Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Tocotronic
Canonical path: /tocotronic/the-gift
Related lyric paths: 6
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The gift
Read The gift lyrics by Tocotronic on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The gift
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I was just given
The gift of a lifetime
The news of an end to the night
I was reluctant but it stayed
As if it stuck to me
Fastened with all of its might
I was just...
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Tocotronic performs "The gift", and this lyric page sits inside the Tocotronic catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to Die Idee Ist Gut, Doch Die Welt Noch Nicht Bereit and 17 with a short reason for opening each page next.
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