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* ''Music/OnAveryIsland'' is also sad. Just listen to "Three Peaches"; it's about comforting a friend/loved one who attempted suicide and failed. [[CreatorBreakdown Even worse]], Jeff wrote it about his girlfriend at the time; [[HarsherInHindsight years after the album's release, she made another attempt and passed away]].

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* ''Music/OnAveryIsland'' is also sad. Just listen to "Three Peaches"; it's Peaches", for example, is about comforting a friend/loved one who attempted suicide and failed. [[CreatorBreakdown Even worse]], Jeff wrote it the song about his girlfriend at the time; time, who actually had attempted; [[HarsherInHindsight years after the album's release, she made another attempt and passed away]].

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* ''In The Aeroplane Over the Sea'' is a very emotional album, and is incredibly hard to sit through for some.
** However, it can hit you all at once in the last song, "Two-Headed Boy pt. 2". You can practically feel the anguish in Jeff Mangum's voice when he sings it, especially in light of his nervous breakdown he had after completing this album. The last line is, "But don't hate her when she gets up to leave." Then you hear Jeff simply get up, sets his guitar down, and leave. Not very sad in and of itself, but when you realize that it's the last line of the last song on the last album that he recorded with Neutral Milk Hotel -- it can make one feel rather sad.
*** The rest of the song is even worse, with the most blunt and forward lyrics of the whole album.
-->And in my dreams you're alive and you're crying,
-->As your mouth moves in mine, soft and sweet,
-->Rings of flowers 'round your eyes and I'll love you,
-->For the rest of your life when you're ready
** And later:
-->And when we break, we'll wait for our miracle,
-->God is a place where some holy spectacle lies
-->When we break, we'll wait for our miracle,
-->God is a place you will wait for the rest of your life
* ''On Avery Island'', too.
** Just listen to "Three Peaches" and tell me you that you didn't die a little inside. It's about comforting a friend/loved one who attempted suicide and failed. Even worse, Jeff wrote it about his girlfriend at the time. [[HarsherInHindsight Years after the album, she made another attempt and succeeded]].

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* ''In The Aeroplane Over the Sea'' ''Music/InTheAeroplaneOverTheSea'' is a very emotional album, and is incredibly hard to sit through for some.
** "Oh Comely" has the following lyrics, followed by a repetition of "know your enemies," probably a reference to the neighbor that sold out [[Literature/TheDiaryOfAYoungGirl Anne Frank]]'s family to the Nazis. It's chilling.
--->I know they buried her body with others,\\
Her sister and mother and five-hundred families\\
And will she remember me fifty years later,\\
I wished I could save her in some sort of time machine
** However, it can hit you all at once in the last song, "Two-Headed Boy pt. 2". You In addition to the song having some of the most blunt and forward lyrics of the whole album, you can practically feel the anguish in Jeff Mangum's voice when he sings it, especially in light of his nervous breakdown he had after completing this album. The last song additionally ends with the line is, "But don't hate her when she gets up to leave." Then leave," after which you hear Jeff simply get up, sets set his guitar down, and leave. Not very sad It's one thing in and of itself, but [[RealitySubtext when you realize realize]] that it's the last line ending of the last song on the last album that he recorded with Neutral Milk Hotel -- Hotel, it can make one feel rather sad.
*** The rest of the song is even worse, with the most blunt and forward lyrics of the whole album.
-->And
--->And in my dreams dreams, you're alive and you're crying,
-->As
crying,\\
As
your mouth moves in mine, soft and sweet,
-->Rings
sweet,\\
Rings
of flowers 'round your eyes and I'll love you,
-->For
you,\\
For
the rest of your life when you're ready
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ready\\
[...]\\
And later:
-->And
when we break, we'll wait for our miracle,
-->God
miracle,\\
God
is a place where some holy spectacle lies
-->When
lies\\
When
we break, we'll wait for our miracle,
-->God
miracle,\\
God
is a place you will wait for the rest of your life
* ''On Avery Island'', too.
**
''Music/OnAveryIsland'' is also sad. Just listen to "Three Peaches" and tell me you that you didn't die a little inside. It's Peaches"; it's about comforting a friend/loved one who attempted suicide and failed. [[CreatorBreakdown Even worse, worse]], Jeff wrote it about his girlfriend at the time. time; [[HarsherInHindsight Years years after the album, album's release, she made another attempt and succeeded]].passed away]].



* "Oh Comely" has this one:
-->I know they buried her body with others,
-->Her sister and mother and five-hundred families
-->And will she remember me fifty years later,
-->I wished I could save her in some sort of time machine
** This is followed by a repetition of "know your enemies," probably a reference to the neighbor that sold out the Frank family to the nazis. It's chilling.

