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This is the first song on the first album released by of Montreal. It uses an absurd metaphor–objects vanishing in the presence of the beloved–to reveal the speaker’s singular obsession with the person he loves.
When you come around, everything else disappears
My ears disappear
When you come around, everything else vanishes
The crowds slowly fade when you come around
Everything evaporates when you come around, around, around
On the news at night, they talk about the disappearances
They interview the people who were witnesses
Most are shocked, some don't care
When you come around, everything else disappears
My mouth disappears
When you come around, everything else vanishes
The birds have no heads when you come around
Everything loses its legs when you come around, around, around
On the news at night, they talk about the abnormalities
They interview the people who are authorities
Most are intrigued, some don't care when you come around
When you are near, I feel so far away from the person I am
Alone I feel like I'm jumping on a trampoline
When you come around, everything else disappears
My eyes disappear
When you come around, everything else vanishes
The sunlight swims away when you come around
And even darkness won't stay when you come around, around, around
Around, around, around
Everything Disappears When You Come Around was written by Kevin Barnes.
of Montreal released Everything Disappears When You Come Around on Tue Jul 15 1997.