Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
And if the snow buries my
My neighborhood
And if my parents are crying
Then I'll dig a tunnel from my window to yours
Yeah, a tunnel from my window to yours
[Verse 2]
You climb out the chimney and meet me in the middle
The middle of the town
And since there's no one else around, we let our hair grow long
And forget all we used to know
Then our skin gets thicker from living out in the snow
[Chorus]
You change all the lead, sleeping in my head
As the day grows dim, I hear you sing a golden hymn
[Verse 3]
Then we tried to name our babies but we forgot all the names that
The names we used to know
But sometimes we remember our bedrooms and our parents' bedrooms
And the bedrooms of our friends
Then we think of our parents, well, what ever happened to them?
[Chorus]
You change all the lead, sleeping in my head to gold
As the day grows dim, I hear you sing a golden hymn
It's the song I've been trying to sing
And if the snow buries my
My neighborhood
And if my parents are crying
Then I'll dig a tunnel from my window to yours
Yeah, a tunnel from my window to yours
[Verse 2]
You climb out the chimney and meet me in the middle
The middle of the town
And since there's no one else around, we let our hair grow long
And forget all we used to know
Then our skin gets thicker from living out in the snow
[Chorus]
You change all the lead, sleeping in my head
As the day grows dim, I hear you sing a golden hymn
[Verse 3]
Then we tried to name our babies but we forgot all the names that
The names we used to know
But sometimes we remember our bedrooms and our parents' bedrooms
And the bedrooms of our friends
Then we think of our parents, well, what ever happened to them?
[Chorus]
You change all the lead, sleeping in my head to gold
As the day grows dim, I hear you sing a golden hymn
It's the song I've been trying to sing
About
Genius Annotation
“Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” is a sumptuously theatrical opener– the gentle hum of an organ, undulating strings, and repetition of a simple piano figure suggest the discreet unveiling of an epic. Butler, in a bold voice that wavers with the force of raw, unspoken emotion, introduces his neighborhood. The scene is tragic: As a young man’s parents weep in the next room, he secretly escapes to meet his girlfriend in the town square, where they naively plan an “adult” future that, in the haze of adolescence, is barely comprehensible to them. Their only respite from their shared uncertainty and remoteness exists in the memories of friends and parents.
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String Arrangements
Violin
Cello
Harp
Horn
Backing Vocals
Vocals
Percussion
Electric Guitar
Bass
Organ
Piano
Drums
Jaguar Electric Guitar
Mastered by
Engineer
Assistant Recording Engineers
Recorded By
Recorded At
Hotel2Tango
Release Date
June 20, 2004
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