Devendra Banhart

[fox69]

"Saturday Night"

"Saturday Night"


It's every Saturday night and the time sure is wrong
Time to get uptight and along, alone
Ask every Saturday night while the time sure is wrong
Having fun
So get along, alone, now alone
Alone now
Alone

And the voice comes disembodied
Nothing there but you can hear it
You know how to numb the wound
But you don't know how to heal it
Tryin' waiting for hours, days and years
You keep waiting but no one's ever gonna show up here

Please don't love me because, don't love me because
You're through hating you
Please don't love me because, don't love me because
You're through hating you

Why mourn the loss when life is letting
Go of us but not forgetting
Everything that made you stronger
Won't be around much longer
You're the dream of love unspoken
You're a flower that never open
No exception will be made
We'll get a wrong set serenade
Ask every Saturday night, oh
My nose is always bleeding
I forgot what I was reading
And now everybody's leaving
Can't keep your eyes from closing
You're a blue sky decomposing
As we all embrace what we've become
And love always is merging to one

Please don't love me because, don't love me because
You're through hating you
Please don't love me because, don't love me because
You're through hating you

You're through hating you
You're through hating you
You're through hating you
You're through hating you
You're through hating you
You're through hating you, ooh
You're through hating you
You're through hating you, ooh
You're through hating you

 

[fox69]

"Saved"

"Saved"


Well I don't need nobody to rescue me,
Or help me see the way you treat me.
But I do need somebody to help me say
It's time to walk away (Alright, okay)
Too many times
Too many times
Too many times
You crossed over that line
You changed your mind
You changed your mind
You changed your mind
But I never did change mine
Still I was saved by the fire
Singing its song in my heart
That hypnotized all the demons
And tore them apart
But you make them all come back
You make them all return
You're so good at that
And I will never learn
No I never will (I never will, baby)
Well I don't need nobody to heal my pride
Cause I'm playing dead inside
But I do need somebody
To come wake me up, shake me up
Help me to stand up, stand up
You put me down
You cut me down
You turned me down
And I still stick around
You tame my soul
Swallowed me whole
I lost control
And I still couldn't let you go
But I was saved by the fire
That was burning deep inside of myself
I was a knave to desire
But I finally got a little bit of help
You ripped out my tongue
You couldn't trust me with that
You hid your trust fund
I wouldn't a judged you for that
You made me feel dumb
Well I ain't new to that
I must-a treated you wrong
And now you're treating me wrong right back
Two many times, three many times, four many times
I'm about to crack
Eight many times, nine many times
Too many times
I lost track
Still yes, I was saved by the fire
Burning deep inside my soul
Yeah I was saved by the fire
Burning deep inside my soul
(Yeah, I know, yeah I know)
Yes I was saved by the fire
Burning deep inside my soul…

 

[fox69]

"Seahorse"

"Seahorse"


I'm high and I'm happy and I'm free
I got my whole heart
Laid out right in front of me
And I finally can see
The way it's always been
The need for peace
Starts from within
So I leave my possessions to the wind
And I'm done with ever wanting anything
Well I can die satisfied
No desires do I hide
Not today, not today
Nor for the next one thousand lives
I want to be a little seahorse
I want to be a little seahorse
A little seahorse
I want to be a little seahorse
I want to be a little seahorse
I want to be a little seahorse...
Well I'm scared of ever being born again
If it's in this form again
Well I wanna know how why where and when and then
I wanna see you be the bright night sky
I wanna see you come back as the light
I wanna see you be the bright night sky
I wanna see you come back as the light

 

[fox69]

"Seaside"

"Seaside"


The shore worn
And born black
I love that
I love that

Seaside
Seaside
Seaside
Seaside

The hunter
In heaven
Is thunder
A companion

By my side
My side
My side
My side

Now seen
Unseen, yeah
Now seen
Unseen, yeah

The sea is calm
The path on high
It swoops down
To lie

By your side
Your side
Your side
Your side

 

[fox69]

"See Saw"

"See Saw"


Your head's a see saw
It sees and then some
And I'll get some extra fingers growing
Yeah get some extra fingers growing
In, in, in

Your eyes are ramble
Light of candle
Now get some amber fluid flowing
Get some amber fluid flowing

Your lips are greying
And your mouth is saying
Get some other diamonds sparkling
Get some other people talking

You young dumb ripe thing
You're brave and you're antsy
You strong lunged new thing
You're here to get this baby dancing
You're here to get this baby dancing
You're here to get this baby dancing
You're here to get this baby dancing
You're here to get this baby dancing
You're here to get this baby dancing

I always knew
I always knew
I always knew

 

[fox69]

"Shabop Shalom"

"Shabop Shalom"


[Spoken Word]
Our story beings on a Sunday afternoon, just between Halfway Tree and Spanish Town, where a young boy, not yet the cock o'the walk that he would soon become, was lying on the grass and taking in the sweet and sensuous scent of Hibiscus that languidly lilted along the summer breeze. It was at this precise moment that he saw her. Her walk was soft and delicate, with a thaumaturgical touch that only a rabbi's daughter could have. Before their eyes had even met, her luminous lips had already lured him in. Salvation winked with the promise of a Bris held at pinnacle and a congregation of sage's bunny hopping and chicken dancing to Yiddish Mento. Then their eyes linked, an aeon blinked, Amharic vows were scryed upon their hearts. Just to think, this all could be with the frenectomy and a few words of love...

