Devendra Banhart

[fox69]

"Lagoon"

"Lagoon"


Where'd ya go the red lagoon?
Are ya gonna be comin' back soon?
Sets stole your pack of goons and put them in this tune
I've never been to Minnesota, still I'd love to live in Maine
Never been to Salamanca, still I'd love to live in Spain
Where'd ya go the blue buffoon?
Your knuckles are out of tune
Your window doesn't face the moon
Are ya happy with whatcha prove?
I've never been to Minnesota, still I'd love to live in Maine

 

[fox69]

"Last Song For B"

"Last Song For B"


A movement
Attunement
A new dream
Beyond dream

A shadow
Lies wilting
A child
Born singing

I want to grow
I want to grow
I want to grow
I want to grow
Want to grow

Holding on
Unite us
This lifetime
As lovers
For all time

A movement
Attunement
A new dream
Beyond dream

A shadow
Lies wilting
A child
Born singing

I want to grow
I want to grow
I want to grow
I want to grow
Want to grow

Holding on
Unite us
This lifetime
As lovers

 

[fox69]

"Lazy Butterfly"

"Lazy Butterfly"


Lazy butterfly, napping on me,
Dreaming of the sky and roly polys,
Wake up, wake up, clouds are coming, clouds are coming.
Wake up, wake up, rains are falling, rains are falling.

Colors in my eye are staring at me,
Anchor at my side as sweet as silver,
Pleasure, pleasure, don't forget her, don't forget her.
Love her, love her, I won't forget her, I won't forget her.

Seashell fingernail, scratching at me,
Brown eyed lullaby singing at me,
Come on, come on, try and catch me, try and catch me.
Come on, come on, try and catch me, try and catch me.

Cotton old cloud smoke, I know he feels it,
Rising from an oak because I feel it,
He burn, he burn, mesmerizing, mesmerizing.
He burn, he burn, hypnotizing, hypnotizing.

Hopeful wise old worm in his temple,
Digging in the dirt staying simple,
Married, married, to the desert, to the desert.
Climbing, climbing, up a ladder, up a ladder

Purple hummingbird in the meadow,
Suckling at the flow of its shadow,
See the day fit your fist in, fit your fist in.
It's never too late, I'd like to think so, I'd like to think so.
Knife stuck in her paw someone help her
Gather sticks and straw and build it shelter
Don't you, don't you, let her die yeah, let her die yeah.

 

[fox69]

"Legless Love..."

"Legless Love..."


Legless love and spider love
Webless love and fragrant mud
Caked in birds, cased in words
I buried your hair in a bed of swords
I buried your legs in a knife less snake

 

[fox69]

"Lend Me Your Teeth"

"Lend Me Your Teeth"


C'mon
I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth

I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth

I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth

I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth
C'mon

I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth
C'mon

I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth
C'mon

I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth

I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth
C'mon

I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth
C'mon

I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth

I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth
C'mon...

I'm lost in the dark
Lend me your teeth
C'mon...

 

[fox69]

"Linda"

"Linda"


I'm a lonely woman
Alone in the world
Drifting through town
Drifting through town

I was once a loved woman
Once was all that I knew
Fodder for the fire
Picture of you

I drove to the place
Scattered my remains
Wild wind through the canyon
Moonlight on the plain

I'm a lonely woman
Won't leave a trace
You won't remember my name
Won't remember my face

I'm a lonely woman
Alone in the world
Drifting through town
Drifting through town
Drifting through town
Drifting through town

 

[fox69]

"Little Boys"

"Little Boys"


Life is tough and love is rough
For the man who just can't seem to ever get enough
The days go by and the women come and go
So many that you decide to get rid of your front door
So you don't have to hear them all disappear
You just sit and you wait
Staring at your empty plate
And you can say I'm a lonely sailor
Rockin' gently on my dreams
'Cause I have it all, but I don't want it all
It ain't like I've never ever ever ever tried
I just never been fully satisfied
Just a tie a little shoelace
And to share a sleeping bag
And I look ahead to the day
When I look back at all the fun that I've had
But still, but still, but still..
I see so many little boys I want to marry
I see plenty little kids I've yet to have
Even when the moon goes out
Even when the sea dries out
I still see so many little boys I want to marry
I see plenty little kids I've yet to have now
Even when the sea's all free
And everything's lying on me
Even when the sun ceases to shine
I won't care, I'll still have on my mind
So many little boys I want to marry yeah yeah
I see plenty little kids I've yet to have
And in the shower I get my dreaming done
I hold my breath and I wait for the day to come
Oh little Billy, little Timmy, little Jimmy, you're the one
I may not look it, but I swear my heart is young for so many..
Little boys I want to marry

