Neutral Milk Hotel - Gardenhead / Leave Me Alone Lyrics






There are beads that wrap
Around your knees that crackle into the dark
Like a walk in the park, like a hole in your head
Like the feeling you get when you realize you're dead
This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world
And I guess it's worth your time
Because there's some lives you live
And some you leave behind
It gets hard to explain
The gardenhead knows my name

Leave me alone,
For you know this isn't the first time
In fact this is twice in a row
That the angels have slipped through our landslide
And filled up our garden with snow
And I don't wish to taste of your insides
Or to call out your name through my phone
For the glory boys at your bedside will love you
As long as you're something to own

Follow me through a city of frost covered angels
I swear I have nothing to prove
I just want to dance in your tangles
To give me some reason to move
But to take on the world at all angles
Requires a strength I can't use
So I'll meet you up high in your anger
Of all that is hoping and waiting for you





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Neutral Milk Hotel Gardenhead / Leave Me Alone Comments
  1. A.... M....

    If you play the song at 1.25x playback speed, the song sounds like how the band used to play it live. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think this song sounds so much better when it's faster.

  2. L.... a....

    I love this song.

  3. R.... B....

    If you're reading this, I'm so sorry.

  4. M.... J....

    This is a genuine banger.

  5. n.... ....

    This may be the best song that has ever been written by a human

  6. n.... ....

    I AM ALIVE

  7. M.... ....

    BON SANG

  8. v.... ....

    the drums are so perfect, fuck

  9. A.... K....

    SEMPRE SEMPRE

  10. C.... P....

    When you're in love with a woman and she whispers these words to herself while you're driving. Then, on the radio you hear this song and just hits you like something out of the corner of your vision. Holy shit it's Jessalyn's song.

  11. D.... G....

    69 people are deaf.

  12. L.... a....

    forever my favorite band

  13. Y.... A....

    f*cking love this band

  14. B.... M....

    “But to take on the world at all angles requires a strength I can’t use” hit me like a ton of bricks.

  15. D.... G....

    I listen to this every day because all i want is to be left aaaaaaallllllloooooooooooonnnne

  16. e.... w....

    real music sung with a real voice- miss jeff

  17. S.... G....

    Such a great song!!!

  18. S.... V....

    We are a group of music lovers nerding out over our favorite songs that fall under a new theme each day. Come show us what you got! Today’s theme is “Garden”.
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/SupercordsMusicClub/

  19. T.... O....

    GLORYBOYS-AT-YER-BEDSIDE

  20. T.... O....

    By golly that was beautiful

  21. C.... P....

    Best song ever written

  22. J.... C....

    "For the glory boys at you bedside, will love you as long as theres something to own!" Yikes

  23. J.... C....

    Love it how 'Avery Island / April 1st' plays in the background throughout the song. Nice touch

  24. �.... �....

    Gardenhead / Leave Me Alone
    Neutral Milk Hotel
    Around your knees that crackle into the dark
    Like a walk in the park like a hole in your head
    Like the feeling you get when you realize you're dead
    This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
    We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world
    And I guess it's worth your time
    Because there's some lives you live
    And some you leave behind
    It gets hard to explain
    The gardenhead knows my name
    Leave me alone, for you know this isn't the first time
    In fact this is twice in a row
    That the angels have slipped through our landslide
    And filled up our garden with snow
    And I don't wish to taste of your insides
    Or to call out your name through my phone
    For the glory boys at your bedside will love you
    As long as you're something to own
    Follow me through a city of frost covered angels
    I swear I have nothing to prove
    I just want to dance in your tangles
    To give me some reason to move
    But to take on the world at all angles
    Requires a strength I can't use
    So I'll meet you up high in your anger
    Of all that is hoping and waiting for you
    Songwriters: JEFF MANGUM
    © Universal Music Publishing Group
    For non-commercial use only.
    Data from: LyricFind

  25. B.... B....

    got an advertisement for weed killer....

  26. S.... H....

    My theme song.

  27. g.... r....

    god i just can’t get over how “name” transitions so smoothly into “leave me alone” i swear every time i hear that part it adds five years to my lifespan. jeff’s vocals are so beautful and magical

    g.... r....

