Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Gillian Welch
Canonical path: /gillian-welch/revelator
Related lyric paths: 6
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Revelator
Read Revelator lyrics by Gillian Welch on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Revelator
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Darling, remember
When you come to me
I'm the pretender
And not what I'm supposed to be
But who could know if I'm a traitor
Time's the revelator
They caught the katy
And left me a mule to ride
The fortune lady
Came along, she walked beside
But every word seemed to date her
Time's the revelator
The revelator
Up in the morning
Up and on the ride
I drive into Corning
And all the spindles whine
And every day is getting straighter
Time's the revelator
The revelator
Leaving the valley
fucking out of sight
I'll go back to Cali
Where I can sleep out every night
And watch the waves and move the fader
Time's the revelator
The revelator
Queen of the fakes and imitators
Time's the revelator
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Gillian Welch performs "Revelator", and this lyric page sits inside the Gillian Welch catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Dark Turn Of Mind and Hard Times with a short reason for opening each page next.
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