Oh You Are The Roots That That Sleep Beneath My Feet Lyrics - Don't Be Frightened Of Turning The Page - Bright Eyes

I met you through a common friend 

in the attic of my parents house 

and though I didn't know it then 

I soon was finding out 

you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet 

and hold the earth in place 

each time a faucet opens 

words are spoken 

the water runs away 

and I hear your name 

no, nothing has changed 

there was this book I read and loved 

the story of a ship 

who sailed around the world and found 

that nothing else exists 

beyond his own two sails 

and wooden shell 

and what is held within 

all else is sure to pass 

we clutch and grasp 

and debate what's truly permanent 

but when the wind starts to shift 

there's no argument 

I sing and drink and sleep on floors 

and try hard not to be annoyed 

by all these people worrying about me 

so when I'm suffering through some awful drive 

you occasionally cross my mind 

it's my hidden hope that you are still among them 

well are you? 

Oh, you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet 

and hold the earth in place 

each time a curtain opens 

sunlight pours in 

a lifetime melts away 

and we share a name 

on some picturesque grave