Devendra Banhart

[fox69]

"Queen Bee"

"Queen Bee"


Well, I do like a certain girl.
She moves like a dancing dream.
I saw everything I've seen,
And I meant everything I mean.

Oh queen bee, you're always happy and free.
Oh queen bee, land by me, by me.

She's kissed everyone I've kissed.
She's missed everyone I've missed.
And her guess is always as good as mine.
And I'm blessed, she treats me so damn kind.

She's grown every seed I've grown.
She's known everything I've known.
And my dreams they always coincide,
And how bows always float in time.

And oh, queen bee, I'm always happy to see.
Oh queen bee, sting me, sting me, sting me...

 

[fox69]

"Rats"

"Rats"


One above
Heaven under
One for thirst
One for hunger

I am the dark
You are the thunder
I am the doubt
You are the wonder

Since time began
You've been the long time man
And mama ain't it grand
That I get to be the fool again
I get to be the fool again

I close my eyes and I see you dancing
Do you see me when you close yours too
'Cause every kiss that I don't give
Is another life that I don't live
And mama it's so much sweeter when I do, hey

Love
Is light ignited
And everyone
Is invited

But if you don't ever try
How can you give it one more try
If you don't ever ever try
How can you give it one more try
Give it one more try

I close my eyes and I see you dancing
Do you see me when you close yours too
'Cause every kiss that we don't give is another life that we don't live
And mama it's so much sweeter when we do
Rats

 

[fox69]

"Red Lagoon Whistling"

"Red Lagoon Whistling"


She got the happy happy oh
She got the happy happy oh
They had the falling falling oh
They had the falling falling oh
He had the coming out oh
He had the coming out oh
And I thought
Loving a man takes strength in me
When no one takes you seriously
Well sick out tonight
Now sick out tonight
With that flat out, flat out oh
With that flat out, flat out oh

 

[fox69]

"Rejoicing In The Hands"

"Rejoicing In The Hands"


In the dark we are without her empress light
In the dark we are without a light
Half asleep we are calmly waiting through her night
Half asleep we wait till she arrives

Clouds of birds are covering her dark blue sky
Clouds of birds are covering her sky
A rush of wind is gently playing with their wings
and yellow stones are standing on her eyes

All rejoice is all we are when in her hands
All rejoice we are in her hands
Owl eyes her sun will rise and light the land
All rejoice we are in her hands

 

[fox69]

"Ride Away Like Roy Orbison"

"Ride Away Like Roy Orbison"


There's always something going on
and there's always something happening

There's always something going on
and there's always something happening

There's always something going on
and there's always something happening

There's always something going on
and there's always something happening

Don't be cruel to a heart that's true

Don't be cruel to a heart that's true

I was born in Texas state
and I moved to where my mother went

I was born in Texas state
and I moved to where my mother went

and I found my love in a happy pink glow[?]
and I found my love in a happy pink glow[?]

There's always something going on
and there's always something happening

There's always something going on
and there's always something happening

Ride away to a heart that's true
Ride away to a heart that's true
Ride away like Roy Orbison would
Ride away to a heart that's true
Ride away like Roy Orbison would

 

[fox69]

"Roots"

"Roots"


When the roots of the tree are as cold as can be
When the wind and the sea are the moth and the bee
When the rays of the sun lick your skin with its tongue,
And the grass with its green
And the grass with its green
And the shine with its sheen
And the shine with its sheen
And the trains with their tracks,
And the spines with their backs,
And your sway with its slow
And the wind with its blow,
And your scream with its soul, I don't play rock and roll!
And the people with their lungs
And the people with their paws.
If the sky were a stone made of lips made of bone,
count my teeth to keep the time.

