Page type: lyric reference
Artist: J. Tillman
Canonical path: /j-tillman/light-of-the-living
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Light of the Living
Read Light of the Living lyrics by J. Tillman on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Light of the Living
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Head downstairs
To the light of the living
Here for a day
Then taken without our names
To so many we are unknown
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J. Tillman performs "Light of the Living", and this lyric page sits inside the J. Tillman catalog on LyroVerse.
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