Two-Headed Boy is a song originally by Neutral Milk Hotel off of their album In The Aeroplane Over the Sea. It has been covered by the Mountain Goats during at least two live shows.
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Two-headed boy All floating in glass The sun it is passed now it's blacker than black I can hear as you tap on your glass And I am listening to hear where you are I am listening to hear where you are Two-headed boy Put on Sunday shoes And dance cross the room to accordion keys With the needle that sings in your heart Catching signals that sound in the dark Catching signals that sound in the dark They will take off your clothes And they'll be placing fingers in the notches in your spine And all, when all is breaking Everything that you can touch is Silent, sleeping alone now Already gone Two-headed boy There's no reason to grieve The world that you need's wrapped in gold silver sleeves Left beneath Christmas trees in the snow I will show you and leave you alone Watching spirals of white softly flow In the city as you go They will take off your clothes And they'll be placing fingers in the notches on your spine And all, when all is breaking Everything that you can keep is Silent, sleeping alone now And already gone