 

[fox69]

"Little Monkey"

"Little Monkey"


Little yellow spider laughing at the snow
Well maybe that spider knows something that
I don't know 'cause I'm god damned cold
Little white monkey staring at the sand
Well maybe that monkey figured out something
I couldn't understand, who knows
Well I came upon a dancing crab and I stopped
To watch it shake, I said....dance with me just
One more time before you hybernate and you come
Out a crab cake
Hey there little snapping turtle snapping at a
Shell, there's mysteries inside I know but what
They are I really can't tell, for sure
Hey there little baby crow you're looking kind
Of mean I think I ought to spit before you start
Letting off your steam, for sure
Hey there little sexy pig you made it with a man,
And now you've got a little kid with hooves instead
Of hands
Ohh all of the animals
All the animals
Hey there little mockingbird, they sing about you
In songs where you been, have you broke a wing i
Haven't heard you in so long
Hey there little albatross, swimming in the air and
Come on you know I can't fly and I think we really
Oughtta play fair
Hey there mr happy squid, you move so psychedelically,
You hypnotize with your dance all the other animals
In the sea, for sure
Ohh all of the animals
All the animals
Hey there mr morning sun, what kind of creature are you,
I can't stare but I know that you're there, god damn how
I wish I knew
Hey there misses lovely moon you're lonely and you're
Blue, it's kinda strange the way you change, but then
Again we all do too
Hmmmmm hmmmmm
All of the animals
All the animals

 

[fox69]

"Little Yellow Spider"

"Little Yellow Spider"


One, two, three, four

Little yellow spider, laughing at the snow
Ah, maybe that spider knows something that I don't know
'Cause I'm goddamn cold

Little white monkey, staring at the sand
Well, maybe that monkey figured out something I couldn't understand
Who knows?

Well, I came upon a dancing crab, and I stopped to watch it shake
I said, "Dance for me just one more time
Before you hibernate and you come out a crab cake"

Hey there, little snapping turtle, snapping at a shell
Ah, there's mysteries inside, I know
But what they are I just can't tell for sure

And hey ya, little baby crow, you're looking kinda mean
I think I outta spit before you start letting off your steam
For sure

And hey there, little sexy pig, you made it with a man
And you're got a little kid with hooves instead of hands

And oh, all the animals
All the animals

And hey there, little mockingbird, they sing about you in songs
Ah, where you been? Have you broke a wing?
I haven't heard you in so long

And hey there, little albatross, swimming in the air
Ah c'mon, you know I can't fly
And I, I think we really outta play fair

And hey there, Mr. happy squid, you move so psychadelically
You hypnotize with your magic dance all the animals in the sea
For sure

And oh, all the animals
All the animals

And hey there, Mr. morning sun, what kind of creature are you?
I can't stare, but I know you're there
Goddamn, how I wish I knew

And hey there, Mrs. lovely moon, you're lonely and you're blue
It's kinda strange, the way you change
But then again, we all do too

 

[fox69]

"Long Haired Child"

"Long Haired Child"


Maybe when it's day, it's cold, and I know for certain
When I go outside and my head started hurtin'.
It's a winter's day and I know for certain
When I go outside my head starts hurtin'.
So I wrap it up in materials,
Keep my hair from getting cold.
I'll wrap it up in materials to
Keep my hair from getting cold.
And I said: "tell my friends when I have kids."
Yeah, I said: "tell my friends when I have kids."

I'm gonna want that child to be a long-haired child.
I'm gonna want that child to be a long-haired child.
I'm gonna want the child to be a long-haired child.
I'm gonna want the child to be a long-haired child.

When I go outside to mingle in the snow
My head looked like a globe,
Ain't no hair on it at all.
Do I buy a wig?
Should I grow my beard
And comb it upwards
And around my ears?
Well, I can't wait for the kids to come,
No, I can't wait for the kids to come
Say, hey babe, you no go no barbershop.
‘Cause I want, yeah I want, I know for certain

I want the child to be a long-haired child
I'm gonna want that child to be a long-haired child.
I'm gonna want the child to be a long-haired child.
I'm gonna want the child to be a long-haired child.

Baby that's for sure,
When the snow it hits my temple.
I want to rush home,
Put on the kettle now
And warm my little brain
And bald head.
I'm too cold to know if I'm alive or dead.

But when my baby slips out my mama's womb,
When my baby slips out my mama's womb,
We're gonna enter a new life,
Enter a new life, that's for sure.
You're gonna enter your self back through your baby's front door.
Now if you want that baby to be a long-haired child,
You're gonna make that baby be a long-haired child, that's for sure.
Baby, baby, that's for sure.