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How do you bust the clouds
Press on your back been hanging in the air
I wanna scope you out
I wanna touch your mouth when you're up there

When are you coming back
Bird on a branch will come back home to sing
When are you coming back
Bringing it back and singing what you bring

How do you bust the clouds
Head on the ground and feeling what you've seen
I wanna scope you out
I wanna be your eyes and show you me

When are you coming back
When are you gonna burn that broken bed
When are you coming back
I wanna see you drifting overhead

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talkies On Dec 31, 2004

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by rightsaidrae

21y ago

this song soothes me.

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by pandacola

20y ago

"i wanna be your eyes and show you me" one of my favorite lines from any song.

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