Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Wye Oak
Canonical path: /wye-oak/the-altar
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Altar
Read The Altar lyrics by Wye Oak on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Altar
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Oh recourse
Our nature is a force
So, cut it at the source
And go
A life without remorse
I'll obey
Though i am afraid
Of what it is to be alone
Awake
And happiest at play
I'm all smiles
Confident and wild
Wired with every instrument
Control
And careless all the while
Until i recall
Everything and all
Is wrong
Panic is a slow
Dissolve
A terror quiet calm
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