You've Passed
Neutral Milk Hotel
On Avery Island (1996)

The lady is dying
She bends back like a wave
As her spirit is climbing
Through the hospital wall and away

And I wanted to hold you
As you made your escape
But now I should have told you
When your eyes were alive and awake
Always in life we all must make this mistake

And so I go it alone
And the pressure is great
I hold on to my own
Oh, please - oh, don't go away

I wanted to know you
Before you started to fade
But I gave everything to
A lie and a farce and a fake
Always in life we all must make this mistake

And so I go it alone
And the pressure is great
I hold on to my own
Oh, please - oh, don't go away
I'd like to see you when all these angry days flow away