    It's like in that part in Oh Comely where "anything at all" goes straight to "oh comely"
    Good shit

  28. O.... D....

    This song gives me the weirdest form of depression, like it's so good I never want it to end and that makes me really sad for a few hours idk why

  29. O.... D....

    One of the songs that takes me places

  30. A.... W....

    This album is better than in the aeroplane

    A.... W....

    And thats a fact

  31. J.... C....

    God gave us NMH as a code through which we can interpret life. If we can break the code, we can see true beauty.

  32. B.... S....

    anyone that can pull off the "KNOWS MY NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME LEAVE ME A-LONE" without losing breath is to be feared

    B.... S....

    Fear me, peasants.

    B.... S....

    @Fabian Basker I almost died, thanks

    B.... S....

    Ok i can do it. Just not that loud and i have to take a hefty breath between that and the gardernhead part. So im kinda the coolest

    B.... S....

    It’s all about breath control. Take a deep inhale after “gardenhead” and let out as little air as possible when you sing name. Finally, my three years of vocal lessons have purpose.

    B.... S....

    i can do it

  33. J.... D....

    I was a weird kid once before it was cool ,as an adult I finally got the chance to see jeff when he did his comeback tour years ago and it was very uncomfortable to say the least.. poor guy obviously didn't want to be up on stage ,must've gone broke or something..was just sad

  34. V.... ....

    Terra if you're reading this I love you.

  35. w.... ....

    this is the feeling of love. jeff mangum loves us all. i love jeff mangum. i miss 2015.

  36. P.... L....

    This is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

  37. D.... ....

    The way this song is sung reminds me of what shall we do now by Pink floyd

  38. g.... r....

    you're a real one if you can the hold the gardenhead knows my name note and then have enough oxygen to sing leave me alone too

  39. T.... ....

    So glad I saw these guys live.

  40. A.... C....

    still in love with how fuckin awesome this track is

  41. c.... ....

    they fear u

  42. I.... W....

    still this.

  43. S.... ....

    <3 ily jeff thank you. god bless you.

  44. N.... M....

    this is the best song of all time

  45. J.... ....

    iiiiiiii llloooovvveeee yyyooooouuuuuuuu jjjeeesssuuuusssccchrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiist

  46. M.... A....

    FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLOW ME THROUGH

    M.... A....

    CITY OF FROST COVERED ANGELSSSSS

    M.... A....

    I SWEAR I HAVE NOTHING TO PROOOOVE

    M.... A....

    please stop im dyslexic and i cant go on

    M.... A....

    I JUST WANNA DANCE IN YOUR TANGLES

    M.... A....

    sigh.. that lyric always reminds me of my most recent exes tangled curls... like in tangled... red.. ok replaying the song.

  47. H.... C....

    in love

  48. b.... ....

    the city of frost covered angels

    b.... ....

    FOLLOW ME THROUGH

    b.... ....

    greasy reece I SWEAR I GOT NOTHING TO PROVE

    b.... ....

    @TITATNO Straight

  49. D.... J....

    Jeffs voice is a super power

  50. b.... s....

    "Follow me through" is delivered with so much conviction it gives me chills - Mangum is a genius.

  51. G.... C....

    The transition from B dorian to B major is so seamless, and I feel like if I said that to Jeff he'd be like "huh?" haha

    G.... C....

    Grobo Clone I have no idea what that means but I totally agree

    G.... C....

    oliver dreyer Hehehe

    G.... C....

    Who cares? It sounds like heaven. That's what matters.

    G.... C....

    These are just made up concepts. Music theory is designed to explain what people have been doing musically..to make sense of it. Most good musicians have an innate ability.

    G.... C....

    b minor technically but okay....

  52. J.... ....

    That feel when pizza wraps around your knees

    J.... ....

    under-fucking-rated

  53. T.... ....

    A year ago I met Jeff. He traded me his pen for my marker. I will never forget.

    T.... ....

    What a legend

    T.... ....

    Mr soulakhs..

    T.... ....

    What color was it?

    T.... ....

    Did you get him to sign your pen?

  54. J.... J....

    Its so amazing how they put 2 songs together, I would've never have guessed unless I listened to Demo Types. Viva Neutral Milk Hotel.

    J.... J....

    amazing how they put all the songs together most of the time in their albums all the songs connect in some different way like ghost untitled and two headed boy part 2 line up almost better than perfectly

  55. J.... A....

    I don't wish to taste of your insides
    Or to call out your name through my phone!

