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Artist: Kristin Hersh
Canonical path: /hersh-kristin/the-key
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The Key
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The Key
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Lightning and foam make a pelican fly
Copper and snow make a dusky blue boy
Your hair looks like copper
Your eyes look the same
We dance all night
We dance all night
You don't inspire a metric ton of trust
'Cause I'm on fire and so is all my stuff
And we dance all night
And we dance all night
Lightning and foam make a pelican fly
Copper and snow make a dusky blue boy
Your hair looks like copper
Your eyes look the same
We dance all night
We dance all night
If I lived in a pumpkin shell
I'd have the key
And if I had a daughter
She'd look a lot like me
And we dance all night (dance all night)
And we dance all night
And we dance all night (dance all night)
And we dance all night
And we dance all night (dance all night)
And we dance all night
And we dance all night (dance all night)
And we dance all night
And we dance all night (dance all night)
And we dance all night
And we dance all night (dance all night)
And we dance all night
And we dance all night (dance all night)
And we dance all night...
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