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to find out why there’s no second set of | to find out why there’s no second set of | ||
footprints in the cave. | footprints in the cave. | ||
In the attic of this house, | In the attic of this house, | ||
on the wall behind a propped up couch | on the wall behind a propped up couch | ||
is a door that somehow leads into | is a door that somehow leads into | ||
the basement of this house. | the basement of this house. | ||
Oh, the less you hold out, | Oh, the less you hold out, | ||
more and more will fold out. | more and more will fold out. | ||
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less and less will show up. | less and less will show up. | ||
Guess it’s gotta blow up soon. | Guess it’s gotta blow up soon. | ||
If you take another look | If you take another look | ||
in the workings of your pop up book, | in the workings of your pop up book, | ||
there’s a secret message left there for you. | there’s a secret message left there for you. | ||
Take another look. | Take another look. | ||
If you choose a place to dig, | If you choose a place to dig, | ||
and you make a hole that’s deep and big enough, | and you make a hole that’s deep and big enough, | ||
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A place to dig. | A place to dig. | ||
Yeah! | Yeah! | ||
Okay now. | Okay now. | ||
Okay, what? | Okay, what? | ||
Okay yeah. | Okay yeah. | ||
Oh oh oh oh, the less you hold out, | Oh oh oh oh, the less you hold out, | ||
more and more will fold out. | more and more will fold out. | ||
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less and less will show up. | less and less will show up. | ||
Guess it’s gotta blow up soon. | Guess it’s gotta blow up soon. | ||
Ooh, the less you hold out, | Ooh, the less you hold out, | ||
more and more will fold out. | more and more will fold out. | ||
Revision as of 05:46, 2 August 2023
The Afternoon is the 17th track and the 9th non-transition track on View-Monster.
According to one of Neil's annotations on the album's HTML:
"This song is about the adventurous, imaginative, strange things that come easier to a young mind."[1]
Lyrics
See the footprints in the cave? I would follow them, if I were brave, to find out why there’s no second set of footprints in the cave. In the attic of this house, on the wall behind a propped up couch is a door that somehow leads into the basement of this house. Oh, the less you hold out, more and more will fold out. Live for the afternoon. But oh, the more you grow up, less and less will show up. Guess it’s gotta blow up soon. If you take another look in the workings of your pop up book, there’s a secret message left there for you. Take another look. If you choose a place to dig, and you make a hole that’s deep and big enough, you will find exactly what you need: A place to dig. Yeah! Okay now. Okay, what? Okay yeah. Oh oh oh oh, the less you hold out, more and more will fold out. Live for the afternoon. But oh, the more you grow up, less and less will show up. Guess it’s gotta blow up soon. Ooh, the less you hold out, more and more will fold out. Live for the afternoon. But oh, the more you grow up, less and less will show up. Guess it’s gotta blow up soon.