Another Radio Song
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Sit back,
Sit back,
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no song is written,
no song is written,
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nothing you thought of your
nothing you thought of your
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self.
self.
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It’s just a ghost
It’s just a ghost
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that came unbidden to this
that came unbidden to this
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house.
house.
Am
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This infection grows
This infection grows
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stronger every
stronger every
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year,
year,
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this seed inside the
this seed inside the
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water of your
water of your
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tear.
tear.
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There is n
There is n
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o escaping
o escaping
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it.
it.
Em
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Am
This seed blooming
This seed blooming
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in the water of your
in the water of your
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tear
tear
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the
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way an unborn
way an unborn
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baby’s
baby’s
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ear unfolds in your
ear unfolds in your
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belly.
belly.
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This infection grows
This infection grows
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stronger every
stronger every
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year,
year,
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this direction of a
this direction of a
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tear rolling
tear rolling
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down your cheek,
down your cheek,
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there is no
there is no
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escaping
escaping
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i-
i-
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t
t
C
There is no
There is no
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escaping
escaping
th
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e thing that is making its home in your radio.
e thing that is making its home in your radio.
Am Em F Em G
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Bless this tiny alley we have
Bless this tiny alley we have
C
fallen from tall buildings
fallen from tall buildings
we have
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fallen through the air into a ga
fallen through the air into a ga
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rden sweetly s
rden sweetly s
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melling of the
melling of the
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softest sleeping flowers now they
softest sleeping flowers now they
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sit under the sidewalk
sit under the sidewalk
now they’re
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waiting for the shining of some
waiting for the shining of some
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future sun to
future sun to
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show us
show us
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all that brings you beauty and
all that brings you beauty and
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all that gives you pleasure
all that gives you pleasure
I could
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sigh into your hide and say “I
sigh into your hide and say “I
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hope I’m here for
hope I’m here for
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ever
ever
but black
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sheep boy with your lovers with your
sheep boy with your lovers with your
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list of favorite pillows
list of favorite pillows
with your
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list of missing children with the
list of missing children with the
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wall where you drew
wall where you drew
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windows
windows
over
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looking hidden gardens cut a
looking hidden gardens cut a
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part by jagged mountains
part by jagged mountains
climbing
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up into the air and crumbling
up into the air and crumbling
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down into
down into
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fountain
fountain
where the
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water waits forever like a
water waits forever like a
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quiet distant treasure
quiet distant treasure
when you
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rise up to recover when you
rise up to recover when you
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leave this tiny
leave this tiny
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alley
alley
when you
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meet me in the garden with your
meet me in the garden with your
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horns all hung with cedar
horns all hung with cedar
all these
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spirits brushing past me brushing
spirits brushing past me brushing
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past them in the
past them in the
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ether
ether
screams ’all
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this is window dressing all you
this is window dressing all you
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are is flimsy curtains
are is flimsy curtains
you will
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flame up with a word from us and
flame up with a word from us and
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won’t know that you’re
won’t know that you’re
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burning.’ ”
burning.’ ”
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