Lyrics for In the Aeroplane Over the Sea as interpreted by PLANES

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea Lyrics
What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all around the sun
What a beautiful dream
That could flash on the screen
In a blink of an eye and be gone from me
Soft and sweet
Let me hold it close and keep it here with me

And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly
From the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see
Love to be
In the arms of all I'm keeping here with me

What a curious life
We have found here tonight
There is music that sounds from the street
There are lights in the clouds
Anna's ghost all around
Hear her voice as it's rolling and ringing through me
Soft and sweet
How the notes all bend and reach above the trees

Now, how I remember you
How I would push my fingers through your mouth
To make those muscles move
That made your voice so smooth and sweet
And now we keep where we don't know
All secrets sleep in winter clothes
With one you loved so long ago
Now he don't even know his name

What a beautiful face
I have found in this place
That is circling all around the sun
And when we meet on a cloud
I'll be laughing out loud
I'll be laughing with everyone I see
Can't believe
How strange it is to be anything at all

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gleebs
12-08-2001

Rated +4 

And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see

that's one of my favourite lyrics of all time. this song is just so wonderful. its message is to live in the present, and enjoy everything in life to the fullest, rather than worrying about the future, and how wonderful the simplicity of life can be.

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Newman220
01-09-2002

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The song is just about being carefree and peaceful.

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weezerific:cutlery
04-12-2002

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i love this song. the lyrics are so beautiful and the song itself is so calm.

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minusone
04-25-2002

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everything.

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echan07
05-07-2002

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this song just makes me happy.....

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razz_matazz
07-13-2002

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maybe it's just on my computer but the lyrics

'what a curious life
we have found here tonight
there is music that sounds from the street
there are lights in the clouds'

are missing from the beginning of the third verse

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PLANES
07-23-2002

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i fixed the lyrics...my apologies for that

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xartprojectx
08-05-2002

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One of the most beautiful sings I've ever heard. it brought me to tears the first time I heard it.

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OurLastGoodbye
08-24-2002

Rated -1 
great song



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i'macliche
03-21-2003

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I believe the song is about not only enjoying life in the present, but also, I see it is a religious song. "when we meet on a cloud, we'll be laughing out loud" meaning that there is something after death, something good. Not necessarly religious, but definitely faith-inspired.

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catherineks
04-01-2003

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this song is on my "feel good" cd - because that is exactly what it does. it makes me feel so hopeful about the future...and really makes me appreciate this beautiful world and the wonderful people in it.

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mrtrout
04-08-2003

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This song, following the seeming introduction to the life of the "character" (for lack of a better term) that seems to dominate the album with the two parts of king of carrot flowers, seems to serve as a beginning for the actual story, and it reflects the optimism that accompanies most all beginnings.

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oaferten
04-24-2003

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I'm with you, Mr. Trout. This song is the beginning of the story to me too... it's probably a different story for everyone though. While this song is very optimistic and "feel good," there's a bit of foreshadowing of the tragedy to come with, "...and one day we will die..." Also the menacing breakdown of melody in the saws during the part where it goes to the relative minor makes me feel a little uneasy... especially right after "now he don't even know his name..." But then it's back to youth and love and music and fun. Man... this song is so good.

... that's just what I think though...

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vespa
04-27-2003

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genius...
i love this song. i listen to it over and over...

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prettyscarves
04-29-2003

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There is one section of this song that is a bit of an anomaly from the tone of the rest of the piece

Now how I remember you
How I would push my fingers through
Your mouth to make those muscles move
That made your voice so smooth and sweet
And now we keep where we don't know
All secrets sleep in winter clothes
With one you loved so long ago
Now he don't even know his name

There is, as someone said before, a large amount of optimism in this song, but that one stanza is rather nostalgic, sad, I wouldn't say bitter...but...
any comments?

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Omnipresence
05-13-2003

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The song may be trying to convey the sense that forgetting about the past is best, thus the transition from happiness in the present, to remembering the past, and back to the happiness because of being able to let go of how things used to be.

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xReadysetSTAB
06-18-2003

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Anna's Ghost = Anne Frank

Again, amazing.

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Hammer Time
06-24-2003

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I feel kinda like an idiot saying this, but who is Anne Frank?

Neutral Milk Hotel is one of the best bands out there.

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wewah
06-28-2003

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anne frank was a teenage girl who lived in europe (i think she was originally from germany but they had to move to denmark..or something, it's been a while since i learned this) during the holocaust. she wrote a diary while her family and family friends were in hiding. however, a very short period before ww2 was over, the gestapo found their hiding place and sent her, her family, and the family friends to concentration camps. she died shortly before the concentration camps were freed. i think the only people that survived were her dad, and a couple of her family's friends. i hope this makes sense.

but about this song..i think it's the most beautiful song i've heard. it's my favorite song. i've heard it a few times, and i didn't know who it was by. i finally found it and downloaded it today and i started crying really hard when i heard it. beautiful.

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wewah
06-28-2003

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also..a famous anne frank quote is.."in spite of everything, i still believe that people really are good at heart." sorry if i botched that.

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Evad
04-14-2004

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My most favorite song of all time. Each and every time I listen to it, it's like the first time all over again.
Absolutely pure beauty put into music.
Right here.

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SarahLovesMusic
04-23-2004

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This song is beautiful, start to finish. I just recently discovered Neutral Milk Hotel, and I'm completely in love. This is what great music is! I can't stop singing this song.

"And one day we will die
And our ashes will fly from the aeroplane over the sea
But for now we are young
Let us lay in the sun
And count every beautiful thing we can see
Love to be
In the arms of all I'm keeping here with me"

Beautiful.

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incu
05-09-2004

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this song is about enjoying the little things

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sweetadeline
06-01-2004

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So I'm saying this is one of the best love songs in the world.

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sporkit
10-02-2004

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"Now how I remember you
How I would push my fingers through
Your mouth to make those muscles move
That made your voice so smooth and sweet
And now we keep where we don't know
All secrets sleep in winter clothes
With one you loved so long ago
Now he don't even know his name"

this is the most confusing of any quotes ive found on the entire collection NMH cds. at frist i thought it was sexual in nature (just replace mouth with another female orafice) but after noticeing anna franks connection to the song im not quite so sure.

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