Neutral Milk Hotel Circle of Friends

Off of the rare demo tape "Beauty"

This song is one of my favorites.

Enjoy!

Lyrics:

Greet all your friends and they say hello
They tie all your ends until they tie
Yourself in again into something whole
Something secure and lost inside

I imply I'm away

All of the forces we uphold
And all of the dangers we escape
You wonder sometimes how long we'll hold
Till all of this anger shows its way

We embrace
Away
I'm OK
I'm OK
I'm OK

There are just some things we can't know
There are just some things you can't face
But I will secure myself in blue
and get this disease that you embrace

Embrace
and wait
Embrace
And wait

And beginning again takes so much time
And all of your friends come to watch you go
And as your machine pulls from the drive
You watch as their empty artics flow

Flow and blow
Flow away
Away
Away
I'm OK
I'm OK

Category:

Music

Tags:

• nmh
• Neutral
• Milk
• Hotel
• Circle
• of
• Friends
• demo
• beauty
• tape
• mix

[shannonpalmer]

haha! that was my cassette! my friend jana, who lived with jeff as well as me, wrote the name there. how funny to stumble on this!

[esophoric]

Oh really...very cool! I live in the south east, but I hate that I never got a chance to see NMH live *sniffle*.

You keep in touch with Jeff, or did he recluse himself away from more than just music?

[SolitaryVisions]

One of the most under-rated Mangum songs. I perceive his entire work as inspiring.

[esophoric]

I think it's one of those songs that will either hit you or it won't.

I've had some really shit moments with my friends so I can relate, you know?

But either way it's awesome song writing.

[wifoutteef]

Awesome

[esophoric]

I totally agree :o)

[iwannawatchrratedvid]

@esophoric

you got a chance to atleast see jeff playing this year at primavera sound in barcelona ! or atp if youve already went there.

[LOLCrazyKidLOL]

“that song is called circle of friends but it’s not really about my friends. It’s just about the shitty momments between friends. But I have some wonderful friends. And they are in the band I’m into” so adorable

[wassupimcharlie]

@shannonpalmer lucky.......

[Anarchistzxz]

They are such good artists such soothing and flowing waves of sound telling you everything is ok:)

[MrJivePirate]

as your machine pulls from the drive, you watch as their empty eyes explode and blow away, im ok, im ok

[vanarbulaxer]

Can relate to this song so much right now :(

When he says "shitty moments between friends" he probably means friends arguing, but for me it's when you're stuck between leaving a set of people and meeting new ones.

[misawaclone9]

hes so adorable when he speaks

[Fatkidsontheloose]

been awhile since ive heard this.. love it still great song

[axLhimself]

@TheSkiesEyes try vidtomp3. com you can paste the youtubelink into a box and download a mp3, its really simple.

[TheSkiesEyes]

I'm not really for downloads but as this ain't available anywhere.... can someone direct us?