If Children Were Wishes

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Wye Oak are an indie folk rock duo from Baltimore, Maryland, USA, composed of Andy Stack (drums, keyboards, backup vocals) and Jenn Wasner (vocals, guitars). Their sound has been described as "earnest folk-influenced indie rock with touches of noise and dream pop". Wasner sings lead vocals and plays electric or acoustic guitar, while Stack plays both drums and keyboards, playing the drums with his feet and right hand, and the bass line with his left hand. more »

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2008

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If children were wishes, 
My mother spent hers on impossible things
My brother was money, 
My sister was love, and I was world peace

My brother, he spent it, 
My sister got pregnant, and all that I'm worth
Will only come true 
When there are no more of us left on this earth

If hearts were machines that kept 
Running forever automatically,
Then you wouldn't be in that 
Hospital bed, on that saline I-V

And if it's your diet, you stubbornly swear
That it wasn't your fault,
You rather be dead in that hospital bed 
Than cut back on sugar and salt

Oh, aren't you afraid of 
Living in a major American city,
So marry a stupid, 
Unreachable girl who's impossibly pretty

And I've seen you drive everyday of your life, 
And it's always a rush,
And I have to wonder 
How I ever let you do something so dangerous

And so I suppose this is 
Just how it goes no matter how I try,
I just have to watch you get 
Weaker and weaker till you finally die

But I have to remember 
The wish of my mother and all that I'm worth,
Which will only come true 
When there are no more of us left on this earth

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