Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel
This song is about Jeff Mangum’s obsession with Naomi Yang, the bassist from the short-lived, influential dream pop group Galaxie 500.
In 2011, Yang said in the description of her unofficial music video for the track:
Fifteen years ago, Damon and I were playing at a music festival. Someone from Ne...
[Intro]
Your prettiness is seeping through
Out from the dress I took from you
So pretty
And my emptiness is swollen shut
Always a wretch I have become
So empty
[Refrain]
And please please don't leave me
[Verse 1]
I'm watching Naomi, full bloom
I'm hoping she will soon explode
Into one billion tastes and tunes
One billion angels come and hold her down
They could hold her down until she cries
[Verse 2]
I'm tasting Naomi's perfume
It tastes like shit and I must say
She comes and goes most afternoons
One billion lovers wave and love her now
They could love her now and so could I
[Verse 3]
There is no Naomi in view
She walks through Cambridge stocks and strolls
And if she only really knew
One billion angels could come and save her soul
They could save her soul
Until she shines, until she shines
Until she shines, until she shines
Until she shines, until she shines
[Refrain]
So pretty, so pretty
So pretty, so pretty
And please please don't leave me
Naomi was written by Jeff Mangum.
Naomi was produced by Robert Schneider.
Neutral Milk Hotel released Naomi on Tue Mar 26 1996.