Neutral Milk Hotel - Acid Lyrics






I feel a fading here
I feel it everyday
It's just a shaking fear
That hits when I awake
This pain has found me here
Always and all too waiting [?]
And if I disappear into your hiding place...

She had a mental problem
She couldn't concentrate
She was her own delusion
She was her own mistake
She did a lot of acid
That put the voices down
And one day at her birthday
They found her hanging upside down

They say she lived her life on the avenue
They say she cried from the weight of her spit
They claim they were the only ones that she ever knew
Ah, but why are they weeping now?
When she was alive they were not around
They were locked in their own abyss

We met in the gutter
We shared a smoke or two
I told about my mother
She showed me her tattoo
We wandered through the city
Got lost in Fulton Town
And one day at her birthday
They found her hanging upside down

They say she live her life an American
They say she whored herself for pills
They claim they offered her their helping hand
But their talk's all the same to me
To call themselves her family
It just makes me ill





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  1. x.... ....

    The comment sections on the videos of there unofficial songs are my favourite

  2. H.... A....

    Ok this nigga weird I ain’t tripping though he jus vibin’

  3. n.... ....

    This has a similar meaning to Eleanor Rigby

  4. B.... B....

    try listening to it slowed down to .75 gives it a v different feel

    B.... B....

    Sounds like jermey by pearl jam

    B.... B....

    Brii Bledsoe true

  5. I.... B....

    acid man. never thought i would be what i am right now

  6. L.... B....

    this is better than sex

  7. j.... ....

    what the fuck is this
    are they strumming with a butter knife

  8. L.... m....

    too sad

  9. K.... S....

    this song is about people prefer more to have something to talk about and gossip and feel themselves important "omg we always tried to help her it was a hopeless case so tragical etcetc" instead of actually sincerely caring and trying to help with the sole intention of helping

    K.... S....

    wow never thought of it this way, thanks

  10. o.... 8....

    this band definitely has a lot of acid

  11. B.... C....

    Dig NMH/E6? Come hang.VERY active group.
    Search facebook for "Elephant 6 enthusiasts"

    B.... C....

    great group I love it

  12. E.... O....

    I just wanted to correct the lyric in the description "they say she whored away but still" is actually "they say she whored away for pills"

    E.... O....

    +Eliot O ye

    E.... O....

    I'm thinking "they say she cried from the weight of her spit" is probably "weight of her sin"

    E.... O....

    Knowing Jeff, it's most likely spit

  13. i.... ....

    reminds me too much of my girlfriend

  14. o.... ....

    this music literally saved my life once

    o.... ....

    There seems to be a lot of stories around like this. NMH is a super emotional band for s lot of people

  15. l.... ....

    When yooure just with yourself playing some chords and singing, thats what this is. whatever comes out of your mouth, write itt down!

  16. B.... G....

    Neutral Milk Hotel saves lives

  17. B.... ....

    When she was alive they were not around
    They were locked in their own abyss

  18. C.... ....

    Huh, I had the exact same file as Earl. Included the slow tempo beginning and then cutoff at "they say she lived". I have never heard the entirety of that particular performance. It looks like someone already uploaded the complete version of the song from Live at the Side Door (1997), so I don't have to.

    ooEKERpy5Hk

  19. B.... P....

    Yes, please upload!

  20. K.... F....

    I wish this song was longer ;___;

  21. M.... ....

    Had no idea these guys have been around for so long

  22. z.... ....

    looks like we have all the band here

  23. A.... ....

    Oh the irony of this top comment

  24. F.... A....

    That's correct

  25. p.... ....

    Intro/Verse: A A2
    Prechorus thing: F A x3
    After that: F E A
    The way he plays his A2 chord is by keeping the same shape as the "A" but just lifting your third finger on the B string up to play that string open. Enjoy!

    p.... ....

    philman thanks but f chord is bad for me :( and so many nmh songs use it

    p.... ....

    @Oliver Dreyer Using a partial F Chord makes it easier to play, and it sounds just as good

  26. d.... e....

    Someone know the chords? I wanna cover this song

  27. w.... ....

    I like NMH, but you are probably greatly exaggerated.

  28. R.... ....

    oh my god that is perfect

  29. S.... A....

    It reminds me of "My Dream Girl Don't Exist"

  30. e.... ....

    well that's ironic

  31. N.... ....

    And so did I.

  32. K.... ....

    i guess you sir lived long enough to become the villain

  33. S.... C....

    'that's what makes you a hipster.' oh dear, Trevor.

