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Artist: Citizens
Canonical path: /citizens-e-saints/past
Related lyric paths: 6
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Past
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Past
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Time, is a world unto itself
Just a graceless ringing bell
You try to buy but it won't sell
Straight down the track, no going back
Life, is just a breath, before the ground
The Sun is up then rushes down
Is there a purpose to be found?
Straight down the track, no going back
Can't make it stop
Can't slow it down
Nothing to do but let it push me around
I can't keep it still
I can't turn it back
Barely a blink before it's all in the past
I'm fading so fast
Look, beyond the Sun, beyond the clouds
Is there a life still to be found?
Don't want to spark then just fade out
Straight down the track, I'm not going back
I'm on my knees crying out
I need you to save me
I see a light, I hear a sound
You're all right I got you now
Here in the face of all my doubt
These burdens are lifting up
I was lost, but now I'm found
And I'm looking on and on and on and on
I don't want to stop
I'm not slowing down
Nothing to do but lay it all on the ground
I can't keep still
I'm not turning back
Barely a blink before this moment is passed
But the future will last
You're all that I have
I'm not turning back
You're all that I have
I'm not turning back
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