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Artist: Portishead
Canonical path: /portishead/sos
Related lyric paths: 6
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SOS
Read SOS lyrics by Portishead on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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SOS
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Where are those happy days?
They seem so hard to find
I tried to reach for you
But you have closed your mind
Whatever happened to our love?
I wish I understood
It used to be so nice
It used to be so good
So when you're near me, darling
Can't you hear me?
SOS
The love you gave me
Nothing else can save me
SOS
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone, though I try
How can I carry on?
You seem so far away
Though you are very near
You made me feel alive
But something died I fear
I really tried to make it out
I wish I understood
What happened to our love?
It used to be so good
So when you're near me, darling
Can't you hear me?
SOS
The love you gave me
Nothing else can save me
SOS
When you're gone
How can I even try to go on?
When you're gone, though I try
How can I carry on?
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Portishead performs "SOS", and this lyric page sits inside the Portishead catalog on LyroVerse.
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