Two Headed Boy

by Neutral Milk Hotel from the Album 
“In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” - 1998

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No Capo

[INTRO]
         


[VERSE 1]
            
Two headed boy

  
             
All floating i

  
n glass
             
The sun it has

 
 passed
             
Now it's black

         
er than black
             
I can hear as 

              
you tap on you

  
r jar


[CHORUS]
             
I am listening

              
 to he-ar wher

      
e you are
             
I am listening

              
 to he-ar wher

                  
e you are


[VERSE 2]
          
Two headed boy
             
Put on Sunday 


shoes
             
And dance roun

             
d the room to 

         
accordion keys
             
With the needl

              
e that sings i

       
n your heart


[CHORUS]
             
Catching signa

              
ls that sound 

       
in the dark
             
Catching signa

              
ls that sound 

       
in the dark


[BRIDGE]
             
We will take o

                  
ff our clothes
              
And they'll be

             
 placing finge

              
rs through the

             
 notches in yo

   
ur spine
             
And when all i

             
s breaking 
             
Everything tha

             
t you could ke

     
ep inside
              
Now you're eye

              
s ain’t moving

                       
 now 
              
They just lay 

              
there in their

        
 cloud-----


[VERSE 3]
          
Two headed boy
             
With pulleys a

   
nd weights
            
Creating a rad

             
io played just

     
 for two
             
In the parlor 

              
with a moon ac

         
ross her face


[CHORUS]
             
And through th

              
e music he swe

        
etly displays
             
Silver speaker

              
s that sparkle

     
 all day
             
Made for his l

              
over who's flo

          
ating and 
            
Choking with h

              
er hands acros

            
s her face----

    
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[BRIDGE]
             
And in the dar

             
k we will take

         
 off our cloth

es
              
And they'll be

             
 placing finge

              
rs through the

             
 notches in yo

   
ur spine
             
And when all i

            
s breaking 
             
Everything tha

             
t you could ke

    
ep inside
              
Now you're eye

              
s ain't moving

              
 now 
              
They just lay 

              
there in their

           
 cloud--------

   
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[VERSE 4]
          
Two headed boy
             
There's no rea

        
son to grieve 
             
The world that

             
 you need is w

             
rapped in gold

        
 silver sleeve

s
             
Left beneath C

              
hristmas trees

        
 in the snow


[CHORUS] 
             
And I will tak

              
e you and leav

      
e you alone
             
Watching spira

              
ls of white so

     
ftly flow


[OUTRO]
          
Over your eyel

ids and all yo

u did
              
Will wait unti

              
l the point wh

             
en you let go-

  
o-o
             
Dee dee-dee de

              
e dee dee-dee 

        
dee dee dee-de

e
             
Dee dee dee de

              
e dee dee-dee 

        
dee dee dee-de

e
             
Dee dee dee de

              
e dee dee-dee 

        
dee dee dee-de

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