 

[fox69]

"Rosa"

"Rosa"


Tanto, tanto, tanto claro
E tanto gris
Que raro, raro, raro
Que seja tanto assim
Sonâmbulo o um esquilo
Te faço gargalhar
Será que sou assim me vou sem ver o que não vi
Será que penso que me vou ainda fico aqui
Rubro, rubro, ouro, rimo
Desnuda o mineral
E qualquer nome lhe foi dado
Assim tá sem pensar
Pensam que na sabe nada
Que tu não pode amar
Dizem que é ver pra crer
Inútil explicar
Te tiram da tua calma e tua mãe a te buscar
Sem me lábios sem parar não pode tem encontrar
A vera rosa
Estranha rosa
Índio limpo, limpo, lindo
Sangue e algodão
Montanha viva, sacra, ferida, doce e celestial
Começa assim com tal tristeza
Termina tudo igual, tudo igual
Termina tudo igual, igual
Estranha rosa
Estranha rosa
Estranha rosa
Estranha rosa
Estranha rosa
Estranha rosa
Estranha rosa
Estranha rosa
Estranha rosa
Estranha rosa

 

[fox69]

"Samba Vexillographica"

"Samba Vexillographica"


La bandera de Alemania
Tiene tres ampollas mansas
Llenas de florigramas
En sus pies
Y se llaman staebroshka ahah

Mira cómo va a enseñar
Mira cómo van enseñar

La bandera de California
Tiene diez piernas rotas
Llenas de tus tiernas gotas
Que salen al revés, salen al revés
Y a nosotros nos gusta así ahah

Así que muévete pa' aquí amor
Muévete pa' aquí amor

La bandera de Asilah
Que se ve desde la medina
Es oh sagrada y divina
Pa' mí corazón
Cora-corazón
Cora cora cora

Y aunque la gente es pobre
Saben vivir feliz, saben vivir feliz

Ella tiene otra
Ella tiene otra bandera
Ellos tienen otra
Todos tienen otra bandera

¡Coño la cagué!

Ahahaha bandera
Ahahaha bandera
Ahahaha bandera

Todavía falta una más
Una bandera

La bandera de vida y muerte
Es parte de toda la gente
Al cruzar por el puente
O pasar el lunar, pasar el lunar

Hay que llegar al reino del sol
A tú manera si no con bandera

Dame mantequilla
Tráeme mantequilla
Dame mantequilla
Tráeme mantequilla
Dame mantequilla
Tráeme mantequilla...

 

[fox69]

"Santa Maria Da Feira"

"Santa Maria Da Feira"


Pensando cada día, cada hora
Pensando en ti
Caminando, mi cesta llena de moras
Son para ti
Temprano por la tarde y por la noche
Sueño de ti

Lalalala

Comiendo pera
En santa maría de la feria
Que placer ir
La gente buena
Solo goza nunca hay pena
Pa' que sufrir
Jugando en el mar, en la arena
Viviendo así
Lalalala

Ventana blanca
Hay que venga la mañana
Hay que venga otra vez
Esperando
Así es como yo paso mi tiempo
Esperando a Inaniel
Y rezando por su calor, por su aliento
Sobre mi piel

Te digo todo aquí va bien
Conmigo de no dormir
Amigo, te lo suplico, te lo pido
Que me ayudes a mi, a mi

Buscando
Con mi ancla en la marea
Nadando en ti
Yo voy andando
Óyeme, te estoy llamando
Te amo a ti

Por el valle me encontré un rio escondido
Me ahoge ahi
Me recuerdo, hacía calor pero tenia frio
Me iba a morir

Bianca
Ay Paloma, ay Angelina
Por fin te vi
Por fin te vi
Por fin te vi

 

[fox69]

"Sarah Sings"

"Sarah Sings"


Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
You been out ridin' fences for so long now
Oh, you're a hard one
But I know that you got your reasons
These things that are pleasin' you
Can hurt you somehow
Don't you draw the queen of diamonds, boy
She'll beat you if she's able
You know the queen of hearts is always your best bet
Now it seems to me, some fine things
Have been laid upon your table
But you only want the ones that you can't get
Desperado, why don't you come to your senses?
Come down from your fences, open the gate
It may be rainin', but there's a rainbow above you
You better let somebody love you,
You better let somebody love you, before it's too late