(La la la la la, la la la la la)
(La la la la, la la la la la)
(La la la la la, la la la la la)
(La la la la, la la la la la)

I hold you in my arms, yeah, that's when it starts
I seek faith in your kiss, and comfort in your heart
Taste the seed upon your lips, lay my tongue upon your scars
When I look into your eyes and we stand worlds apart

(La la la la la, la la la la la)
(La la la la, la la la la la)
(La la la la la, la la la la la)
(La la la la, la la la la la)

Where the distant oceans sing and rise to the plain
In this dry and troubled country, your beauty remains
Down from the mountain roads where the highway rolls to dark
'Neath Allah's blessed rain, we remain worlds apart

(La la la la la, la la la la la)
(La la la la, la la la la la)
(La la la la la, la la la la la)
(La la la la, la la la la la)

Sometimes the truth just ain't enough
Or it's too much in times like this
Let's throw the truth away, we'll find it in this kiss
In your skin upon my skin, in the beating of our hearts
May the living let us in, before the dead tear us apart

(La la la la la, la la la la la)
(La la la la, la la la la la)

We'll let blood build a bridge over mountains draped in stars
I'll meet you on the ridge between these worlds apart
We've got this moment now to live then it's all just dust and dark
Let love give what it gives
Let's let love give what it gives
(Let love give what it gives)

Let love give what it gives
Let love give what it gives
Let love give what it gives
Let's let love give what it gives
Let's let love give what it gives


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Worlds Apart Lyrics as written by Bruce Springsteen

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    best song off the rising, hands down. i think its about letting love be the ultimate building foundation and working from there.

    sean7711on March 30, 2003   Link

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