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Artist: Austra
Canonical path: /austra/the-villain
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The Villain
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The Villain
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You say I'm not afraid but I linger.
The pleasure's still the same, she gets sicker.
I'll break your heart if I can't stay
It's more than I might be safe to play.
It's hidden in the clouds where I can see
how easily my mind could could just break free.
Arise sweet demon and have your say.
I deserve nothing, but fortune's way.
Arise sweet demon and have your say.
I'll break your heart, but I can't stay.
Tenderly my garden grows there.
Carefully, I'll care and wait there.
I can't be sure this round will solve it.
I can't be sure this round will solve it.
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Austra performs "The Villain", and this lyric page sits inside the Austra catalog on LyroVerse.
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