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** Just listen to "Three Peaches" and tell me you that you didn't die a little inside.

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** Just listen to "Three Peaches" and tell me you that you didn't die a little inside. It’s about comforting a friend/loved one who attempted suicide and failed. Even worse, Jeff wrote it about his girlfriend at the time. [[HarsherInHindsight Years after the album, she made another attempt and succeeded]].
-->There is no dream,\\
So wake up\\
And if the holidays don't hollow out your eyes,\\
Then press yourself against whatever\\
You find to be beautiful and trembling with life\\
[[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Because I'm so happy you didn't die]]

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*From the Jittery Joe's variation of "Engine".
-->For I am an engine and I'm holding on.
-->The world is all bending and breaking from me.

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\n** This is followed by a repetition of "know your enemies," probably a reference to the neighbor that sold out the Frank family to the nazis. It's chilling.

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*"Oh Comely" has this one:
-->I know they buried her body with others
-->Her sister and mother and five-hundred families
-->And will she remember me fifty years later?
-->I wished I could save her in some sort of time machine

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*** The rest of the song is even worse, with the most blunt and forward lyrics of the whole album.
-->And in my dreams you're alive and you're crying,
-->As your mouth moves in mine, soft and sweet,
-->Rings of flowers 'round your eyes and I'll love you,
-->For the rest of your life when you're ready
** And later:
-->And when we break, we'll wait for our miracle,
-->God is a place where some holy spectacle lies
-->When we break, we'll wait for our miracle,
-->God is a place you will wait for the rest of your life

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* ''In The Aeroplane Over the Sea'' is a very emotional album, but it hits you all at once in the last song, "Two-Headed Boy pt. 2". You can practically feel the anguish in Jeff Mangum's voice when he sings it, especially in light of his nervous breakdown he had after completing this album. The last line is, "But don't hate her when she gets up to leave." Then you hear Jeff simply get up, sets his guitar down, and leave. Not very sad in and of itself, but when you realize that it's the last line of the last song on the last album that he recorded with Neutral Milk Hotel -- it can make one feel rather sad.
* ''In The Aeroplane Over The Sea'' is incredibly hard to sit through for some.
* ''On Avery Island'', too. Just listen to "Three Peaches" and tell me you that you didn't die a little inside.

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* ''In The Aeroplane Over the Sea'' is a very emotional album, but and is incredibly hard to sit through for some.
** However,
it hits can hit you all at once in the last song, "Two-Headed Boy pt. 2". You can practically feel the anguish in Jeff Mangum's voice when he sings it, especially in light of his nervous breakdown he had after completing this album. The last line is, "But don't hate her when she gets up to leave." Then you hear Jeff simply get up, sets his guitar down, and leave. Not very sad in and of itself, but when you realize that it's the last line of the last song on the last album that he recorded with Neutral Milk Hotel -- it can make one feel rather sad.
* ''In The Aeroplane Over The Sea'' is incredibly hard to sit through for some.
* ''On Avery Island'', too. too.
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Just listen to "Three Peaches" and tell me you that you didn't die a little inside.
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* "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" is incredibly hard to sit through for some.
* "On Avery Island", too. Just listen to "Three Peaches" and tell me you that you didn't die a little inside.

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* "In ''In The Aeroplane Over The Sea" Sea'' is incredibly hard to sit through for some.
* "On ''On Avery Island", Island'', too. Just listen to "Three Peaches" and tell me you that you didn't die a little inside.

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* ''In The Aeroplane Over The Sea'' is incredibly hard to sit through for some.
* ''On Avery Island'', too. Just listen to "Three Peaches" and tell me you that you didn't die a little inside.

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[[Music/NeutralMilkHotel This indie rock band]] [[TearJerker has some rather sad songs]].
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* ''In The Aeroplane Over The the Sea'' is a very emotional album, but it hits you all at once in the last song, "Two-Headed Boy pt. 2". You can practically feel the anguish in Jeff Mangum's voice when he sings it, especially in light of his nervous breakdown he had after completing this album. The last line is, "But don't hate her when she gets up to leave." Then you hear Jeff simply get up, sets his guitar down, and leave. Not very sad in and of itself, but when you realize that it's the last line of the last song on the last album that he recorded with Neutral Milk Hotel -- it can make one feel rather sad.
* "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea"
is incredibly hard to sit through for some.
* ''On "On Avery Island'', Island", too. Just listen to "Three Peaches" and tell me you that you didn't die a little inside.
inside.
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* ''In The Aeroplane Over The Sea'' is incredibly hard to sit through for some.
* ''On Avery Island'', too. Just listen to "Three Peaches" and tell me you that you didn't die a little inside.

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