When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass Lyrics

Tomorrow when I wake up I’m finding my brother
And making him take me back down to the water
That lake where we sailed and laughed with our father
I will not desert him. I will not desert him

No matter how I may wish for a coffin so clean
Or these trees to undress all their leaves onto me
I put my face in the dirt and then finally I see
The sky that has been avoiding me

I started this letter, I’m going to send it to Ruba
It will be blessed by her eyes on the gulf coast of Florida
With her feet in the sand and one hand on her swimsuit
She will recite the prayer of my pen

Saying, "Time take us forward, relief from this longing
They can land that plane on my heart, I don’t care
Just give me November, the warmth of a whisper
In the freezing darkness of my room"

But no matter what I would do in an attempt to replace
All the pills that I take trying to balance my brain
I have seen the curious girl with that look on her face
So surprised she stares out from her display case
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Cover art for When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass lyrics by Bright Eyes

i read an interview of conor, in which he was talking about his collaboration to produce this song. he said that he told mike he wanted it to sound like the nextdoor neighbor was listening into this happening in the next appartment over - which accounts for the creaking of the floor as the nosy neighbor walks around, and the changing of the tv channels in the background. i just thought tat was really interesting when i read it. just wanted to share!

Cover art for When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass lyrics by Bright Eyes

the beginning of this song reminds me of a knight riding around on a horse. ......

Cover art for When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass lyrics by Bright Eyes

No matter how I may wish for a coffin so clean or these trees to undress all their leaves onto me. I put my face in the dirt and then finally I see the sky that has been avoiding me. ^^so beautiful :)

Cover art for When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass lyrics by Bright Eyes

Did anyone else check to see if their phone was off the hook at the end?

Cover art for When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass lyrics by Bright Eyes

i love the piano in this song and it's so great when he starts screaming... it's so pretty when he talks about Ruba with "one hand on her swimsuit"

Cover art for When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass lyrics by Bright Eyes

how has this song only gotten one comment!!! I ADORE this song. i love the atmosphere and just everything is perfect. i wish I could play the piano like conor. he's just so incredible.

Cover art for When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass lyrics by Bright Eyes

He really is. conor is a genius. What a great songwriter and musician. These songs mean so much to me! If I only had half his talent. . .

Cover art for When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass lyrics by Bright Eyes

i love this song. its kind of creepy the way he mentions his brother and the water; it reminds me of padriac my prince when he sings about a baby brother being drowned in a bathtub

Cover art for When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass lyrics by Bright Eyes

Conor is a lyrical genius, the visuals he uses bring you there.

Cover art for When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass lyrics by Bright Eyes

cool, HAPPY! how I feel! this looks like blues 101 they can land that plane on my heart, I don't care...