Harbour Inn,
Take me as I am;
A flame reduced to ash,
Watches as my youth leaks from me.
Winters day.
Am I in your way?
You press against my skin
All the flowery speeches
End in sad, clinking glass
The champagne made my head
Feel like an overcast star.

Paper cream,
Tell me its okay.
An opera glasses view
A kaleidoscope, its now or never.
God’s love.
Schizophrenia.
The Devils in my coat.
Mothership come in to pick me up.
Oh, just my luck,
They’ve got my house surrounded.
I’m the only one I trust.
Don’t Let Them In.
Summer steam,
Cannot confide in me.
The colour is the sound.
The footsteps: orange.
My screams were silver
Secret plane?
I’ll tell you if I came
The secrets of this world
Are at your doorstep
Let me enter friend.
I don’t understand,
We come the convergence now;
All of the past combined.


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    I can't stop listening to this song. It so nicely combines the desperate feeling that his older work embodied with this new-found spiritual understanding that he seemed to really take on after 9/11 and moreso after visiting Cassadaga. It seems that he's found his happy medium, and it's both impressive and beautiful. Bravo mr. oberst

    kate_2674on May 17, 2008   Link
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    Songs like this make me wonder just how many drugs he was on when he wrote a majority of these new songs. It just seems like a stream of consciousness from the point of view of somebody who is tripping.

    MilkMilkon June 12, 2008   Link
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    Well, it seems to be describing synesthesia, which can be induced by hallucinogenic drugs, namely mushrooms or LSD.

    chlorophyllbloodon June 20, 2008   Link
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    alienssssss? talking to aliens? this song is just so trippy

    ParkerEloiseon July 06, 2008   Link
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    omg aaaa this didn't make it on the album along with "let them in" "breezy" , "where pilgrims disappear" and "man named truth" !!!! let them in was my fav song, im actually soooo pissed of! i hope they're on the B-side of the album!

    gazsafaon July 27, 2008   Link
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    I saw Conor at the Bowery Ballroom and on the setlist this song is called "SYNASTHETE."

    Synesthesia is a 'phenomenon' where one sense experiences another. i.e. tasting colors, seeing smells, etc.

    It is also a common thing for someone who has done LSD to experience, so this fits in the with the acid trip alien experience.

    When they played this song it was with an extended intro of a lot of noise and trippy sounds. it was awesome

    illiteraturekidon August 16, 2008   Link
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    where can i find the songs that didnt make it on the album?! i've been looking everywhere... :/

    todaytonighton August 24, 2008   Link
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    did you check youtube? youtube.com/watch

    tyygeron October 05, 2008   Link
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    oh by the way, i don't think it's paper cream but paper crane, like origami i don't know maybe i'm wrong

    tyygeron October 05, 2008   Link
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    (too many errors to count, so I'm posting this!)

    SYNASTHETE

    Harbor air, Take me as I am A flame reduced to ash Watches my youth taken from me

    Winter’s day Am I in your way? You press against my skin All the flowery speeches ended fast Clinking glass The champagne made my head feel light and overcast the stars

    Paper crane Tell me it’s okay An opera glass’s view Kaleidoscope of now or never God is love Schizophrenia The devil’s in my coat Mothership coming to pick me up Just my luck They got my house surrounded I’m the only one I trust

    The dark nightmare The dark nightmare The dark nightmare The dark…

    Let em in

    Synasthete Cannot confide in me The color is the sound The footsteps, orange My screams were silver

    Secret plan? Man, I’d tell you if I can The secrets of this world Are at your doorstep Let me enter, friend Understand We come to the convergence now All of the past combined

    williambleakon November 02, 2008   Link

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