Lovely bones, I never wanna let you go
I slump low into the hollowest of thrones.
If time heals woe, then I'm counting to a billion, slow
Me and you I promise that I'll see you through.

Cause you always were a headstrong girl
And all you wanted was the whole damn world.
You were a headstrong girl
And all you wanted was the whole damn world.

Lovely bones, they tell you what you need to know
When in Rome, you do exactly what you're told
And God won't show, so you're counting to a billion, slow
I dare you to promise something you can do.

Cause you always were a headstrong girl
And all you wanted was the whole damn world.
You were a headstrong girl
And all you wanted was the whole damn world
You need a holiday, holiday, holiday baby
And I'll shake your bones, show you things that you've never seen.

I dare you to sail a little closer to home.

Cause you always were a headstrong girl
And all you wanted was the whole damn world.
You were a headstrong girl
And all you wanted was the whole damn world
You need a holiday, holiday, holiday baby
And I'll shake your bones, show you things that you've never seen.


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    I am a 27 year old man and just reading the lyrics makes me well up.

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