The Oh Hellos - Rio Grande (Lyrics)

I'm sorry this took so long
Lyrics:
somewhere down south of here
there's a woman with an armload of grass
weaving a basket
that'll float the Rio Grande
she'll send her baby on it
the river running wild and fast
to curry the favor
of whatever pharaoh owns the land
a seed of an idea, like mustard greens
like newborn fingers,
curled and half asleep
awake
from her mouth, a vineyard
of swears and hallelujahs entwined,
a new wine is vinted
a blend of sweet commandment
oh, to hell with the semantics
the camel and the cable confide
the eye of a needle
is tall enough to stand inside
a seed of an idea, like mustard greens
like newborn fingers
curled and half asleep
awake with a thunder from underneath
stretch up and reach through
the hardest part of me
may all our tinfoil idols
lay crumpled on the ground
and our pre-fab Olympus
divided by the thousand
oh, maybe I’m naive for thinking
that a mountain so stubborn can move
but if I’m a mountain moving
I think maybe you can be, too

[@HendrickNation9]

The amount of biblical references in The Oh Hellos’ songs are a lot. I’m not surprised if almost all of them have one in it.

[@luanlovesllamas9971]

the wait was worth it, these always look amazing :]

[@khloeg1649]

me during the first part of the song, having watched the prince of egypt, proud of myself : I know what this is about c:
also all your lyric videos are gorgeous !! glad to see someone appreciating the oh hellos

[@Kutseido.]

Thankyou for doing these! Are you going to do Dear wormwoodand trough the deep dark valley? I really want thus always to tyrants, ah
But again THANKYOU you reminded me how much I loved The oh hellos!

[@toasty9769]

Dear Wormwood for sure, then The Oh Hellos EP, and Through the Deep Dark Valley after that
they really are a great band eh

[@buhzs9663]

amazing!

[@julias60]

Thank you!

[@toasty9769]

=)

[@WaterMeLoan64]

b r u h