Bright Eyes - Landlocked Blues

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0If you walk away, I'll walk away
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1First tell me which road you will take
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2I don't want to risk our paths crossing some day
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3So you walk that way, I'll walk this way
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6And the future hangs over our heads
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7And it moves with each current event
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8Until it falls all around like a cold steady rain
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9Just stay in when it's looking this way
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12And the moon's laying low in the sky
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13Forcing everything metal to shine
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14And the sidewalk holds diamonds like the jewelry store case
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15They argue walk this way, now walk this way
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18And Laura's asleep in my bed
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19As I'm leaving she wakes up and says
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20"I dreamed you were carried away on the crest of a wave
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21Baby don't go away, come here"
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23
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24And there's kids playing guns in the street
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25And ones pointing his tree branch at me
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26So I put my hands up I say "enough is enough,
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27If you walk away, I'll walk away"
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29And he shot me dead
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31
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32I found a liquid cure
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33From my landlocked blues
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34It'll pass away like a slow parade
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35It's leaving but I don't know how soon
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37
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38And the world's got me dizzy again
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39You think after 22 years I'd be used to the spin
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40And it only feels worse when I stay in one place
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41So I'm always pacing around or walking away
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44I keep drinking the ink from my pen
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45And I'm balancing history books up on my head
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46But it all boils down to one quotable phrase
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47If you love something, give it away
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49
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50a good woman will pick you apart
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51a box full of suggestions for your possible heart
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52But you may be offended and you may be afraid
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53But don't walk away, don't walk away
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56We made love on the living room floor
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57With the noise in the background of a televised war
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58And in the deafening pleasure I thought I heard someone say
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59"If we walk away, they'll walk away"
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61
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62But greed is a bottomless pit
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63And our freedom's a joke we're just taking a piss
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64And the whole world must watch the sad comic display
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65If you're still free start running away
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67Cause we're coming for you!
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70I've grown tired of holding this post
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71I feel more like a stranger each time I come home
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72So I'm making a deal with the devils of faith
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73Saying "let me walk away, please"
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76You'll be free child once you have died
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77From the shackles of language and immeasurable time
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78And then we can trade places, play musical grace
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79Till then walk away, walk away
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82So I'm up at dawn
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83Putting on my shoes
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84I just want to make a clean escape
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85I'm leaving but I don't know where to
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87I know I'm leaving but I don't know where to
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