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Artist: City And Colour
Canonical path: /city-and-colour/the-war-years
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The War Years
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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The War Years
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And so sudden worlds collide
Left the scent of the sweetness behind us
A vision burned into my mind
The streets they appeared so alive then
Feels like we might suffocate
Under the dirt and the hatred
Can we push it all away?
Or will we remain chained to
The war years
A falcon is circling the sky
Awaking in view of the mountain
The mountain between you and I
Surrounded by rivers of poison
Everything is everywhere
Under the darkness and thunder
Can we push it all away?
Will we be able to escape
The war years
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City And Colour performs "The War Years", and this lyric page sits inside the City And Colour catalog on LyroVerse.
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