Noah and the Whale were an English alternative/folk group formed in Twickenham, London in 2006. Their final line-up consisted of Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (fiddle, keyboards), Matt "Urby Whale" Owens (bass), Fred Abbott (keyboards, guitar) and Matthew Petulla (drums). Former members of the band include Doug Fink (drums), Laura Marling (vocals, guitar) and Jack Hamson (drums). According to Songfacts, the band's name is a combination of the title of one of their favorite films
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Verse 1: AE When the baby's born AE Oh let's turn it to the snow F#mE So that ice will surely grow F#mE Over weak and brittle bones AE Oh let's leave it to the wolves AE So their teeth turn it to food F#mE Oh its flesh keeps them alive F#mE Oh its death helps them survive F#mAEF#mE Oh the world can be kind in its own way
Verse 2: AE Oh well your future's a machine AE With the mechanics of a dream F#mE It is your mind that spins the wheel F#mE And your heart that makes you feel AE All the guilt for all your sins AE Oh and as that wheel spins F#mE Oh well it plays as they believed F#mE And for your husband you have grieved F#mAEF#mE Oh the world still deceives you as it turns
DA Well in my lucid moments I could see F#mE Oh that the heart might be the weakest part of me DA Oh and the moon controls the movements of the tide F#mE Oh but it has no weight on the movements of my mind
AF#m But if you turn your hands into flames AF#m All their light will burn the same AF#m Whether you just pass it through AF#m or if it's what you want to do DA And your sense of culpability DA Is from the guides that you perceive F#m Will show you grace E Oh when you turn to a ghost
DA Oh but now the love you found DA Is raising you from muddy ground DA And oh the death will let you down F#m Cause your curse E Will go on the same