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The Shins – Simple Song Lyrics 1 year ago
A few changes, and anything with a "/" means the brilliant mumbling of James Mercer could be either of those. Also, I build a bit off the guys above me, so thanks lads ("guys" and "lads" being a default pronoun choice, preemptive sorry if you're girls/lasses). Great song about a youthful crush, loneliness, hope, and all that.

well this is just a simple song
to say what you've done
I told you about all those fears
and away they did run
you sure must be strong
and you feel like an ocean
being warmed by the sun

when I was just 9 years old
I swear that I dreamt
your face on a football field
and a kiss that I kept
under my vest
apart from everything
but the heart in my chest

I know that things can really get rough
when you go it alone
don't go thinking you've got to be tough
complete like a stone
could be there's nothing else in our lives
so critical
as this little hope/home/heart/hole

my life in an upturned boat
marooned on a cliff
you brought me a great big flood
and you gave me a lift
yeah/girl, what a gift
well you tell me with your tongue
and your breath goes in my lungs
and we float up through the rift

I know that things can really get rough
when you go it alone
don't go thinking you've got to be tough
complete like a stone
could be there's nothing else in our lives
so critical
as this little hope/home/heart/hole

well this'll be a simple song
to say what you've done
I told you about all those fears
and away they did run
you sure must be strong
when you feel like an ocean
being warmed by the sun

remember walking a mile to your house
a glow in the dark
I made a fumbling play for your heart
and the act struck a spark
you wore/were a charm on the chain that I stole
it's special/especial for you
love's such a delicate thing that we do
with nothing to prove
which I never knew

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