Don't you cherish me to sleep
Oh
Never keep your eyelids clipped
Hold me for the pops and clicks
I was only for the father's crib

Hair, old, long along
Your neck onto your shoulder blades
Oh
Always keep that message taped
Cross your breasts you won't erase
I was only for your very space

Hip, under nothing
Propped up by your other one
Face 'way from the sun
Just have to keep a dialogue
Teach our bodies, haunt the cause
I was only trying to spell a loss

Joy, it's all founded
Pincher with the skin inside
Oh
You pinned me with your black sphere eyes
You know that all the rope's untied
I was only for to die beside

So it's storming on the lake
Little waves our bodies break
There's a fire going out
But there's really nothing to the south
Swollen orange and light let through
Your one-piece swimmer stuck to you

Sold, I'm ever
Open ears and open eyes
Oh
Wake up to your starboard bride
Who goes in and then stays inside
Oh, the demons come, they can subside


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Calgary Lyrics as written by Matthew Boutwell Mccaughan Justin Deyarmond Edison Vernon

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    Full lyrics per Bon Iver's Youtube channel: don't you cherish me to sleep never keep your eyelids clipped hold me for the pops and clicks I was only for the father's crib

    hair, old, long along your neck onto your shoulder blades always keep that message taped cross your breasts you won't erase I was only for your very space

    hip, under nothing propped up by your other one, face 'way from the sun just have to keep a dialogue teach our bodies: haunt the cause I was only trying to spell a loss

    joy, it's all founded pincher with the skin inside you pinned me with your black sphere eyes you know that all the rope's untied I was only for to die beside

    so it�¼s storming on the lake little waves our bodies break

    there's a fire going out, but there's really nothing to the south

    swollen orange and light let through your one piece swimmer stuck to you

    sold, I'm Ever open ears and open eyes wake up to your starboard bride who goes in and then stays inside oh the demons come, they can subside

    dlynch4on May 16, 2011   Link

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