Devendra Banhart

fox69 · 03.07.2018

"Hey Miss Cane"

"Hey Miss Cane"

Hi Mrs. Cane
Thanks for the phone call

Isn't it isn't it
Strange

Oh things do change
Oh they don't change at all

Isn't it isn't it
Strange

Oh some things go
Oh some things do remain

Isn't it isn't it
Strange

Blood in the veins
And love that's all over
You've got blood in your veins
And love felt all over

Isn't it, isn't it strange
Isn't it, isn't it strange
Isn't it, isn't it strange
Isn't it
Strange

fox69 · 03.07.2018

"Horseheadedfleshwizard"

"Horseheadedfleshwizard"

Horse down the dead
Before they die, before they die
Horse down the dead
Before they die, before they die
Do you hear a dying fire, a dying fire
Can you feel a golden soul
I put the ovaries in my mouth
And all the dogs won't die
And the devil will call, the cats home
And he looks up to the sky
I put the ovaries in my mouth
And all the dogs won't die
And the devil will, the cats home
And he looks up to the sky

Horse down the dead
Before they die, before they die
Horse down the dead
Before they die, before they die

fox69 · 03.07.2018

"Hows About Tellin' A Story"

"Hows About Tellin' A Story"

Well how’s about tellin’ a story?
One that’s really about somebody.
What they saw and what they did,
How they died and how they lived.

By the time I found a name I moved onto another game,
Called write a song, toes and spines, is goddamn...
Now I can’t think of any story lines,
But you know I’d love to try and sing about a person, place, or thing.

Mansonite and the Wolfman, Katmandu, and Honest Abe,
Something happens up in Tucson and then it happens again in Maine.
San Francisco, sweet thing, ladeedada da... na na!

fox69 · 03.07.2018

"I Feel Just Like A Child"

"I Feel Just Like A Child"

Well I feel just like a child
Yeah I feel just like a child
Well I feel just like a child
Well I feel just like a child
From my womb to my tomb
I guess I'll always be a child

Well some people try and treat me like a man
Yeah some people try and treat me like a man
Well I guess they just don't understand
Well some people try and treat me like a man
They think I know shit
But that's just it
I'm a child

Well I need you to tell me what to wear
Yeah I need you to help and comb my hair
Yeah I need you to help tie my shoes
Yeah I need you to come and keep me amused
From my cave to my grave
I guess I'll always be a child

Well I need you to help me reach the door
And I need you to walk me to the store
And I need you to please explain the war
And I need you to heal me when I'm sore
You can tell by my smile
That I'm a child

And I need you to sit me on your lap
And I need you to make me take my nap
Could you first pull out a book and
Read me some of that
Cause I need you to make me take my nap

And I need you to recognize my friends
Cause they're there even though you don't see them
They got their own share of plate and a seat
You know I won't touch my food unless they eat
From the roof to the floor I'll crawl around some more
I'm a child

And I need you to help me blow my nose
And I need you to help me count my toes
And I need you to help me put on my clothes
And I need you to hide it when it shows
From being my daddy's sperm to being packed in an urn
I'm a child

And when I steal you gotta smack me 'til I cry
Don't you stop 'til the tears run dry
See I was born thinking under the sky
Didn't belong to a couple of old white guys
From sucking on my mother's breast
To when they lay my tomb to rest
I'm a child yeah

Well I'm a little child
Well I'm a little child
I guess I'm always be
A little child

fox69 · 03.07.2018

"I Love That Man"

"I Love That Man"

I love that man when he's on stage
I hear bad things in a good way
And how I thank you all the time
So don't refuse this thank you of mine
And I arrive at your feet in peace
And I spend my time as I please
And I can't stop light from shining in
My goddamned breath keeps breathing
And at your end and your leaving
May you have no sin worth grieving
And I hope that I can someday ask
Something new to you at last
Now you talk, I'll pour
And our nearness grows
And when I'm bored, I'll let you know
This black ink cross that's on our palms
Let's keep them on
And never wash them off
It ain't for God, it's just for us
Once my friend but never again
And once we're in, we never end

fox69 · 03.07.2018

"I Remember"

