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Artist: Animal Collective
Canonical path: /animal-collective/defeat-a-not-suite
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Defeat (A Not Suite)
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Defeat (A Not Suite)
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Lightning struck and brought the letter
I ran swiftly to the garden
Flowers started growing there from the top
Lifted darkness from my hair
Truths that poured filled up the grail
Who will ask the question now
Riding on the crying lion
Searching for a treasure's lair
Arms will wrap these fury hands
Let's accept a winding chance
Light comes out from trees around
I bent down on achy knees and felt a change
Just grab something, take hold
The only thing to know
Stay grounded like a spool
Unchained
Just grab something, take hold
The only thing you know
Stay grounded like a spool
Truths that poured filled up the grail
Who can ask the question now
Riding on the crying lion
Searching for a snakey lair
Golden bands wrapped fury's hand
Let's accept a winding chance
Light poured from the trees around
I kneel down on achy knees and felt a change
Just grab something, take hold
The only thing to know
Stay grounded like a spool
Unchained
Just grab something, take hold
The only thing you know
Stay grounded like a spool
Every time they sound, the sound, the sound
Sky of sounds, sky of sounds, the breaking crown
What's that ringing sound, the crown, the crown
Sky of sounds, sky of sounds, the falling crown
What they doing now, the ground, the ground
Sky of crowns, sky of crowns, the changing sound
Letters all around, the ground, the ground
On the ground, on the ground, the falling crown
Every time they sound, the sound, the sound
Sky of sounds, sky of sounds, the breaking crown
What they doing now, the crown, the crown
Sky of sounds, sky of sounds, the shaking ground
Everything went down, the ground, the ground
Sky of sounds, sky of sounds, the breaking crown
What was in the ground, the ground, the ground
Sky of sounds, sky of sounds, the shaking ground
Once had an old way
Cracks in all the cabinets
Streets of old games
Coming of age
You make an old dog
Act your age, your good dog
What was his name?
Coming awake
A needle through
Rice in all the cabinets
Feel the day coming away
Peanut butter thrown out
Bring that jam, now pass it around
Dad is awake, calling away
In the foggy water
I saw venom floating
Justice, justice, powerful
Can I give you burden
Once had an old way
Cracks in all the cabinets
Streets of old games
Coming of age
Peanut butter thrown out
Bring that jam, now pass it around
Dad is awake, calling away
Just a frightened mother
Looking for her daughter
Justice, justice, wander
Looking for his mother
Isn't it now defeat?
Oh, no, not now
Isn't it now defeat?
Oh, no, not now
Isn't it now defeat?
Oh, no, not now
Isn't it now defeat?
Oh, no, not now
In the foggy water
I saw venom floating
Justice, justice, powerful
Can I give you burden
Isn't it now defeat?
Oh, no, not now
Isn't it now defeat?
Oh, no, not now
Isn't it now defeat?
Oh, no, not now
Isn't it now defeat?
Oh, no, not now
Isn't it now defeat?
Oh, no, not now
Isn't it now defeat?
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