  34. T.... M....

    whether or not you like a band shouldn't have to do with whether or not only a small group of people like it. If Neutral Milk Hotel was a pop band and you were any less into them because of that, well, that's what makes you a hipster. And hipsters are lame.

  35. p.... ....

    Well, you took care of that, didn't you neckbeard.

  36. L.... S....

    @redsoxfan 1324 while I agree with your description of modern pop and it's fans, and wish that they listened to something half as good as this, wouldn't that make it all less special? At the risk of sounding like a hipster, isn't one of the joys of NMH, or any other indie band, that your part of a small group of people that knows and respects the same thing you do?

  37. M.... A....

    Way to cut off the first minute and 20 seconds.

  38. m.... ....

    you hypocrite :)

  39. T.... H....

    ya blew it

  40. b.... ....

    i just love this.

  41. T.... S....

    this silly little minuit and a half unreleased Jeff Mangum outtake kicks the ass of the whole pop industry ever, any music made in the last 10 years, Justin Biebers entire fan base (aka mindless tasteless pop zombies who were tragically never introduced to real music), and if you disagree you are clearly a communist.

  42. j.... o....

    @nateryanphoto Incorrect

  43. j.... o....

    @pineapplecircus Relax man abd enjoy the music :)

  44. s.... ....

    @pineapplecircus
    how is that relevant to this video?

  45. i.... ....

    @pineapplecircus Stop hating on hate, hater.

  46. M.... S....

    Why does the internet invite the need to be negative creeps? The world is a tough enough place to navigate through & try to obtain some sort of balance, joy or peace. If you go online with a PS3 it's racial slur time. FUCK HATE!

  47. L.... ....

    It's kind of a shame that I've seen people/had friends like this and I'm only 16.

  48. j.... s....

    @EarlDingo upload it now

  49. p.... ....

    nuetral milk hotel is the only band I know that kindly summarized all of its songs in one title.

  50. N.... ....

    @TylorDeal Irony!

  51. M.... S....

    @TylorDeal oh the irony

  52. P.... ....

    Guess who else did a lot of acid.

  53. s.... ....

    @TylorDeal NOOOOOOoooooooooo!

  54. C.... W....

    @Nickkp15 Jeff drew it and I know I've seen it before. Just check out their website; I can't remember if its on the official or the unofficial.

    Just check them out and I'll think you find them. Sorry for not being that much of a helping hand..

  55. N.... H....

    I really like the picture used above but I can't find it online with "Neutral Milk Hotel" written across the top, anyone have a link to where I can get that?

  56. T.... S....

    @TylorDeal oh the irony

  57. v.... ....

    @EarlDingo Upload it!

  58. E.... C....

    I have never heard this whole song until now. For some reason mine always cuts off at 0:20 ( on this video) The version I have also has slower stuff prior the fast pace bit how this one starts.

  59. I.... y....

    PLEASE upload a download link to mediafire or something. I cannot find it anywhere D:

  60. H.... ....

    reminds me of my friends girlfriend

  61. U.... L....

    1 dislike... probably jeff mangum himself, just being unfathomably cool and indie, as usual. it's like surprising to see comments on this song... i almost thought that these songs (candy coated dream, sailing through, etc.) were figments of my imagination. like i fell asleep listening to NMH and dreamt this music

  62. L.... F....

    wow what a songwriter

  63. m.... ....

    Fuck this is fucking amazing.

  64. T.... ....

    @TylorDeal I did that just to frustrate you

  65. P.... F....

    One person came by, and decided she didn't take enough acid.

  66. P.... F....

    beautiful

  67. N.... C....

    Spastically wonderful :)

  68. b.... ....

    @toobsockproductions i like it . . . ..

  69. B.... m....

    @krazybanana26 Well I`m from Ireland and he is playing a solo gig on November 30th in Dublin. Also he is curating the all tomorrows partys festival over in England a few days later which he will be also playing at. Good times!!!

  70. B.... m....

    Brilliant song!! The lyrics are particularly awesome. I hope he plays this when I go see him in November.

  71. b.... ....

    this song is creepy

  72. C.... ....

    @lesa9410 This is from the "Live at Aquarius Records" bootleg, there is a song before this, "Unknown" which runs in to this. And then it goes straight into Rubby Bulbs after it.

  73. l.... ....

    isn't this part of a longer song?

  74. R.... ....

    cheers for the upload:)

  75. T.... ....

    Real indie is good

  76. q.... ....

    thank you so effin much for uploading this

  77. A.... D....

    bad fucking ass