Spirit They’ve Vanished

by Animal Collective

From the album: Danse Manatee

Track 1 of 22 on Danse Manatee (2001).

Duration: 5:33

Danse Manatee cover art

Lyrics for Spirit They’ve Vanished

Shhh! Do you wanna hear a secret? I know one! In this place There's a whole new life A thousand chains, when the links match right Find a name, face a faceless age Gasp at night at your window pane Isolate from one hundred friends Wave an arm as your childhood ends Turn a flash as one wild day steers Turn one song into twenty years In spirit they vanish And I'll show you why I make a great elder in my spotted tie If we were just dolphins In the sea at five It's hard to just kiss our Child games goodbye It's hard to just kiss our Child games goodbye Avey, you just messed the whole thing up!

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