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Artist: The Shins
Canonical path: /the-shins/sea-legs
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Sea Legs
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Sea Legs
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Of all the churning random hearts
Under the Sun
Eventually fading into night
These two are opening now
As we lie, I touch you
Under fuller light
Girl, if you're a seascape
I'm a listing boat, for the thing carries every hope
I invest in a single lie
The choice is yours to be loved
Come away from an emptier boat
'Cause when the dead Moon
Rises again
We've no time to start a protocol
To have us in
And when the dog slides
Underneath a train
There's no cry or use in searching for
The mutt's remains
Throw all consequence aside
And a cheerless pyre we will set alight
Of all the intersecting lines in the sand
I routed a labyrinth to your lap
I never used a map sliding off the land
On an incidental tide
And along the way you know, they try
They try
And we got sea legs
And we're off tonight
Can I've that to which they've no right?
You belong to a simpler time
I'm a victim to the impact of these words
And this rhyme
'Cause when that dead Moon
Rises again
We've no time to start a protocol
To have us in
And when the dog slides
Open the door, and where'd she go?
There's no time or use in searching for
The mutt's remains
Throw all consequence aside
And a cheerless pyre we will set alight
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