Your black hair is red
I laughed when I saw your chest
You shook your head and pulled the curtains back, took in the view
Then you showed me the rest of you
And then I guess I thought I'd see the world
I guess I thought I would see the world

Your black heart is big
I'd ask you to cross but you'd never do it
But then again you stopped in the middle of the street
Just to kiss me, and I thought you'd stopped the world
I guess I thought you could stop the world

Alright, alright for now
Don't wanna think about it
I'm fine with hiding out
Alright, alright for now
I'll wrap my head around it
Make room for something else
Alright, alright for now
Don't wanna think about it
I'm fine with hiding out
Alright, alright for now
I'll wrap my head around it
Make room for something else
'Til then I'll hold it down


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Big Black Heart Lyrics as written by Phoebe Bridgers Conor Oberst

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    This track wasn't written by Conor, as the disclaimer at the bottom suggests. I understand it being on Conor's page, being Mystic Valley Band, but it's Nik Freitas singing and Nik Freitas is the one who wrote it.

    prettybirdon June 21, 2012   Link

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