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Artist: Joy Williams
Canonical path: /joy-williams/before-i-sleep
Related lyric paths: 6
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Before I Sleep
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Before I Sleep
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Ghosts keep whispering
The feather of a raven's wing
Turned white by the bird's cheeks
This chill, when it gonna leave my bones?
Take the ache so I can go
And be washed in the wilderness
Carry my body 'cross the frozen ground
While the moon burns bright
And the fire fades out
I got miles and miles to go
Before I sleep
Before I can feel anything
Before I'm free
I got miles and miles to go
Before I sleep
Wind blows
Covers every single track
If I wanted to, I couldn't go back
I just keep stumbling
And it's a sinned kiss facing unforgiving winds
Feel the cold, it's creeping in
And I just keep stumbling on
Carry my body 'cross the frozen ground
While the moon burns
I got miles and miles to go
Before I sleep
Before I can feel anything
Before I'm free
I got miles and miles and miles
Til the dark gives way to dawn
Til the winter, can't hold on
I'll crawl tonight, can't walk til I run
I've got miles and miles to go
Before I sleep
And I've got miles and miles to go
Before I weep
Before I can dream or feel anything
I got miles and miles to go
Before I sleep
Before I can feel anything
Before I'm free
I got miles and miles to go
Before I sleep
Before I sleep
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