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Artist: Nation Of Language
Canonical path: /nation-of-language/former-self
Related lyric paths: 6
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Former Self
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Former Self
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Hope, un-pardoned on the shore
Logged in volumes locked in drawers
My former self says I could ask for more
Away from you
I cover it well
But I may crumble
I can't stop myself
A careful world
Something to guide my soul
A way forward
Song, enrapture and unfurl
Love, remand me to the floor
Lay my head back
Candlelight for warmth
My former self says I could be someone
Away from you
I cover it well
But I may crumble
I can't stop myself
A careful world
Something to guide my soul
A way forward
Lay my head back
Quiet hands at work
My former self says
I could ask for more
Away from you
I cover it well
But I may crumble
I can't stop myself
A careful world
Something to guide my soul
A way forward
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