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Artist: Bright Eyes
Canonical path: /bright-eyes/middleman
Related lyric paths: 6
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Middleman
Read Middleman lyrics by Bright Eyes on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Middleman
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I traveled though the atmosphere as a wall of feedback climbed
The pegs were gold, the band was old, they played in half time
Now every dream gets whittled down just like every fool gets wise
You will never reap of any seed deprived of sunlight
So I have become the Middleman
The gray areas are mine
The in-between, the absentee
Is a beautiful disguise
So I keep my footlights shining bright just like I keep my exits wide
'Cause I never know when it's time to go, it's too crowded now inside
The dead can hide beneath the ground and the birds can always fly
But the rest of us do what we must in constant compromise
So I have become the Middleman
The gray areas are fine
The "I don't know," the "maybe so"
Is the only real reply
It is the only true reply
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Who performs "Middleman"?
Bright Eyes performs "Middleman", and this lyric page sits inside the Bright Eyes catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Amy In The White Coat and Don't Know When But A Day Is Gonna Come with a short reason for opening each page next.
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