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Cover art for Water Curses lyrics by Animal Collective

I hear it as:

To be a motion actor, Two broken strings attract her An invitation, life in gloom

Hesitate to throw a coin in, A wish could be a bad thing, My mouth is just a mesh of drool

And standing on the bridge I Wink at you from up high, I talk, a fish comes as she moves

I want to be like water And never need a doctor And carve the earth without my tools

(Do it all)

All of the things that I relate to well Like authors and painters Transparent paper wings That float above me while I sleep To make the room more natural So we could die in it and die in it, die

The color after sunset You'd do anything to jinx it, It'll crush your skull just like a willow He doesn't need a house His shoes will walk for miles There's a gypsy's face marked on my pillow

I want to be like water And slip into your throat And make you feel alive and new

I want to be like water And never have a doubt and Reflect what is around my pool

(Do it all)

All of the things that I relate to well Like authors and painters Transparent paper wings That float above me while I sleep To make the room more natural Till we could die in it and die in it, die

And all the dreams that I awake to read like ghosts awaitin' (s) And all the things I hate, I wish I didn't have to hate And find a room most natural To live on by in it, by in it, by

I don't think you know just what you're doing You pretend to know exactly all the things you keep on moving Said I don't think I know exactly what I'm doing But I tend to know exactly all the things you keep on moving

When you wake up from your snoozin Gonna tell you how to do it my way Gonna tell you what I'm doin Lazy night I play my drum

Anybody try to rob it And I'll find a way to stop it And it's all about the days you spend Well I'll be at our home

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