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Artist: David Crosby
Canonical path: /david-crosby/what-s-broken
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What's Broken
Read What's Broken lyrics by David Crosby on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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What's Broken
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Looking out on a buzzing city
Molecules go flying by
Standing here is a very lost disciple
How could it be that angels lie
They lie
Speaking out in a frozen language
You try to keep that heat inside
Every face is a masterpiece of lonely
And every breath is rarified
Who wants to see an abandoned soul
Who wants to try and open it
Who wants know what desperate is
Who wants to buy what’s broken
Dodging kindness like golden arrows
Shading treasure from uncivil eyes
Tunnels steaming with the breath of a dragon
Cathedrals warming to the sunrise
Who wants to see an abandoned soul
Who wants to try and open it
Who wants know what desperate is
Who wants to buy what’s broken
Looking out on a buzzing city
Molecules go flying by
Standing here is a very lost disciple
How could it be that angels lie
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David Crosby performs "What's Broken", and this lyric page sits inside the David Crosby catalog on LyroVerse.
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