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Artist: Superchunk
Canonical path: /superchunk/rope-light
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Rope Light
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Rope Light
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Asking around,
What do you hope to retrieve?
Behind the cigarette machine
With the awkward lean
And a joke from 1983
Rope light, alchemy
Late nights, lost keys
Rope light, alchemy
Stage fright, high seas
Rope light, you and me
Late nights, lost keys
Rope light, alchemy
Stage fright and beautiful debris
Dancing around
The edges of the room in the dark
Waiting for the mayor to make his remarks
And put a stamp on this as a genuine lark
You had your coat on
And i was ready to go
But everybody looks so good
In this glow
I think i see someone
Somebody i know...
Rope light, alchemy
Late nights, lost keys
Rope light, alchemy
Stage fright, high seas
Rope light, you and me
Late nights, lost keys
Rope light, alchemy
Stage fright, beautiful debris
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