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Wye Oak — Civilian
Album: Civilian
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7.4

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Released: 2011
Length: 3:34
Plays (last 30 days): 0
I am nothing without pretend
I know my thoughts
Can't live with them
I am nothing without a man
I know my faults
But I can hide them

I still keep my baby teeth
In the bedside table with my jewelry
You still sleep in the bed with me,
My jewelry, and my baby teeth

I don't need another friend
When most of them
I can barely keep up with
I'm perfectly able to hold my own hand,
but I still can't kiss my own neck

I wanted to give you everything
but I still stand in awe of superficial things
I wanted to love you like my mother's mother's mothers did
Civilian

Civilian
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Been listening to the song for at least 8 years. My kids have heard it hundreds of times. 
My 17 year old just commented that he likes this song and one big reason is because of how creepy this verse is:

I still keep my baby teeth
In the bedside table with my jewelry
You still sleep in the bed with me,
My jewelry, and my baby teeth 

I like that line too. 
 oldsaxon wrote:

I sleep with her and all the things that make her who she is. 

 
A 'possible meanings' or 'lyric translation' project would be fun. Given his summary of this lyric, I nominate oldsaxon to be a Contributor!
Absolute noise.
 
Ha, was just talking about trees with my husband, re: below :-)
I like this song. 
Image result for wye oak tree
Image result for wye oak tree

The Wye Oak in Wye Mills   Eastern Shore, MD.  


 markpeachey wrote:
what is that gawd awfull noise at the end?
 
You mean where it got really good?
Sorry it wasn't easy-listening enough for you.
Vetiver > Alt-J> Wye Oak
{#Meditate}
Nice vibe Bill.
3 artists I don't well or at all, and now want to get to know better.
Keep it going: {#Motor}
               Still,  it takes an invitation from some mother
       And,  she won't trust me, lest I turn it into a tiger lilly
           Now I guess my own mom  gets a postcard.from
             Don't know so many places, and one to send.
It's bands like this that keeps me interested in (relatively) new music. Very compelling.
 markpeachey wrote:
what is that gawd awfull noise at the end???????????????????

 

Agrerd!  Ruined a great listen.
Excellent to see this still going strong since I uploaded it a little over three years ago {#Cheesygrin}
 david927 wrote:
This song moved from an 8 to a 9 for me.  You can't think of the lyrics and you can't try to make sense of it.  You just have to let it run around your skull on its own.  Sublime!

  
Works for me!
This song moved from an 8 to a 9 for me.  You can't think of the lyrics and you can't try to make sense of it.  You just have to let it run around your skull on its own.  Sublime!
The singer sounds like she keeps all her teeth at the side of the bed in a glass, not just her baby teeth.  Brilliant song, though, and great album right through.
 pousso wrote:
Wow - outstanding, and came at the right time.   This week I received some bad news - this song reminds me of why I love music so much.  

 
Well said. hope you're doing better, friend...keep your head up!
 lozit wrote:

Same for me. And be drunk too.

 
I want to throw up
what is that gawd awfull noise at the end???????????????????
Wow - outstanding, and came at the right time.   This week I received some bad news - this song reminds me of why I love music so much.  
Interesting. (This is always complementary, incidentally.)
Gets better with each hearing.  ↑8.

p.s. that just raised it to a 7.4.  Good, I'm glad.
 {#Clap}barlin wrote:
Love this Song so much that I want to have Kids with it and rase them to give world joy
 

 Proclivities wrote:

Hmm...  First you said you liked the lyrics, then that they creeped you out, now you'll keep your offspring away from them.

 
Sounds like Real love :-)))
 scrubbrush wrote:
 barlin wrote:
Love this Song so much that I want to have Kids with it and rase them to give world joy

I'd keep kids away from these lyrics: 

I still keep my baby teeth
In the bedside table with my jewelry
You still sleep in the bed with me,
My jewelry, and my baby teeth

 
Hmm...  First you said you liked the lyrics, then that they creeped you out, now you'll keep your offspring away from them.
 scrubbrush wrote:

This verese creeps me outI still  keep my baby teeth
In the bedside table with my jewelry
You still sleep in the bed with me,
My jewelry, and my baby teeth



 
I sleep with her and all the things that make her who she is. 
 barlin wrote:
Love this Song so much that I want to have Kids with it and rase them to give world joy

I'd keep kids away from these lyrics: 

I still keep my baby teeth
In the bedside table with my jewelry
You still sleep in the bed with me,
My jewelry, and my baby teeth
Love this Song so much that I want to have Kids with it and rase them to give world joy
From 5 > 7.
Growing on me. 
Noisy mess...
 jimys wrote:
That discordant guitar at the end makes me want to rip all my clothes off and dance naked around a bonfire!  {#Bananajumprope}

 
Same for me. And be drunk too.
 scrubbrush wrote:

This verese creeps me out

I still  keep my baby teeth
In the bedside table with my jewelry
You still sleep in the bed with me,
My jewelry, and my baby teeth



 
I think it's mommy-separation issues. (Keep in mind, some children continue to nurse well into preschool, even grade school.) This whole moany-groany "movement" so prevalent in popular music this past decade... Yuch.
 Jive wrote:

Me too... Must be a Toronto thing {#Angel}

 
Well, whatever Toronto has, it just spread to the wet coast.  

