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Now That I Know
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Now That I Know was released on September 12, 2005 by Heavy Flowers as a part of the album Cripple Crow
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Release DateSeptember 12, 2005
LabelHeavy Flowers
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
Vocals, Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
Songwriter, Lyrics, Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart
Producer
Andy Gabicand
Andy Gabicand
Producer, Mixing Engineer
Noah Georgeson
Noah Georgeson
Mixing Engineer, Producer
Thom Monahan
Thom Monahan
Producer, Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Now that I know
The way it goes
You gotta pay back every penny that you owe
[Verse 2]
Twelve years old
In your mama's clothes
Shut the blinds and lock up every door
[Verse 3]
And if you hear
Someone's coming near
Just close your eyes and make 'em disappear now
[Verse 4]
Years away
Finds me here today
On my own, always on my way now
[Verse 5]
So I send my friends
Gifts from where I've been
Something for the hand, they're never there to lend
[Verse 6]
Better keep those eyes
Climbing paradise
And don't pretend you won't reach it in the end now
[Verse 7]
Dearest dear
I know you been here
Why'd you run? Tell me, why'd you disappear now?
[Verse 8]
That you're not
Here with me
Seems to be the only time that I can see you clearly
[Verse 9]
I may not know
How to treat or give you what you need
But I am a gentleman who says what he means now
[Verse 10]
And now I sing
Upon my knees
And praise the kindness of a gentle breeze
[Verse 11]
I see it swell
Like a story in me to tell
Told years away and past my baby dying
[Verse 12]
So you raise 'em up
To Heaven, always Hell
They're unaware, share, give a hand to help, son
[Verse 13]
Oh, you give 'em away
But they'll come back to you someday
Wanna know why nobody was ever there to help 'em
[Verse 14]
And, no, it ain't fair
And if God forbid, you care
It's enough to get you in a whole lotta trouble
[Verse 15]
Oh, realize
It ain't wise to idealize
Or put your life in the hands of any struggle
[Verse 16]
Never renounce
Or ever claim to be
And never buy that freedom, just ain't free now
[Verse 17]
Ella sang
Sifting in the sand
Like a hymn within to help us understand
[Verse 18]
Heaven awaits
We're making our last stand
Glory bound and sparrow in our hand
Written by: Devendra Banhart
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