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Neutral Milk Hotel
Invent Yourself a Shortcake
Sinking Ship

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Neutral Milk Hotel

Sinking Ship

Release date: 1991

From Invent Yourself a Shortcake

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About This Track

"Sinking Ship" is a track by Neutral Milk Hotel, from the album Invent Yourself a Shortcake, released 1991. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Neutral Milk Hotel.

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Lyrics

Sinking Ship

[Verse 1]

Sinking ship, how long can you hold still?

Your illness spills against my face

Sinking ship, how long can you hold still?

Oh, can't you feel the coming waves?

A perfect Sunday portrait of my mother

Painting horses all alone

Of lovers and of leavers still believing

They are free to come back home

[Verse 2]

Sinking ship, how long can you hold still?

Your illness is all that you are

A portrait of my father as a baby

Sleeping underneath the stars

A small pill of forgiveness I am giving to myself

It's what I need

A small gift of fulfillment I am hoping

You will open and receive

[Verse 3]

Sinking ship, how long can you hold still?

Your illness fills this empty room

A portrait of your lover softly drowning

In the warm waters of June

A perfect Sunday portrait of my mother

Sending signals through the drum

A portrait of my sadness finding shelter

In the safety of my home

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Track details

From Invent Yourself a Shortcake

1991

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Album

Invent Yourself a Shortcake

Neutral Milk Hotel

Release year

1991

—Love You on a Tuesday
—Prank Call
—Preacherman
—Spooky Sounds
—A&E Melody
—More Noise
—Calypso, Part 1
—Digestion Machine
—Calypso, Part 2
—Charlotte
—Jaw Harp
—My Dream Girl Don t Exist [1991]
—Chocolate Coffin
—Sinking Ship
—Random Noise

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Neutral Milk Hotel have announced a ‘The Collected Works’ box set

Neutral Milk Hotel have announced a ‘The Collected Works’ box set

The limited edition box set was initially self-released by Jeff Mangum under Neutral Milk Hotel Records in 2011, and this will be its first digital release.

10 Jan 2023 • 7:15 pm

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Writer: Jeff Mangum
Producer: Jeff Mangum