Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Sonic Youth
Canonical path: /sonic-youth/brother-james
Related lyric paths: 6
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Brother James
Read Brother James lyrics by Sonic Youth on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Brother James
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Take my hand he said to me
follow now or you'll be damned
let's go to the other side
let's go to the other side
Great Father, give me the keys
Great Father, give me the keys
Brother James gave them to me
Brother James gave them to me
I don't need 'em anymore
someone knockin' at my door
I don't need 'em anymore
someone knockin' at my door
take my hand you might as well
we're going straight to hell
I don't wanna hang around
watch'em stick your head in the ground
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