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Artist: Arcade Fire
Canonical path: /the-arcade-fire/the-well-and-the-lighthouse
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The Well And The Lighthouse
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The Well And The Lighthouse
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I'm serving time
All for a crime I did commit
You want the truth?
You know I'd do it all again
Left for dead, heaven is only in my head!
In my head, in my head
In my head, in my head
I heard a voice
Calling from down inside the well
"See that silver shine?"
She said to come claim what was mine
So down I fell, down into the water black
My prison cell, only the moon was shining back!
Shining back, shining back
Shining back, shining back
If I seem lost
Well, I weighted the cost
And chose my crime
Now it's mine, all mine!
I heard the voice
Calling from just outside the well
She said
"You fool, now that you know your end is near
You always fall for what you desire or what you fear"
What you fear, what you fear
What you fear, what you fear
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse
If you leave them ships are gonna wreck
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse
The lions and the lambs ain't sleeping yet
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse
Can you see the funny side?
The ships are gonna wreck
Resurrected, living in a lighthouse
The lions and the lambs ain't sleeping yet
The lions and the lambs ain't sleeping yet
The lions and the lambs ain't sleeping yet
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