A Man Who Needs No Introduction

from Don't Say You Don't Know What You Want by Elephant Island

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I'm still awake, I'm worried now
I know
That kind of love, declared too loud
I know
You don't surrender, you explode
A dozen rumours disagree
But that's all part of the show

He's coming home
To a name that was saved
By a memory well behaved
To a shallow grave
Where his reputation waits

Don't you deserve it now?
Didn't you earn it then?
You and your bold embrace
Of romance and suspense
And you were stitched a seam
A mile wide and mean
Like the father before
Like the kid in between
Two arms too long
And all that love allows
A coward's compliments
A braggart's endless bows

I get this feeling like save yourself
Get out
But I give up, get dressed, black belt,
Get out
And as I walk, weigh the words in my mouth
Is there a sentence I can stitch
Across the wounds of our house?

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from Don't Say You Don't Know What You Want, released February 26, 2009
Galen Hartley - vocals, acoustic guitar
Jamie Cummins - wurlitzer, mellotron, vocals
Kelby MacNayr - drums, vocals
Marc Jenkins - Electric guitar, bass, vocals

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