Phish – Farmhouse

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Welcome this is our farmhouse.
We have cluster flies alas,
And this time of year is bad.

We are so very sorry,
There is little we can do, but swat them.

She didn't beg-
Oh not enough.

She didn't stay
When things got tough.

I told a lie
And she got mad

She wasn't there
When things got bad.

Chorus:
I never ever saw the northern lights. (This is our farmhouse)
I never really heard of cluster flies. (Cluster flies alas)
Never ever saw the stars so bright. (This is our farmhouse)
In the farmhouse things will be alright. (Cluster flies alas)

Woke this morning to the stinging lash
Every man rise from the ash
Each betrayal begins with trust
Every man returns to dust.

...Chorus...

...Instrumental...

Chorus until fadeout

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Lyrics submitted by phisherman, edited by jhreb

Track duration: 04:02


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    General Comment:Not a hippie but absolutely love Phish. The range that they display in their music is unmatched in my opinion. Been to see Phish a few times and I'm sure I stick out like a sore thumb but I dont care and I dont think anybody else did either. Nothing but nice to me.
    Flag phishheadon May 02, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:I think this song is about escaping from life's harsh realities: guilt in a breakup, pain in losing the one you love, disappointment in how little you've accomplished ("I never ever saw the Northern Lights").

    Also, the clusterflies represent the banal problems we exaggerate in everyday life; only when something truly terrible happens (betraying the person you love) do we look at everything in perspective: the problems we thought were a big deal aren't even real problems.
    Flag EaglesWingson March 05, 2012   Link
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    Lyric Correction:"In the farmhouse, things will be alright"

    Not "And the farmer says we'll be alright"
    Flag FratOnon April 20, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Newfound Finch, you're an idiot. You're an uneducated loser. When Anastasio was only a few years older than you (I'm guessing you were about fifteen when you posted) he was composing masterpieces; epics; movements. Also, by the way, the term "jamband" is degrading. Phish's music is composed, with sections left open for improvisation. They do more than just stand there and "jam" in a particular key; it's part of a larger structure. Anyways, this is 8 years after this idiot posted and I had to respond, mostly because it was fun. Secondly, phans were rushing to their own defense, claiming not to be "hippies" and not every phan is a "hippie," as if there's a negative connotation. Remember, it's inbreds like this guy who created a bad image. Finchy, hippies basically stand for individual freedom as long as it harms nobody else. So, tell us again, what it is you hate so much? You know, I'm not into this peace-loving, everything's rainbows and butterflies-bullshit either, deep down, nobody is unless their blind and stupid. I mean, sometimes people are bad and deserve to be strapped to a chair and tortured, like you. Who cares. I hope this loser dies in a fire and his parents feel awful for giving him fetal alcohol syndrome, no talent, no girlfriend, and a small brain. Newfoundfinch, I sincerely hope you've grown a bit since you posted.
    Flag Epinephrineon February 12, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I'm not a hippie. I just enlisted in the Army, bitch.
    Flag Weedhopperon November 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:btw i absolutely love the vaccuume or however thats spellleed... soo don't be mean to the Lenny-- he plays vacuume or whoever in phish... i loved lenny like a brother... i once had a pet bird named lenny... not really... but if i did i would cook him for dinner and serve him with eggs to a cat named mr. snufflekins...
    Flag whoreallycares12345on July 28, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:newfoundfinch... I WILL NOT BATHE NO MATTER WHAT YOU SAY!!!!

    thank you very much...
    Flag whoreallycares12345on July 28, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:To: didenofa0315
    I myself am 15..

    But in agreence..
    i am one of the only people in high school now-a-days that listens to the music i do [almost all from the '60]
    It's just all the kids that are follows & dont think for themselves & dont see true talent because it was never played on mtv.

    PHISH IS AWESOME.
    Flag Cosmic Jackieeon July 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:"And the farmer says we'll be alright"
    It's actually ...
    "In the farmhouse things will be alright"

    Silly.

    Anyone who likes Phish, check out Umphrey's McGee.

    I personally am into Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix Experience
    But Phish & Umphrey's are also 2 of my very favorites.

    :)
    Flag Cosmic Jackieeon July 09, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I don't know if anyone has said this before. But I think that the songs lyrics are meant to soundd like two different things. Mainly the lyrics sound like "we have cluster flies alas" but if you really listen to the background and the chorus along with the rest of the lyrics it also sounds like "we have clusterfied the lies". Possibly referring to when people continue to lie to one another to the point where there is almost a false reality. Just a thought.
    Flag dobombaspenon June 24, 2007   Link

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