My Shabop Shalom Baby, won't you Shabop Shalom with me, under the old banana tree?

My sweet Telavivian lambs bread, my heart can act as an emollient and you'll never, ever say, "Get Bent!" Noooo, no, no!

Todamamatodamama
todamamatodamama da da da da [x2]

All the signals that I'm sendin I'll keep sending them and on the constanttillionth time, I'll make you mine (Yes, I swear I will...)

Your sweet supple breasts are golden ghettos, soft statues in stilettos. Two wise men instead of three.

Whenever I'm in a foul mood, I gotta see you in your Talmud and so happy it makes me, you wanna know who, who wrote the Book of Job? She wants to know, "Who, who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Well I did, I did. Yes.
Yes, I did, I did.
I did, I did. Mmmhmm.
I did, I did.

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia can a fun ordeal. I swear by Solomon's seal.

Honey, when it comes to love, there's a fire in the deep end of my heart, givin' me the Heebie-Jeebies. Ya see, I know the land of wood and waters, merely fodder for loves slaughter. And darling, I've watched you cake-walk to the Immaculate Conception for far too long.

I'm Livicated to you, yes.
Ahava Raba
Ahava Raba for you
We're in Heaven
We're in Heaven, it's true.
I'm ascending...
I'm ascending tonight with you

 

[fox69]

"Shown And Told"

"Shown And Told"


Waking up you want to see
Who's it you want paralyzed
You see what you want to see
And until the end omnipotence [And its you that you've done hypnotized?]
There are corners of your home
You've never noticed before
There are corners of your own home
You've never noticed before
And you're numb and you're numb and you know that you're numb
And you're numb and you're numb and you know that you're numb
Taking out the you from me
The you that wants me paralyzed
The show and tell it all seemed to be
Has shown and told me, hypnotized
There are corners of your home
You've never noticed before
There are corners of your own home
You've never noticed before
And you're numb and you're numb and you know that you're numb
And you're numb and you're numb and you know that you're numb
Hermaphrodite stepfather
Just pollinate and don't bother the flower
My generous mother has set off to sail
Her genuflect offering faith in betrayal
There are corners of your home
You've never noticed before
There are corners of your own home
You've never noticed before

 

[fox69]

"Sister"

"Sister"


Sister, sister
Keep the fire inside
And your dogs wont die
And now its all clear, its all clear
You can see the child
Before its born
Its all clear,
Its all clear
You saw your little sun smile
Before it shone
Sister we'll climb
We'll climb til the dogs climb over us
We'll climb til the dogs climb over us.
Sister,
Why did you come and turn all the lights out?
I can see no more
Now i reach out, now i feel full
now i reach out now i feel full

 

[fox69]

"So Long Old Bean"

"So Long Old Bean"


Well these days I'm spread so thin
I'm getting carried up by the wind
Every time you get high
You might see me floating by
Well so long old bean
It's been a dream being with you
I couldn't tell us apart
Oh and I know neither could you
Don't tread on me
When you float downstream
On a moonbeam
So long old bean
So long old bean
Here comes the mapinguari singing awww
When's there gonna be an end to wondering
When all of our troubles are gonna end 'cause
We've had our fill of finding our empty pockets
Emptier still and there probably won't be
An end to that my friends
Now that my tralala's are dating
Little sips of the Hollywood bowl
They mute up my mind
How kind of them to mellow mellow mellow my soul
Well they're the gambling kind
As smooth as a tuba' ass on the dole
Money never beats soul
How noble
Don't forget me
When you float downstream
On a moonbeam
So long old bean
So long old bean
I'm a little firefly
Landing on you

 

[fox69]

"Some People Ride The Wave"

"Some People Ride The Wave"


Some people ride the wave of generosity,
Some people ride the wave of mediocrity.
Me, I ride the wave of never gonna drown,
Oh, just fooling around.
Now I gots the balloons,
And you, you gots the mud.
And me I gots the snail,
And you, you gots the stuff.
Well you got so much more than I figured was in store,
Oh, I ain't foolin no more.
Now some people ride the cat when asleep or when awake,
Some people ride a cat for riding a cat's sake.
Me I ride this cat 'cause its claws have got my eyes,
I'll get 'em back in a few more tries.
Oh, I'll get 'em back in a few more tries.
Some people write the books that tenderize their names,
Some people write the books that bastardize our claims.
Me, I write the book that's sifting in the sand,
Aw, some day I'll understand.
Aw, some day I'll understand.
Some people write the songs that stay inside our souls,
Some people write the songs that really ain't songs at all,
Me, I write the song that ends right when it starts,
They'll split before they part.
Oh, they'll split before they part.