A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #

Bright Eyes lyrics : "Oh, You Are The Roots That Sleep Beneath My Feet And Hold The Earth In Plac"

I met you through a common friend
In the attic of my parents' house
And though I didn't know it then

I soon was finding out
Oh, you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet
And hold the earth in place

Each time a faucet opens
Words are spoken
The water runs away

And I hear your name
No, nothing has changed
There was this book I read and loved

The story of a ship
Who sailed around the world and found
That nothing else exists

Beyond his own two sails and wooden shell
And what is held within
All else is sure to pass

We clutch and grasp
And debate what's truly permanent
But when the wind starts to shift

Well, there's no argument
Now, I sing and drink and sleep on floors
And try hard not to be annoyed

By all these people worrying about me
So when I'm suffering through some awful drive
You occasionally cross my mind

It's my hidden hope that you are still among them
Well are you?
Oh, you are the roots that sleep beneath my feet

And hold the earth in place
Each time a curtain opens
Sunlight pours in

A lifetime melts away
And we share a name
On some picturesque gra

Submit Corrections