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Artist: Metric
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The Mandate
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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The Mandate
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As far back as it goes, we watch the time go by and say our
mother's names with a smile.
Remember how she sang you a lullaby? How did she ever do such
good for you?
Take me back where I used to live. I want to see my old friends
and how they've changed.
I always said that when I grew up, I would give my friends
another chance to see their lives rearranged.
If they want to see me, I'm going to be at the bottom of the
hills.
I'm going to be standing with my back against the valley walls.
I'm going to look up at all the cool kids standing in their
running shoes
I'm going to walk away from all of them.
That's the last thing I can say about the future.
I don't really know much about what we're going to do when the
days go by (as they're wasting)
I guess all I really know about where we're going to go is by
looking at where we've been to.
And I'm still looking at you, and I'm always looking for you
Whenever I'm not, I'm looking for you.
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Metric performs "The Mandate", and this lyric page sits inside the Metric catalog on LyroVerse.
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