Had to stop and listen. 
 Yeoleman wrote:
Have to admit, it's growing on me.


 
Yeah, damn infectious 
bumping it to a 9 
Have to admit, it's growing on me.

Giddy-up-go….>9-10
It begs the question...Wye not Oak?



                 Got Wood? 



 
 ccjemmett wrote:

LOL.  For me it was to stop what I was doing to come see who this is and give it an 8.
 
Me too... Must be a Toronto thing {#Angel}
 Kokoloco53 wrote:
What's the point? of this music?

 
LOL.  For me it was to stop what I was doing to come see who this is and give it an 8.

This verese creeps me out

I still  keep my baby teeth
In the bedside table with my jewelry
You still sleep in the bed with me,
My jewelry, and my baby teeth


Good stuff indeed.
Great song. Great album. Great band. You should buy the record!
 chyk5 wrote:

What a beautiful, noisy mess...

 
Well played.
 grungepuppy wrote:
Strange, haunting, and beautiful. This is easily the most interesting song I've heard in the past several years. 9 > 10.

 

I like the lyrics:

I still  keep my baby teeth
In the bedside table with my jewelry
You still sleep in the bed with me,
My jewelry, and my baby teeth

Strange, haunting, and beautiful. This is easily the most interesting song I've heard in the past several years. 9 > 10.
 moonridge2001 wrote:
What a noisy mess...

 
What a beautiful, noisy mess...
What a noisy mess...
7 > 8.
What's the point? of this music?
 jimys wrote:
That discordant guitar at the end makes me want to rip all my clothes off and dance naked around a bonfire!  {#Bananajumprope}
 
What a splendid idea!
This song is crazy good. Very solid 9 I think
 jimys wrote:
That discordant guitar at the end makes me want to rip all my clothes off and dance naked around a bonfire!  {#Bananajumprope}
  exactly


at first i thought jelly fish, then saw nice legs with feet. 
Neilish guitar work
 mrtuba9 wrote: 

Still free today!
LOVE this song. Just jumped from 7 to 9 
That discordant guitar at the end makes me want to rip all my clothes off and dance naked around a bonfire!  {#Bananajumprope}
Heard this used to good effect the other night in the movie "Safety Not Guaranteed." Just love it.
I'm really liking this. I too will need to download it.
This is an immediate EARGRABBER!!!! First listen. I'll bet it ends up a 10 anyway so here it is. GODLIKE.
Just him 'n 'er.
Impressive.
Or 'er 'n 'im if you prefer.
What the hell with all these Oregon people commenting on this song??
 AndyJ wrote:
Start with an "8"... and see how she fares on second-third listening... Thanks for the introduction..
 
I also started with an 8 and an iTunes download.  So I hope the second and third listening is just as favorable so my $1.29 wasn't wasted.  

So far, so good. 
yo Bill!

The "Buy MP3" button takes you to 

Meet Me At The Mistletoe

by Dave Barns

Start with an "8"... and see how she fares on second-third listening... Thanks for the introduction..
 Neil66 wrote:

Yeah, unfortunately this is the highlight... IMHO...
 

The rest of the album is still pretty solid though (IIRC)
 Nala wrote:
oldviolin wrote:
love that dissonant guitar solo at the end...
 
Sounds just like old Neil Young
 


Yes, reminds me of Neil too which is just fine
oldviolin wrote:
love that dissonant guitar solo at the end...
 
Sounds just like old Neil Young
love that dissonant guitar solo at the end...
 Neil66 wrote:
Yay another one of my uploads made it ;-)
 
I uploaded too but didn't get accepted. Thanks for trying again. I also uploaded "Spiral" that did get accepted.
..i really dig this (oh shoot, somebody—ok, Four somebodies—beat me to it)..

..insta-9er..
The Zombie Apocalypse rules {#Dancingbanana_2} Can't get this song out of my ears and can't stop listening to it since I was electrified when hearing it on The Walking Dead series
Interesting, I really like the way this song starts and builds but I lose it when all that fuzz guitar kicks in. It's like two different songs.
 Bosami wrote:
Awesome! Love this song - glad to hear it on RP.

Anyone have this record? I'm curious as to how the rest of this sounds.
 
Yeah, unfortunately this is the highlight... IMHO...
Awesome! Love this song - glad to hear it on RP.

Anyone have this record? I'm curious as to how the rest of this sounds.
 lily34 wrote:

third.
 
......countth.......
Good!!!
 ptooey wrote:
And I will be the second.  I really dig this.
 
third.
Yay another one of my uploads made it ;-)
 d-don wrote:
Ok, I'll be the first to say I really dig this.
  And I will be the second.  I really dig this.


Ok, I'll be the first to say I really dig this.