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The Marching Line Lyrics
Boots on concrete
Don't slip on the leaves
Smile at the strangers
Won't know what you mean
Clouds like cathedrals
Night hits the sea
And I walk to the high light
Ships gonna take me at midnight
Storms sounding out like an overture
It's time to join the marching line
Take back your list
You don't know what love is like; a bullet in the chest
And I never say yes
Never known a day without a quiet regret
So I walk to the high light
Ships gonna take me at midnight
Storms sounding out like an overture
It's time to join the marching line; leave it all behind, and join the marching line
And there's no captain who calls "what's your name?"
An army of one
It's just me and a drum
Do you know a love like a bullet in the chest?
Ships on grey seas
Waves keep the time like my heartbeat
It's an overture
It's time to join the marching line, leave it all behind and join the marching line
Fortune tellers, fortune still hurts
Don't slip on the leaves
Smile at the strangers
Won't know what you mean
Clouds like cathedrals
Night hits the sea
Ships gonna take me at midnight
Storms sounding out like an overture
It's time to join the marching line
You don't know what love is like; a bullet in the chest
And I never say yes
Never known a day without a quiet regret
Ships gonna take me at midnight
Storms sounding out like an overture
It's time to join the marching line; leave it all behind, and join the marching line
An army of one
It's just me and a drum
Waves keep the time like my heartbeat
It's an overture
It's time to join the marching line, leave it all behind and join the marching line
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From the Booklet:
Boots on concrete don't slip on the leaves Smile at the strangers, they'll know what you mean Clouds like cathedrals The night hits the sea
And I walk to the highline Ship's gonna take me at midnight Storm sounding out like an overture Time to join the marching line
Take back your vest Don't know what love is Like a bullet in the chest And I never say it Never known a day without a quiet regret
So I walk to the highline Ship's gonna take me at midnight Storm sounding out like an overture Time to join the marching line Leave it all behind and join the marching line
There's no captain who calls, "What's your name?" In an army of one It's just me and a drum Do you know a love like a bullet in the chest?
Ships on grey seas
The waves keep the time like my heartbeat It's an overture Time to join the marching line Leave it all behind and join the marching line
Fortune tellers Fortunes tell her
The horns during the last chorus of the song sound familiar to the horns used at the end of the bridge of Regina Spektor's "The Call," the fact it was released only a couple of years before, and the overall theme of the song suggest that maybe Vanessa was inspired by that song.