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Artist: The Leisure Society
Canonical path: /the-leisure-society/better-written-off-than-written-down
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Better Written Off (Than Written Down)
Better Written Off (Than Written Down) lyrics by The Leisure Society. From the darkest lows to the heavenly highs Another dream let go on every mantelpiece If...
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Better Written Off (Than Written Down)
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From the darkest lows
to the heavenly highs
Another dream let go
on every mantelpiece
If you had your life
to live over again
would you do it in style
or make those same mistakes?
If I keep folding
there'll be nothing left of me
but these shapeless shoulders
and this cold, dead smile
These days are better written off than written down
Will you live your life
through a bustling child
or will you sail the seas
of self-discovery?
Does it make you smile
when you think of a rhyme
or do you get tired
just burning oxygen?
If I keep folding
there'll be nothing left of me
but these shapeless shoulders
and this cold, dead smile
These days are better written off than written down
Oh the wasted days
and the promises made
put the fear of God
in every one of us
Resolution: see
through the soles of your feet
So find a girl you can reach
ever the optimist
If I keep folding
there'll be nothing left of me
but these shapeless shoulders
and this cold, dead smile
These days are better written off than written down
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