Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Alt-J
Canonical path: /alt-j/the-ripe-amp-ruin
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(The Ripe & Ruin)
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(The Ripe & Ruin)
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She only ever walks to count her steps
Eighteen strides and she stops to abide
By the law that she herself has set
That eighteen steps is one complete set
And before the next
Nine right and nine left
She looks up at the blue
And whispers to all of the above
Don't let me drown, don't breath alone
No kicks no pangs no broken bones
Never let me sink, always feel at home
No sticks, no shanks and no stones
Never leave it too late, always enjoy the taste
Of the great gray world of hearts
As all dogs everywhere bark, it's worth knowing
Like all good fruit the balance of life is in the ripe and ruin
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Alt-J performs "(The Ripe & Ruin)", and this lyric page sits inside the Alt-J catalog on LyroVerse.
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