Insect Eyes

by Devendra Banhart

From the album: Rejoicing in the Hands

Track 15 of 16 on Rejoicing in the Hands (2004).

Duration: 05:08

Rejoicing in the Hands cover art

Lyrics for Insect Eyes

And each strand of her hair is really insect eyes And each hole in her tongue is always occupied By the milk of the sun And each hair on her head is fields of gold wheat And i'm lying on my back And i'm falling asleep Mm hmm hmm hmm And each lash in her eye in really white roots And each line in her skin is really red roots Mm hmm hmm hmm And the neck her head's on is a tunnel of dawn But darkness will come But darkness will come For sure, it's gonna come And the breast on her chest is where i take my rest Is where i have my fun Is where i have my fun Mm hmm hmm hmm And the one long red nail that shoots from her toe Is tickling my blood And shifting its flow Mm hmm hmm hmm And each strand of her hair is really insect eyes And each hole in her tongue is always occupied By the milk of the sun And i'm always late, 'ways late And i'm always late Yeah, i'm always late Yeah, i'm always late Ah ah ah ah... And your black two lips of time And your black two lips of time And yours hand rejoice in mine Ah ah ah ah... And that seed, it grows all day And that seed, it grows all night And our veins are intertwined Ah ah ah ah...

Listen On

More from Rejoicing in the Hands

  1. This Is the Way
  2. A Sight to Behold
  3. The Body Breaks
  4. Poughkeepsie
  5. Dogs They Make Up the Dark
  6. Will Is My Friend
  7. This Beard Is for Siobhan
  8. See Saw
  9. Tit Smoking in the Temple of Artesan Mimicry
  10. Rejoicing in the Hands
  11. Fall
  12. Todo los Dolores
  13. When the Sun Shone on Vetiver
  14. There Was the Sun
  15. Insect Eyes
  16. Autumn's Child