Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Alt-J
Canonical path: /alt-j/chicago
Related lyric paths: 6
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Chicago
Read Chicago lyrics by Alt-J on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Chicago
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More together than alone
From a hill, we saw it rain on the town over
Torch to your chin lights your cheekbones
In that moment, I saw a likeness to our father
In American night, on that hill
In the night
Pulled back to the night before
When the TV lit our brilliant, smiling faces
Torch hits your face before the fall
Panic in the eye is similar to breaking horses
An apparition lifts me up
An apparition lifts me up
From its shoulders, I sit and see your face above the tree line
Your reassurances subtitled in American English
I am calm as we sail down the hillside
In American night, on that hill
In the night
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Alt-J performs "Chicago", and this lyric page sits inside the Alt-J catalog on LyroVerse.
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