  56. k.... ....

    I'm not sure what it is about NMH, but when listening to any of their albums for the first time you are so taken aback it's hard to enjoy the experience, but by the second time around you quit resisting, and realize you love every song.

    k.... ....

    I thought he sung too clearly when I first heard him, and i'm hesatant to play them in front of friends because I know they're a personal acquired taste.

    k.... ....

    Quit being a sissy Blitz, or you'll have no FEELING when you play for people

    k.... ....

    yeah, that's why my friend isn't enlightened yet

    k.... ....

    SERIOUSLY THOUGH! That is EXACTLY what happened to me!!

    k.... ....

    My friend showed me sailing through as my first experience
    I hatttttted it. Then itaots album. I hated it the first 3 times. But i kept being drawn to it.

    The i liked it.

    Then i looooved it.
    Then i saw them live, and a second time. And i have a deep appreciation for all of their music. I consider them my favorite band, and never not in the mood to listen to any of their music. They are one of the few bands i can love all their music. Only one comes close is conner oberst imo

  57. B.... H....

    Buttcrack

    B.... H....

    Shut it buttmunch

  58. M.... S....

    how about we shut up with the hipster or not bs, and the better or worse than itaots crap. I'm my mind, there is hipster(all the demo tape stuff) and non hipster(all the officially released stuff) neutral milk hotel. and both albums are beautiful. instead, let's marvel that in "the leave me alone" part, April 1st/Avery island is in the background.

    M.... S....

    @Séamus Ó Dálaigh I don't claim to be a hipster,don't really want to be cool, also no-one says "hip" anymore and I don't care if people don't like my music choices. Just trying to stop a civil war within the nmh fan base(it probably too late though) let's just enjoy the music that we like and not care what other people think. (This was troll bate wasn't it?)

    M.... S....

    @Séamus Ó Dálaigh oh. Sorry if I came off as a jerkface. I'm not a hipster, I just like some hipsterish (when it comes to music) things. I just have a wide range of music that I listen to.

    M.... S....

    +Séamus Ó Dálaigh *thus peace was restored to the land*

  59. D.... D....

    crying to this

    D.... D....

    +Shalankey Dimfedron this is funny i wasnt literally crying i was weeping to the beauty. i love jeff mangum. I agree with most of ur points but kt wasnt like a literal thing. But thank you most girls cant take jokes or have intelligent conversation.

    D.... D....

    how are you crying to this fucking awesome omage to fugazi punk

    D.... D....

    if anything this song is a triumph, it's not a weep to beauty song its a yes we have had shitty days and we will all die someday but fuck it. thats what this song is, a fuck it. you can't cry to this dude you gotta like idk just live to it. i played bass to this song earlier and was so tingly. great feeling. beautiful music. doug outski

    D.... D....

    sleeping bag gets it. this song is playing grand theft auto with one life. but with a better sound track.

  60. J.... L....

    I like it real well it takes a few times through to get the feel.

  61. J.... ....

    Aeroplane is better, but Avery Island doesn't get the credit it deserves. Really good album.

    J.... ....

    nah dude i prefer avery island

    J.... ....

    I think it's to easy to fall into the trap of one is better than the other. Both have great music and tracks. Arguably on Avery Island is not as great because it is very rough on the edges and doesn't have a defined sound. But at the same time in the aeroplane over the sea can be almost repetitive and uses very simple chord structures. Overall I think both are great albums both due equal merit. Sometimes I prefer one to the other. I'd agree this is due more credit. But id argue music is to subjective to have anything better than anything

    J.... ....

    Both albums are amazing

    J.... ....

    thats ridiculous. on avery island is way better. more noisy, more sad, more songs in minor scales that trick oyu into thinking theyre in major scales (thats right). itaots is still a 10/10 tho

    J.... ....

    lassiecomehome yeah exactly both albums are absolutely amazing it honestly just comes down to personal preference

  62. c.... ....

    I just want to dance in your tangles to give me some reason to move

  63. b.... s....

    Ive had this album for awhile now but I've only just started really coming around to the music. The lyrics are really poetic and visual.

    b.... s....

    bill smith I think there is also a certain cadence in Jeff's voice that really brings the images to life in the listener - At least for me.

