I've given up trying to understand what people think about me. Conor Oberst More Quotes by Conor Oberst More Quotes From Conor Oberst 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. Conor Oberst sadsleepspring You mean nothing to no one but that's nobody's fault... Conor Oberst faultsmean Sometimes I worry that I've lost the plot My twitching muscles tease my flippant thoughts I never really dreamed of heaven much Until we put him in the ground. There is nothing as lucky, as easy, or free Conor Oberst flippantworryheaven Little soldier, little insect You know war it has no heart It will kill you in the sunshine Or happily in the the dark Where kindness is a card game Or a bent up cigarette In the trenches, in the hard rain With a bullet and a bet. Conor Oberst kindnessrainwar I want to be the surgeon who cuts you open Who fixes all of life's mistakes I want to be the house that you were raised in The only place where you feel safe. I wanna be a shower in the morning That wakes you up and makes you clean I know I'm just the weather against your window As you sleep through a winter's dream Conor Oberst dreammistakemorning Everything must belong somewhere. I know that now, that's why I'm staying here. Conor Oberst stayingknows And in the morning when the sun rise. Look in the water, see the blue sky. As if heaven has been laid there at our feet. Conor Oberst feetbluemorning There's nothing that the road cannot heal Conor Oberst heal It seems like everything I do musically I tend to lose a few fans and gain a few fans, and it all kind of evens out. Conor Oberst gainsfanskind I went right from wunderkind to washed up. Old. Been around too long. That's just the way I feel. That's my internal dialogue. Conor Oberst dialoguelongway I need some meaning I can memorize. The kind I have always seems to slip my mind. Conor Oberst kindmindneeds When everything is lonely I can be my best friend. Conor Oberst like-being-alonelonelyfriendship There's a lot of optimism in changing scenery, in seeing what's down the road. Conor Oberst down-the-roadsceneryoptimism I think in a lot of ways unconditional love is a myth. My mom's the only reason I know it's a real thing. Conor Oberst unconditional-lovemomreal My dad, who plays guitar and piano and was in cover bands, along with my older brother, Matt, taught me guitar and stuff. I started writing acoustic songs and playing by myself in 7th grade. Conor Oberst dadbrothersong we made love on the living room floor with the noise in the background of a televised war and in that defeaning pleasure i thought i heard someone say if we walk away they'll walk away Conor Oberst noisewarrooms Because the truth is that gossip is as good as gospel in this town. You can save face but you won't ever save your soul. And that's a fact. Conor Oberst gossipsoulfaces Cause a costume can be comfortable It can make you feel more beautiful It can even make you look like someone else But it's still you, so there's nothing you can do Like a bad habit, the one you couldn't kick, there it always is And it's nothing that no doctor's gonna fix. Conor Oberst doctorsbeautifullooks My Brother went to college To become a doctor And if he studies hard enough He'll end up just like papa, who hates his life. Conor Oberst hatebrothercollege There was this book I read and loved, The story of a ship Who sailed around the world and found That nothing else exists Beyond its own two sails And wooden shell And what is held within. All else is sure to pass. We clutch and grasp And debate what's truly permanent. Conor Oberst storiestwobook
