Devendra Banhart(Born 30 May, 1981 in Houston, Texas but raised in Venezuela) is an avant-folk singer-songwriterwhose first few records were released on the Young God Records label from New York City; his most recent CD was released by XL Recordings. He is one of the most popular artists to come out of the new " New Weird America" movement that includes performers such as Faun Fables, Viking Moses, Jack Rose, Jana Hunter, the MV + EE Medicine Show, Currituck Co., Six Organs of Admittance, We the Royal, and many others. He is also a member of the group Vetiver. Banhart is often compared to such disparate artists as Marc Bolan, Daniel Johnston, Billie Holiday, Karen Dalton, Syd Barrett, Nick Drake, John Fahey, and Tiny Tim. His music tends to consist of fairly simple guitar melodies with minimal other instrumentation, and his lyrics are often surreal and naturalistic.
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An Island Lyrics
Devendra Banhart
When all my fingers ran off
And i just couldn't follow them
Your eyelash was an island and your
Eyes were someones friend
How could that happen?
Well i heard it was a real sweet thing
Now when my smells grew some new smells
And i just couldnt smell them all
I smell my sister in the winter
And my father in the fall
Cross sand and snow oh
A tired moan oh