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A February cover.
lyrics
To do what I should do, to long for you to hear
I open up my heart, and watch her name appear
A word for you to use, a girl without a cause
A name for what you lose when it was never yours
The first time, baby, that I came to you
I'd do things that you want me to
The second time, baby, that I came to you
Oh, you found my love for you
The third time, baby, that I came to you
Oh, oh, oh, I knew
The last time, baby, that I came to you
Oh, how your flesh and blood became the word
A name the girl outgrew, the girl was never real
She stands for your abuse, the girl is no ideal
It's a word for what you do, in a world of broken rules
She found a place for you, along her chain of fools
The first time, baby, that I came to you
I'd do things that you want me to
The second time, baby, that I came to you
Oh, you found my love for you
The third time, baby, that I came to you
Oh, oh, oh, I knew
The last time, baby, that I came to you
Oh, how your flesh and blood became the word
Oh, how
Your flesh and blood
(some lyrical liberties taken)
credits
released February 25, 2021
Composition - Green Gartside, David Gamson
Original performance - Green Gartside, David Gamson, Fred Maher (Scritti Politti), Nick Moroch, B.J. Nelson
All credits based on available information.
Cover photo by Sarah Richardson.
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