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Artist: The Silver Jews
Canonical path: /the-silver-jews/animal-shapes
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Animal Shapes
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Animal Shapes
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Gold and Green
Red and Blue
Are the lights on the signs that line Charlotte avenue.
From the corner window, I watch the falling white flakes.
God must be carving the clouds into animal shapes.
Animal shapes, animal shapes
God must be carving the clouds into animal shapes.
We have no goodwill, no goodwill to give.
To those who try to take away the things we need to live.
Friend, this is from your friend, offa Natchez Trace.
The last dream left worth believin' starts with animal shapes.
Animal shapes, animal shapes
Nothing better get in the way of whatever it takes.
Later on, somewhere else, I said some things I didn't mean.
Yes, I know everybody's on a first name basis with the king.
From a corner window, I watch the falling snowflakes.
God must be carving the clouds into animal shapes.
Animal shapes, animal shapes
God must be carving the clouds into animal shapes (x2)
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