Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Mark Lanegan
Canonical path: /mark-lanegan/desert-song
Related lyric paths: 6
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Desert Song
Read Desert Song lyrics by Mark Lanegan on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Desert Song
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Paving stones and marrow bones
A portrait of a clown
Desert heat my sunless heart
Don't run me down
Don't take me away from this dream
Even though it's not what it seems
Slide trombones, alien clones
Of the saddest clown
Desert heat my faithless heart
Don't take me down
Please let me continue this dream
Even though it can't be believed
Paving stones and marrow bones
A portrait of a clown
Desert heat my sunless heart
Don't run me down
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Mark Lanegan performs "Desert Song", and this lyric page sits inside the Mark Lanegan catalog on LyroVerse.
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