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Artist: The Strokes
Canonical path: /the-strokes/selfless
Related lyric paths: 6
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Selfless
Read Selfless lyrics by The Strokes on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Selfless
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Can the dark side light my way? Oh, yeah-eah
Lay your hand across my face, yeah-eah
Time we lost, that's all my fault
Please don’t be long, 'cause I want your love
I don't have love without your arm
Life is too short, but I will live for you
How did this fit in your story? Yeah-eah
Why'd you let them judge your body? Yeah-eah
I'll be waiting there outside, yeah
Please don't be long, 'cause I want your arm
I don't have fun without your love
Life is too short, but I will live for you
You're mucking off, but I will live for you, my selfless love
Bite my tongue and wait my turn
I waited for a century
Waste my breath, no lessons learned
I turn and face the enemy
I'm not scared, just don’t care
I'm not listening, you hear?
He's never there, but I don't care
I can't tell you what and where
Yeah-eah
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