Lyrics for April 8th as interpreted by PLANES

April 8th Lyrics
Crawl across towards your window
I'm calling softly from the street
Always a lonely widow
Half awake and sleeping on my feet
I'm of age but have no children
No quarter phone booth calls to home
Just late night television
Inside my bedroom all alone

There is no use in waiting
Offer up your steps so I can climb
Show me all your figure paintings
Etched in the middle of the night
Let me stretch upon your carpet
Let me hear the rain tap on your street
Knowing I am safe on the inside
Blankets wrapped and drifting off to sleep

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bright.eyed.girl
08-23-2002

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What a beautiful song...that is all I can think of to say....


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trajikclown
06-10-2003

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this song takes my breath away... lol am i cheezy or what>?

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xReadysetSTAB
06-17-2003

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am i the only one who thinks this song ends rather abrubtly?

still amazing, nonetheless.

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mrtrout
04-12-2004

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I've never really thought of falling asleep as an abrupt activity. It seems a fitting ending to any day.

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_christina
11-05-2004

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ohh i lovelove this song. the eerie guitar. the amazing lyrics. but it's so lonely.

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DubC4Life
11-13-2004

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lovely dreamy song. yes, I agree Christina, lonely is the best word I can think of to describe this song.

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davinox
12-18-2004

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i think it's "Just late night television"

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lamp
04-12-2005

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I know this may souind wierd, but when I hear this song I feel that it's not really there. It's like i'm imagining it or something. I feel like I've fallen asleep while the cd was still playing and I've just dreamed up the song.

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Cynothoglys
01-17-2006

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Sad, beautiful song about loneliness with a happy ending. Almost like Leonard Cohen or the Decemberists, but not really. A compleat original.

Also, did you know that "April 8th"'s debut was not on On Avery Island, but on the second untitled demo tape of outtakes from Everything Is.

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joetheshow
03-05-2006

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Isn't this song parallel to the events of Kurt Cobains "suicide" (his body was discovered on April 8th)? I heard that somewhere, but I can't remember where.

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joetheshow
03-05-2006

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Isn't this song parallel to the events of Kurt Cobains "suicide" (his body was discovered on April 8th)? I heard that somewhere, but I can't remember where.

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walzblech
03-10-2006

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thats a negatory joe, i believe kurt was found in november(same month he passed)

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walzblech
03-10-2006

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oh shit, nevermind, my book says he was found april 8th.. thats insane...

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pumkinhed
04-05-2006

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It's surprisingly straightforward for a band that later wrote about making fetuses with flesh licking ladies, and magic and medicine in one's ovaries

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Cool Coz
04-08-2006

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Me and a buddy were talking about how much we loved this song as we listened to it. Then we realized that today was infact April 8th. What a creepy coincidence.

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velvetsister
05-01-2006

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dude!! kurt cobain did NOT die in november!!! goodness

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dnowik
05-17-2006

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I could be incorrect, But I'm pretty sure April 8th is the day Shakyamuni Buddha was born. (that seems like a likely thing Neutral Milk Hotel would write about)

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xmakeoutkids
05-24-2006

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its some what like kurt cobain but

I'm of age but have no children

kurt had a child
sounds like a riddle :]

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napalm
06-01-2006

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i really dont think this is about kurt cobain, guys.

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Cynothoglys
07-14-2006

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It's about a widow who the subject invites in from the cold. Plain and simple.

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Samurai Vacation
07-23-2006

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Kurt Cobain's body was found on April 8th. They say he died cira April 5th. What I'm not sure about is when Jeff wrote this song. I would imagine that it was wrote before 1994, but I don't know.

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yankeeboystevel
08-09-2006

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Picasso died April 8th. Maybe that'd explain the "figure paintings" part. I think Jeff just wrote this on april 8th or something.

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dnowik
09-09-2006

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I just read 'In the Aeroplane Over the Sea', a book all about the band before, during, and shortly after the breakup - and it confirmed that 'On Avery Island' was about a spiritual experience Jeff Mangum had with a buddha statue, so I think my guess might be correct. But who knows.

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Stormx
09-09-2006

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Avery Island is an island he visited which had a big buddha statue...

Also, as far as I can tell, the lyrics are nothing to do with buddha. So... :P

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chrsdll
09-21-2006

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April 8th is also the date of the last chapter in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury.

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