Neutral Milk Hotelwere an indie rock/ folkband centered on chief lyricist and songwriter, Jeff Mangum, who, on the band's two full-length albums, played with a number of other musicians, notably Jeremy Barnes(drums), Scott Spillane(horns), Julian Koster(saw/banjo/accordion/bass guitar) and producer-instrumentalist Robert Schneider. Neutral Milk Hotel were one of the original members of the Elephant Six Collective, based in Athens, Georgia. They have been on an indefinite hiatus since 1999. Origins Jeff Mangum was a member of The Olivia Tremor Control, along with his friend Will Cullen Hartand Bill Doss, appearing on their first release, the California Demise7". Prior to recording for friends under the NMH moniker, Mangum recorded at least one cassette under the name Milk, the only known tape was called Pygmie Barn in E Minor.
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The King Of Carrot Flowers, Part One Lyrics
Neutral Milk Hotel
When you were young you were the King of carrot flowers,
And how you built a tower tumbling through the trees,
In holy rattlesnakes that fell all round your feet.
And your Mum would stick a fork right into Daddys shoulder,
And Dad would throw the garbage all across the floor,
As we would lay and learn what each others bodies were for.
And this is the room one afternoon I knew I could love you,
And from above you how I sank into your soul,
Into that secret place where no-one dares to go.
And your mum would drink until she was no longer speaking,
And Dad would dream of all the different ways to die,
Each one a little more than he could dare to try