and over

We go through the wave and undertow

I will float until I learn how to swim

Inside my mother in a garbage bin

Until I find myself again again

Up and over we go

Mouths open wide and spitting still

And I will spit until I learn how to speak

Up through the doorway as the sideboards creek

With them ever proclaiming me me oh

Up and over

We go the weight it sits on down and I don't know

I will shout until they know what I mean

I mean the marriage of a dead dog sing

And a synthetic flying machine, machine

(Okay)

• Artist:Neutral Milk Hotel
• Album:In the Aeroplane Over the Sea