Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Portishead
Canonical path: /portishead/the-rip
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Rip
Read The Rip lyrics by Portishead on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Rip
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As she walks in the room
Scented and tall
Hesitating once more
And as I take on myself
And the bitterness I felt
I realize that love flows
Wild, white horses
They will take me away
And the tenderness I feel
Will send the dark underneath
Will I follow?
Through the glory of life
I will scatter on the floor
Dissappointed and sore
And in my thoughts I have bled
For the riddles I've been fed
Another lie moves over
Wild, white horses
They will take me away
And the tenderness I feel
Will send the dark underneath
Will I follow?
Wild, white horses
They will take me away
And the tenderness I feel
Will send the dark underneath
Will I follow?
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Portishead performs "The Rip", and this lyric page sits inside the Portishead catalog on LyroVerse.
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