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The Revisionist

The Revisionist lyrics by Lawrence Arms. The sway and swell Flee with her motion Red-gold across my arms The vicious strokes i painted A river fills your...

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The Revisionist

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The sway and swell

Flee with her motion

Red-gold across my arms

The vicious strokes i painted

A river fills your heart

I'm sorry if i let you down

I know just how you feel tonight

This is never what you wanted

I was searching for myself

In other people's eyes

The mirror's telling half truths

The stollen words finally feel like mine

Swollen and sweating (sweating)

Off time (off time)

I can see it in your eyes

An ocean floods my heart

I'm sorry that i let you down

You know just how i feel tonight

This is everything i wanted

You've been searching for yourself

In other people's eyes

The revisionist

Never gets it perfect

Never gets it perfect

The revisionist

Never gets you perfect

Never gets you perfect

Time is never right

The words are never right

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