Page type: lyric reference
Artist: J. Tillman
Canonical path: /j-tillman/firstborn
Related lyric paths: 6
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Firstborn
Read Firstborn lyrics by J. Tillman on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Firstborn
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If you have to break
Say it for a friend
If you have to speak
Tell it like a condemned man
If you have to rule
Use an open hand
If you have to die
Kill the desires that you have
If you have to keep
Keep your mind at ease
If you have to sell
Break it 'til it's free
Pass over me
Pass over me
Pass over me
While the first-born are stricken down
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J. Tillman performs "Firstborn", and this lyric page sits inside the J. Tillman catalog on LyroVerse.
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