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Artist: Damien Rice
Canonical path: /damien-rice/the-waiting-song
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The Waiting Song
Read The Waiting Song lyrics by Damien Rice on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Waiting Song
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it broke me
not what you were saying
it drove me out
stay inside
right beside my warmth
stay around...
and help me through this
and help me to do this
show me how to leave you alone...
and help me to know you
and if help doesn't hold you
will it help me to leave you alone...
i'm not saying
that you owe me
i'm not complaining
that you drove me out
i have lied from behind, oh...
but I'm still around...
help me through this
and help me to do this
will you show me how to you leave you alone...
help me to know you
and if love doesn't hold you
will you show me how to leave you alone...
help me to do this
and help me through this
show me how to leave you alone...
and help me to know you
and if help doesn't hold you
will it help me to leave you alone...
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Damien Rice performs "The Waiting Song", and this lyric page sits inside the Damien Rice catalog on LyroVerse.
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