The sixth track on Built to Spill’s There’s Nothing Wrong With Love. This song is written from the perspective of a baby (presumably called Cleo), chronicling his/her experiences in the womb and contemplating mysteries of childbirth. The song ends when Cleo is exiting the womb and the overwhelming e...
[Verse 1]
Wiggly days, wiggly nights
When it's dark, bring in light so you can see me
What a sound, straight through my spine, bounced off of me
Makes me round, 3D sound, push it down, move it around
See, I'm fine
[Chorus]
Ain't it strange that I can dream?
(You can say it's night or day, snow or rain, it's all the same)
When there's nothing I have ever seen
(In here, in here)
Ain't it strange that I can dream?
(You can say it's night or day, snow or rain, it's all the same)
Ain't it strange that I have brain activity?
(In here, in here)
[Verse 2]
Who brought those cameras in?
Who gave who the right?
Lennart Nilsson, shut off those lights
Inside a sea, turned from frog to freak to tiny red and meek
[Chorus]
Ain't it strange that I can dream?
(You can say it's night or day, snow or rain, it's all the same)
Ain't it strange that I'm a human being?
(In here, in here)
Ain't it strange that I can dream?
(You can say it's night or day, snow or rain, it's all the same)
[Bridge]
Living in the womb
Running out of room
Have to come out soon
Have to meet the sun and moon and—
[Outro]
Cleo was written by Doug Martsch & Brett Nelson & Andy Capps & Karena Youtz.
Cleo was produced by Phil Ek.
Built to Spill released Cleo on Tue Sep 13 1994.