Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Vic Chesnutt
Canonical path: /vic-chesnutt/swelters
Related lyric paths: 6
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Swelters
Read Swelters lyrics by Vic Chesnutt on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Swelters
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After the splice
When the temperature's nice
After the patch
When everything's a match
After the patch
After the edit
When it's had time to set
When it's smooth
Then it's time to move
When it is smooth
Go consult your elders
Look into the thatch
Any day that swelters
There's still some shelter
Beneath the hatch
Go consult your elders
Look into the thatch
Any day that swelters
There's still some shelter
Beneath the hatch
After the cool
When it's wound on the spool
When it's spent
You're rarely glad it went
When it's spent
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Vic Chesnutt performs "Swelters", and this lyric page sits inside the Vic Chesnutt catalog on LyroVerse.
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