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Artist: Guided By Voices
Canonical path: /guided-by-voices/i-ll-name-you-the-flame-that-cries
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I'll Name You The Flame That Cries
Read I'll Name You The Flame That Cries lyrics by Guided By Voices on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I'll Name You The Flame That Cries
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Cherub blown apart
baby's in the bed
sit around and mope
better not
can't be long from me
Here they linger
probably in danger
read it on a flyer
glisten on the burner
king shows anger, "reign, man!"
he will deal with it later, send them away
send them away then
not gonna spank you
and we thank you from all of our hearts
send them away then
they're developing rashes
down on the ashes
and after the body-parts
visiting down there
trying to cling there
it don't mean a thing there
Warlock bought her,
animal's little daughter
smiling in spite that she's a spy
while she's singing, an insect stinging
glowing, winging by
if this one will call you like a tide
it can only breed alone
so alone it flys
to enslave you by the night
you can only weep alone
I'll name you the flame that cries
Yeah we did it
we brought you in this ready
takes a quick one to find the light
high speed child in motion
and you can't come along for the ride
yeah we made it with a pitchfork and machete
wow, that's amazing, can I try?
no dangerous weather is approaching
and we wouldn't want you to slide
Visiting down there
trying to cling there
it don't mean a thing there
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