Everything Must Belong Somewhere. I Know That

To Outsiders It Probably Seems Like Splitting Hairs, But To Me, Bright Eyes Is A Simply The Collaboration Between Myself And Mike Mogis And Nate Walcott. What You Hear Is Definitely The Sum Of All Our Ideas And Represents All Three Of Us. But I Still Write The Songs Myself.

I Came Upon A Doctor Who Appeared In Quite Poor Health. I Said, 'there's Nothing That I Can Do For You That You Can't Do For Yourself.' He Said, 'oh Yes You Can. Just Hold My Hand. I Think That That Would Help.' So I Sat With Him A While Then I Asked Him How He Felt. He Said, 'i Think I'm Cured.'

I Liked The Idea Of Having A Record That's Reggae-influenced But Not Musically, Just Lyrically. I Think There's So Much About Rasta Culture That's Interesting. Just The Idea Of Preaching One-ness, That We're All In This Together. Which I Suppose Is At The Root Of Most Any Religion. You're Gonna Find It, If Taken In The Right Context.

The Idea Of Forever Is Kind Of Ridiculous, Which Is Unfortunate Because Its Kind Of A Nice Thing To Say, You Know. I Think It Softens The Blow Of Mortality And Having To Say Goodbye To Everything You Know And Everyone You Love And All That Kind Of Thing.

They Say It's Better To Bury Your Sadness In A Graveyard Or Garden That Waits For The Spring To Wake From Its Sleep And Burst Into Green.