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Artist: The Staves
Canonical path: /the-staves/the-shining
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Shining
Read The Shining lyrics by The Staves on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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The Shining
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Falling out of nowhere, calling out your number
Books beside the bed just where you lay your head
Man behind the counter, drinking limonata
Looks me in the eye before he turns away
Time makes every man a mess, to save
Knocking on the same old doors and running away
Climbing up the fire escape
And I carry my mistakes so well,
Oh well
Cigarettes and coffee, is all you have to give me
Sitting in the lobby on my own
Come and look right at me, say what you have for me
Faces in the curtains watching every move we make
Speaking to the red phone, thinking of the ride home
Standing in the shower with the water running cold
Sit and watch the shining, with just the kitchen light on
They say, time makes every man a mess, to save
Knocking on the same old doors and running away
Climbing up the fire escape
'Cause I have nowhere to run,
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The Staves performs "The Shining", and this lyric page sits inside the The Staves catalog on LyroVerse.
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