"I Remember"

I remember a faraway laugh
A sweet caress
You'd help me zip up my dress
I remember your arms around my neck
21 shells wrapped in my nest
Endlessness
Didn't last
I won't change
Given the chance
And I remember no place for me to hide
Before you came home at night
I remember you turning out the lights
All I ever saw was the red in your eyes
No big surprise
Happened nearly every night
Your own flesh and blood
I did wonder why
I remember not knowing what to say
And how calm you had remained
Your child stillborn with no name
I remember the never-ending summer rain
Oh
Please don't let what was get in the way of what's next
Don't forget
That what's to come hasn't come yet

fox69 · 03.07.2018

"Inaniel"

"Inaniel"

Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel

Cuando Dios
Inaniel
Va caminando
Cuando Dios va, va
Cuando Dios va cantando
Cuando Dios va, va

Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel

Cuando Dios
Inaniel
Va saltando
Cuando Dios va, va
Cuando Dios va calmando
Cuando Dios va, va

Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel

Cuando Dios se rie de mi alma
Cuando Dios se, se
Cuando Dios se rie de mi alma
Cuando el sol calienta el agua

Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel Leilani
Inaniel, Miel

Ese sol
Con su pierna guapa
Tu dolor
Es pura santa

fox69 · 03.07.2018

"Insect Eyes"

"Insect Eyes"

And each strand of her hair
Is really insect eyes
And each hole in her tongue
Is always occupied by the milk of the sun

And each head on her head
Is fields of gold wheat
Where I'm lying on my back
Where I'm falling asleep

And each lash in her eye
Is really white roots
And each line in her skin
Is really red roots

And the neck her head's on
Is a tunnel of dawn
But darkness will come
But darkness will come
For sure, it's gonna come

And the breast on her chest
Is where I take my rest
Is where I have my fun
Is where I have my fun

And one long red nail
That shots from her toe
Is tickling my blood
And shifting its flow

And each strand of her hair
Is really insect eyes
And each hole in her tongue
Is always occupied by the milk of the sun

And I'm always late, always late
And I'm always late
Yeah, I'm always late
Yeah, I'm always late

And your black tulips of time
And your black tulips of time
And your hands rejoice in mine

And that seed it grows all day
And that seed it grows all night
And our veins are intertwined

fox69 · 03.07.2018

"Jon Lends A Hand"

"Jon Lends A Hand"

I know the whole world says to you
But I'm gonna say it too
There's no one I ever knew
Quite as beautiful as you
As beautiful as you
As beautiful as you

Oh, Jonathan, Jonathan
These are your ghosts
I'm borrowing them, I'm borrowing them
Just to convey
How very beautiful she looks today!

[Cici:]
I hope that you don't mind
I'll give 'em back after I'm done
One more chorus, line, and it's the end of the song

I know the whole world says to you
But I'm gonna say it too
There's no one I ever knew
Quite as beautiful as you
As beautiful as you
As beautiful as you

As beautiful as you
As beautiful as you
As beautiful as you
As beautiful as you
As beautiful as you
As beautiful as you
As beautiful as you
As beautiful as you
As beautiful as you
As beautiful as you

fox69 · 03.07.2018

"Korean Dogwood"

"Korean Dogwood"

Red oak
Sugar
And Korean Dogwood

Vibes turn
To rubbed rum
Lit by mission moonlight
Kangas on that hillside.

You are
My life
And you baffle me some
Like vanilla's maple.

Inca Cornflower
You're my baby's blue eyes

And when your gown dissolves in a prayer
You'll hear a sound
That rings true and fair.

Black King
Lightning
The dawn of Orange blossoms (and orange blossoms)
My friend
Keegan
Drawing endless love songs (endless love songs)

Calm breath
Sweet being
Show me what you're seeing (show me what you're seeing)

And though right and loud and proud
Every little word
It still ain't heard.

Strange prayers
Looming
Over all our brothers (over all our brothers).
Prison life served
but Navajo Gospel
is a rope thrown helpful.

But for sure
All that we've made
Will be swallowed by the earth
For its got no worth.