Amanda Palmer

I Believe in Aeroplanes

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future save me
i feel empty
daytime t.v.
please convince me

they all believe in something
all believe in something
all believe in something

oh this gandhi
micro-orthoscopy
you can tell your lies to me
i know they're all make believe

i spy with my glass eye
i spiral down inside
i spy a dying tribe
we can fly but never rise
so sinks
no chance
fire engines second place
sometimes i look into space
and i love the human race

they all believe in something
they all believe in something
they all believe in something

my head is pressed
triple pains of plastic glass
down below the world's in bed
i won't believe a thing i've read

except for maybe one thing
except for maybe one thing
i don't believe in anything
except for maybe one thing
i don't believe in anything
i believe in aeroplanes
i believe in aeroplanes
the occasional good rock band
seven of my good friends
pope!
anthony!
josh!
lee!
steve!
john!
brian!
i believe in aeroplanes
i believe in aeroplanes
i believe
i believe
i believe
i believe in aeroplanes

i spy with my black eye
i spiral down inside
i spy a dying tribe
we can fly but never rise
we can fly but never rise
we can fly but never rise

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oslo1888 On Aug 06, 2007

future save me
i feel empty
daytime t.v.
please convince me

they all believe in something
all believe in something
all believe in something

oh this gandhi
micro-orthoscopy
you can tell your lies to me
i know they're all make believe

i spy with my glass eye
i spiral down inside
i spy a dying tribe
we can fly but never rise
so sinks 
no chance
fire engines second place
sometimes i look into space
and i love the human race

they all believe in something
they all believe in something
they all believe in something

my head is pressed
triple pains of plastic glass
down below the world's in bed
i won't believe a thing i've read

except for maybe one thing
except for maybe one thing
i don't believe in anything
except for maybe one thing
i don't believe in anything
i believe in aeroplanes
i believe in aeroplanes
the occasional good rock band
seven of my good friends
pope!
anthony!
josh!
lee! 
steve!
john! 
brian!
i believe in aeroplanes
i believe in aeroplanes
i believe
i believe
i believe
i believe in aeroplanes

i spy with my black eye
i spiral down inside
i spy a dying tribe
we can fly but never rise
we can fly but never rise
we can fly but never rise

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by registentionalism

18y ago

A. I believe in WKAP. Someday...hah. B. This song caught my eye, because I want to believe that she potentially wrote it with Neutral Milk Hotel's In The Aeroplane, Over The Sea in mind. She did write about the song and the album once in her blog (which I happen to end up treating as my bible most of the time. I lead a sad sad life. haha)... and she wrote about how wonderful the album is, how it brings people together--especially the actual song. The song itself is so ridiculously uplifting and optimistic; I have referred to it before as love incarnate. (I think it's time to note that I'm equally in love with Neutral Milk Hotel as I am with Amanda and Brian.) In any case, this could all be saying... you know, everything sucks in the world and I feel like total shit right now, but-- I believe in aeroplanes. I believe in us all being gloriously happy at one point or another.

Regardless, I have yet to hear this song. It'll probably be on WKAP, I'm assuming.

If you have never listened to In The Aeroplane, Over The Sea, please do. AT LEAST the song. But if you have the chance, listen to the whole album; it's fucking amazing, trust.

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by iggy1110

18y ago

No. You're wrong. This song is not intended to be played solo, it is to be played with Brian. It may wind up on the next Dolls album.

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by CaffeinatedCassadie 17y ago

Makes me wonder the future of this and other songs intended for the Dolls.

by errky39

17y ago

ahh not on automatic joy. :(

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