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Artist: Laurie Anderson
Canonical path: /laurie-anderson/the-lake
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The Lake
Read The Lake lyrics by Laurie Anderson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Lake
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I walk accompanied by ghosts.
I walk accompanied by ghosts.
My father with his diamond eyes
His voice life size.
He says follow me. Follow me.
And I come sliding where I've been hiding
Out of the heart of a child.
Meet me by the lake. Meet me by the lake.
I'll be there. I'll be there.
If only I had the time. To tell you how I climbed
Out of the darkness. Out of my mind.
And I come sliding where I've been hiding
Out of the heart of a child.
Sunrise comes across the mountains.
Sunrise comes across the day.
Sunsets sit across the lakeside.
Sunsets across the Pyrenees.
Out of the heart of a child.
Out of the heart of a child.
Out of the heart of a child.
Meet me by the lake. Meet me by the lake.
I walk accompanied by ghosts.
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Laurie Anderson performs "The Lake", and this lyric page sits inside the Laurie Anderson catalog on LyroVerse.
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