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Artist: The Swellers
Canonical path: /the-swellers/clean-slate
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Clean Slate
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Clean Slate
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No more dreams of the southwest
I just got a taste
And a little dust from every state
Caught underneath my shoes
That'll never wash away
I'm no stranger to the rust
We made this with our hands
From a billion other grains of sand
I'd rather have gray skies
Spotlights can burn through any man
Call it a clean slate
Not just a mistake
For all this time, all this time
It may be different
But I don't feel so bad now
There are no promises out there
Maybe I can't see straight
It eventually evaporates
Got a slight change of plans
I'll call some good friends of mine
I'm never going back
Or at least for some time
And first a train off track
I'll come back like an avalanche
Call it a clean slate
Not just a mistake
For all this time, all this time
It may be different
But I don't feel so bad now
I'll find myself
I'll find myself
Call it a clean slate
Not just a mistake
For all this time, all this time
It may be different
But I don't feel so bad now
Call it a clean slate
Not just a mistake
For all this time, all this time
It may be different
But I don't feel so bad now
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