  64. M.... M....

    There are beads that wrap
    Around your knees that crackle into the dark
    Like a walk in the park, like a hole in your head
    Like the feeling you get when you realize you're dead
    This time we ride roller coasters into the ocean
    We feel no emotion as we spiral down to the world
    And I guess it's worth your time
    Because there's some lives you live
    And some you leave behind
    It gets hard to explain
    The gardenhead knows my name

    Leave me alone,
    For you know this isn't the first time
    In fact this is twice in a row
    That the angels have slipped through our landslide
    And filled up our garden with snow
    And I don't wish to taste of your insides
    Or to call out your name through my phone
    For the glory boys at your bedside will love you
    As long as you're something to own

    Follow me through a city of frost covered angels
    I swear I have nothing to prove
    I just want to dance in your tangles
    To give me some reason to move
    But to take on the world at all angles
    Requires a strength I can't use
    So I'll meet you up high in your anger
    Of all that is hoping and waiting for you

    M.... M....

    Maia Mendez THANK YOU, THE LITTLE GOD

    M.... M....

    Gloom Weaver :p

    M.... M....

    @Aymen Nib *the gardenheaaaaaaad knows my naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame

    M.... M....

    Maia Mendez
    its bee's like bees knees.

    M.... M....

    Bless your soul, I had always understood 'there are pizza wraps around your knees'

  65. I.... F....

    I can never listen to nmh without listening to this song at least once

    I.... F....

    Isaac freeman and faust

    I.... F....

    exactly

  66. L.... L....

    For the glory boys at your bedside, will love as long as you're something to own

  67. B.... ....

    That last verse might be my favorite lyrics I've ever heard.

  68. K.... L....

    Wonderful

  69. B.... P....

    To take on the world at all angles.

  70. T.... F....

    Like a walk in the park.

    T.... F....

    guys we need to keep the amount of likes equal to how many years old this comment is

    T.... F....

    @chend yes

  71. G.... H....

    Saw this song played in Toronto. It was da best!

  72. s.... ....

    ...and I know this is not the first time, in fact this is twice in a row... so bitter.

    s.... ....

    shit happon\\

    s.... ....

    that line is one of my favorites in Avery Island

  73. s.... ....

    this must be what love feels like

    s.... ....

    Yes.

    That is correct.

    s.... ....

    but then when she fucks you you to the point of no return it starts the feel like "LEAVE ME ALONE"

    s.... ....

    Komnenos and jxxxxhiuNjbmk. mmm-ķ00ķMQKQKJHHI

    s.... ....

    pretty close...

  74. C.... M....

    Instrumentals remind me of Sex Bo Omb from Scott Pilgrim.

  75. 1.... ....

    Kanye blasts this song after talking to paparazzi

  76. c.... ....

    this is one of the best songs ever. period.

  77. v.... ....

    Brings tears to my eyes every fucking time...

  78. J.... J....

    I got tickets for Atlanta.

  79. J.... J....

    I think you may be my biological father :D

  80. C.... ....

    If that's a green Ovation in your picture that's just taking the piss because you're obviously me.

  81. J.... J....

    SAME. Thats how I got my name ^_^

  82. C.... ....

    lol



    On a not entirely separate note, my name is actually Joseph and people at school used to call me Jesus.

  83. J.... J....

    XD LOOK AT THE FUCKING UPLOADER'S NAME!

  84. e.... r....

    NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL WORLD TOUR 2013!

  85. J.... T....

    Hell yeah. So is Naomi and Song Against Sex.

  86. g.... ....

    Jeff Mangum is like the Alejandro Jodorowsky of Indie music. He turn anything disturbing and obscure into a beautiful masterpeice, now only if he can turn his Sh#t into gold...(literally)

  87. �.... �....

    Better than AOTS?

  88. S.... A....

    True that

  89. S.... S....

    He just played this live at the concert I was at.

  90. S.... ....

    Guess some people have a death wish.

  91. A.... P....

    If you dislike this song I will kill you.

  92. T.... ....

    what the heck

  93. c.... ....

    His voice is not fantastic but his lyrics are amazing. kinda like Bob Dylan they make songs that compliment their voices.

  94. m.... ....

    dis mah jammm man

  95. b.... ....

    needs more potato head

  96. i.... ....

    he has an amazing voice you try to sing them hes got lungs that go on forever so shhhhhh