Devendra Banhart

Onward the Indian

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When I'm on my way
For a nature walk
I don't start to sing
'Til I start to talk
Where'd you go Mrs. Sun?
You juice it on up
Re-tit on your tips
And you squeeze it on up
When I'm on my nerves
On a shaky show
I don't start to warm
'Til you start to glow
When your arms learn to breathe
They stick to your sleeve
When your sleeves learn to walk
Your legs learn to leave
When your leaves learn to stay
Your legs run away
I was born in May
Then he moved away
At the end of June
Into mid-July
Now I'm on my way
Now I'm on my way

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by J___P

19y ago

this performance live at kvrx is my favorite song by him forsure. check it out. This song takes me on a nature walk

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by krollisasexyhoe

17y ago

this song is superb

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by cocoabean

17y ago

A rumbling stream of thought, and everything connects, and one thought flows to another, an all dimensional thread that holds all of "it" together.

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