Holland, 1945 Lyrics - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel

The only girl I've ever loved 

Was born with roses in her eyes 

But then they buried her alive 

One evening 1945 

With just her sister at her side 

And only weeks before the guns 

All came and rained on everyone 

Now she's a little boy in Spain 

Playing pianos filled with flames 

On empty rings around the sun 

All sing to say my dream has come 

But now we must pick up every piece 

Of the life we used to love 

Just to keep ourselves 

At least enough to carry on 

And now we ride the circus wheel 

With your dark brother wrapped in white 

Says it was good to be alive 

But now he rides a comet's flame 

And won't be coming back again 

The Earth looks better from a star 

That's right above from where you are 

He didn't mean to make you cry 

With sparks that ring and bullets fly 

On empty rings around your heart 

The world just screams and falls apart 

But now we must pick up every piece 

Of the life we used to love 

Just to keep ourselves 

At least enough to carry on