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Artist: Carly Simon
Canonical path: /carly-simon/orpheus
Related lyric paths: 6
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Orpheus
Read Orpheus lyrics by Carly Simon on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Orpheus
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Orpheus, it could have been
You could have held me again
You said your songs had all gone
And that the road back up was too long
But it was there for us
It was there for us
I loved you all along
Orpheus
The part of me that died
Was ready to be reborn
And you called of the hounds
Of hell with your songs
Orpheus, Orpheus
I loved you all along, Orpheus
Orpheus, It could have been
You could have held me again
But you couldn't wait
Somewhere along the road
You lost your faith
Out of despair and believing
I was gone
You gave up on my love
You gave up on us
But it was there for us
It was there for us
I loved you all along
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Carly Simon performs "Orpheus", and this lyric page sits inside the Carly Simon catalog on LyroVerse.
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