This track is titled after the character Neely O'Hara from the original chick lit novel, ‘Valley of the Dolls’. The novel tells the stories of three women working in the entertainment industry, each affected differently by the spotlight and how they are perceived as people, and the influence of bein...
[Verse 1]
In the morning
When you throw up water
And your skin turns a pale pale yellow
Well everyday you lose more color
Do you think that someone paints your mirror?
Do you think that someone paints your mirror?
And you think that things sound different
At the time when you speak
Well there are visions much clearer
Than these blurs that you see
[Hook]
And like Neely O'hara
You swallow your sleep
And wake up in the morning
To find out you are not who you used to be
[Verse 2]
You don't recognize the behavior
Or the spelling of your name
And the shape that is in the mirror
Well you'd swear it is not the same
[Hook]
And like Neely O'hara
You swallow your sleep
And you really can't remember
But you know you are not
Think you are not
No you are not who you used to be
Neely O’Hara was written by Conor Oberst.
Neely O’Hara was produced by Mike Mogis.
Bright Eyes released Neely O’Hara on Mon Nov 01 1999.