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Promise The Party Lyrics
We broke the windows so we could see everything
Beyond the pines and passes we'll se what we mean
The party left me - I was getting in the way
They had to leave me - but the landmarks aren't that bad
You think of yourself an Atlas
Coming off (rubbing off) you're more as factless
So simpler we'll se what's attractive
Mapping points till it seems lineless
Pointing out a perfect likeness
Recall the callous in its position on the line
The gaze that comes through it won't give you anything
They had to leave me - and I'm proud to have a part
They had to leave me - it's the nature of concern
You think of yourself an atlas...
Beyond the pines and passes we'll se what we mean
They had to leave me - but the landmarks aren't that bad
Coming off (rubbing off) you're more as factless
So simpler we'll se what's attractive
Mapping points till it seems lineless
Pointing out a perfect likeness
The gaze that comes through it won't give you anything
They had to leave me - it's the nature of concern
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Submitted by
ruben On Jul 16, 2003
More Matt Pond PA
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I've listened to this song many times, and it still holds up well as much the 12th time as the 1st. A definite highlight of the Nature of Maps.
if you'd listened to it so many times, maybe you could get the lyrics correct? Not bad though. Awesome song - right up there with 'No More' and 'Summer is Coming' as my favorites from the album.
sorry - didn't realize those were the ones posted on the band's website. definitely different from what I hear, though. 'around the pines and passes', 'the party left me' both times, don't hear the 'rubbing off' though.