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Artist: Gil Scott-Heron
Canonical path: /gil-scott-heron/or-down-you-fall
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Or Down You Fall
Read Or Down You Fall lyrics by Gil Scott-Heron on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Or Down You Fall
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I sail out on my paper ship
The sea is made of fire
I ride my horse of nuts and bolts
We're made to never tire
The world is just a simple circle
I've got to keep on turning, yeah
I've got to keep on turning
'Til I fall
Down to the top of a mountain
Inside a hollow stone
I pretend that I'm an island, yeah
Instead of flesh and bone
The world is just a simple circle
And it keep on turning, yeah
And it keep on turning
You've got to
Go away
I can't stand to see your face
Cause you've seen the weakest me
And you know I'm only human
Instead of all the things I'd like to be
The world is just a simple circle
You've got to keep on turning, yeah
You've got to keep on turning
Or down you fall
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