You've Passed Lyrics - On Avery Island - Neutral Milk Hotel

The lady is dying 

She bends back like a wave 

As her spirit is climbing 

Through the hospital wall and away 

And I wanted to hold you 

As you made your escape 

But now I should have told you 

When your eyes were alive and awake 

Always in life we all must make this mistake 

And so I go it alone 

And the pressure is great 

I hold on to my own 

Oh please oh don't go away 

And I wanted to know you 

Before you started to fade 

But I gave everything to 

A lie and a farce and a fake 

Always in life we all must make this mistake 

And so I go it alone 

And the pressure is great 

I hold on to my own 

Oh please oh don't go away 

I'd like to see you 

When all of these angry days fall away