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Church and Ivory - Great Escape
lyrics
SAY YOU'RE LACKING INSPIRATION
TELL ME WHAT WEIGHS HEAVY ON YOUR MIND
SAY YOUR NIGHTS ARE SLEEPLESS
BUT YOU DON'T EVEN TRY TO CLOSE YOUR EYES
TAKE ONE LAST LOOK BEFORE THESE FEELINGS SUBSIDE
WE COULD KEEP ON RUNNING
BUT IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE JUST RUNNING OUT OF TIME
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO OUR GREAT ESCAPE?
ALL OUR PLANS TO BUST OUT OF THIS PLACE
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU AND I?
LIFE LONG DREAMS TURNED INTO A LIE
YOU SCREAM AND SHOUT AT THE TOP OF YOUR LUNGS
SCREAMING FOR A REASON
BUT YOUR WORDS ARE COLD AND THEY STAY IN YOUR MOUTH
IM TRYING TO GIVE YOU FREEDOM
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO OUR GREAT ESCAPE?
ALL OUR PLANS TO BUST OUT OF THIS PLACE
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU AND I?
LIFE LONG DREAMS TURNED INTO A LIE
I KNOW IT'S SENSELESS TO HANG ON EVERY WORD YOU SAY
ALTHOUGH WE'RE GOING NOWHERE I'M STILL DRIVING YOU AWAY
I'LL GET BY IN MY UNREQUITED STATE
BECAUSE THIS ORGAN HAS RUPTURED
THERE AIN'T NOTHING LEFT TO BREAK...
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credits
released February 14, 2017
Recorded on the Isle of Wight at Skinny Mammoth Studios
Mastered by Patrick Craig at No Distance Productions
Artwork by Carlie McGarity
Drums - Lincoln Elliott
Bass - Alex Benson
Song written and performed by Church & Ivory (2016)
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