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Artist: Anna Waronker
Canonical path: /anna-waronker/powers-that-be
Related lyric paths: 6
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Powers that be
Read Powers that be lyrics by Anna Waronker on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Powers that be
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It was a time and place
The way that you held my face
Until it was black and blue
When I gave it all to you
The way that you'd always pace
Whenever you felt my grace
It's all coming back to me
It's all coming back to me
With all the powers that be
I'd be dead to you right now
I'm glad I never held my breath too long
And I'm glad I knew we'd part before death
Or death that you'd give me
"I'll give you clothes and food"
When you asked me to accompany you
I'm glad I learned to trust my intuition
And not trust your selfish attitude
You can be so rude
It's all coming back to me
With all the powers that be
I'd be dead to you right now
I'm glad I never held my breath too long
And I'm glad I knew we'd part before death
Or death that you'd give me
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Anna Waronker performs "Powers that be", and this lyric page sits inside the Anna Waronker catalog on LyroVerse.
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