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Artist: Listening Pool
Canonical path: /listening-pool/oil-for-the-lamps-of-china
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Oil for the Lamps of China
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Oil for the Lamps of China
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When I wake up, up in the morning light
I take a moment, putting the world to rights
And tell myself
It's just not meant to be
Somebody said to me,
How could you be so wrong
Telling stories, telling them all day long
I tell you somethings
Are just not meant for me
Now when I'm walking, out on a moonlit night
Thinking over, all of the things I've had
I tell myself
It just wasn't meant for me
Somebody said to me, how could I be so blind
Wanting mercy, wanting it all the time
I tell you something
It just wasn't meant for me
You make my world so right, because everything
It's just how it's meant to be
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I wanna hold you so tight,
Hold you close tonight
This is how it's meant to be
You make me feel so alive,
Now everything's alright
This is how it's meant to be
You make my world so right,
Because everything
Is just how it's meant to be
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