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.

Quote by Conor Oberst

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Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?

Why are you scared to dream of god when it's salvation that you want?

Let the poets cry themselves to sleep, and all their tearful words will turn back...

Let the poets cry themselves to sleep, and all their tearful words will turn back...

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing...

I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.

I really just want to be warm yellow light that pours over everyone I love.

I've cried, and you'd think I'd be better for it, but the sadness just sleeps,...

I've cried, and you'd think I'd be better for it, but the sadness just sleeps,...

'Cause I swear that I'm dying, slowly but its happining.

'Cause I swear that I'm dying, slowly but its happining.

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

No lies, just love.

No lies, just love.

I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so...

I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so...

We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul.

We must memorize nine numbers and deny we have a soul.

When I was a kid, I used to fantasize about death. Not that I was...

When I was a kid, I used to fantasize about death. Not that I was...

Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on...

Now I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers and laid entwined together on...

There's all body types, but there's just one size.

There's all body types, but there's just one size.

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

I believe that lovers should be draped in flowers And laid entwined together in a...

Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart.

Screaming is bad for the voice, but it's good for the heart.

I drink to stay warm, and to kill selected memories...

I drink to stay warm, and to kill selected memories...

They say they don't know when but a day is gonna come. When there won't...

They say they don't know when but a day is gonna come. When there won't...

Of course, I would be depressed sometimes, and my Mom would be worried about me...

Of course, I would be depressed sometimes, and my Mom would be worried about me...

A lot of what passes for depression these days is nothing more than a body...

A lot of what passes for depression these days is nothing more than a body...

You know it ain't easy For these thoughts here to leave me There's no words...

You know it ain't easy For these thoughts here to leave me There's no words...