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Artist: Paul Kelly
Canonical path: /kelly-paul/desdemona
Related lyric paths: 6
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Desdemona
Read Desdemona lyrics by Paul Kelly on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Desdemona
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Once I had a life so rare
Beauty lived inside the lair
Desdemona straight and true
Desdemona gold and blue
Well I lost my Desdemona
With my own hands I destroyed her
Yes I lost my Desdemona
I fell for lies, I fell for lies
Poison in my ear at night
Took away my appetite
I couldn't hold on to the pain
Something broke inside my brain
Well I lost my Desdemona
With my own hands I destroyed her
Yes I lost my Desdemona
I fell for lies, I fell for lies
Never has a man been born
Who can take a woman's scorn
Nor tasted a more bitter wine
Than the brewing of his mind
Well I lost my Desdemona
With my own hands I destroyed her
Yes I lost my Desdemona
I fell for lies, I fell for lies
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Paul Kelly performs "Desdemona", and this lyric page sits inside the Paul Kelly catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to (You Can Put Your) Shoes Under My Bed and Adelaide with a short reason for opening each page next.
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