Devendra Banhart

Be Kind

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Be kind, baby be kind
Be kind, baby be kind
The light of this might
Align your legs to time
They give me up as I got mine
Oh and that's too many times
Baby be kind
And my eyelids are fine
Don't let your eyes pop out boy
You may drop your black candy apple
From the fright of having your eyes pop out
And someone else buys seeing double
So be kind baby be kind
Won't cha be kind baby be kind
And the way he drops the ants will cover him up
I said you'd get 'em back dear
Don't cha try to puff them all up
Baby dear don't cha try
To be kind baby be kind
You know the light of this whole world and mine
Aligns your legs to time
The lake it ain't your fire
And that is all I've had
Too many had done
These eyelids mine
Don't let your eyes pop out
You might drop them on your stove
And they'll wiggle on home

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himynameisjonas On Feb 28, 2005

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2005-02-28 23:44:13

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by precipitate

21y ago

This song puts me in the best mood, I dance like my life's counting on it

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by Jejune

20y ago

adore this song.

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by benk0202

20y ago

dedicated to bianca cassidy of CocoRosie I believe

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by pecknoldbanhart

17y ago

I play this song over and over again(:

This man is amazing and his songs are too. Many people think there is no meaning behind it, but to me I relate to it in any way possible :D

All his songs hit home. He will and can keep up the great work. :D

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