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Artist: Glen Hansard
Canonical path: /glen-hansard/my-little-ruin
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My Little Ruin
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My Little Ruin
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Come on, my little ruin, won’t you open up and let us in?
Time has not been kind, but you're still standing here
Leave a light on in your window, won’t you let me see a sign?
It’s gonna take more than smoke and mirrors now for me this time
Come on, my little sorrow, won’t you sing yourself a different song?
The melody that made you is now a worn-out sing-along
Every body’s looking at you, but I can’t stand to watch
I’ve seen this scene come and go too much
And oh, how you struggle through the hours
With your sorrow leading the way
And as you stood there among the cowards
You were letting them win
But I’m not gonna stand aside and watch them tear you up
No, I’m not
'Cause you're better than they are
And I can’t say it enough
That’s enough
What are you doing?
Come on, my little ruin, won’t you build yourself back up again?
Won’t you take the time you were given; you promised it to yourself
You could stand among the best of them if you could hold your own
But no-one's gonna do it for you now, but you and you alone
And oh, how you struggle with your power
And keep your back tight to the wall
And as you were counted among the cowards
They didn’t see you at all
Now you're caught on a rising wave, and I can’t get you off
But I’m not gonna stand aside and watch them tear you up
No, I’m not
'Cause you're better than they are
You're better than they are
You're better than they are
You're better than they are
And I can’t say it enough
That’s enough
What are you doing?
Come on, my little ruin, won’t you tell me where the feeling’s gone?
There's nothing lost between us; you can come back anytime you want
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