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The Build Up Lyrics
Went from cities to touch the suburbs
On the highway, but I'm barefoot
I need a map but not the destination
Need a compass but not a conversation
I want to run far from this grey town
You're on every street, marked on the ground
Oh, I want momentum but not the pace
Want the price but not the race
I want the jump but not the height
Let me fall but catch me mid flight
I swam with sharks and beasts of the sea
Only went down for the company
Went down for the company
I forgot to mention
That you would come back home when I call
Left no sign, nothing at all
Sorry you won't fit inside my heart
I wanted love without the build up
I need the rules but not the regulations
Want the wisdom but not the information
Need the light but not the heat of the day
Need your hands to show me how to pray
I lost the plot underneath the fire
Of all the dots and lines that took me higher
Away from traffic and smiles of tire
I like the nights but not the tangled wires
Need the pulse to feel alive
All the world's just made it seem all quiet
This has all become far too loud
I like you more when you don't make a sound
You will come back home when I call
You left no sign, nothing at all
Sorry you won't fit inside my heart
Won't you come light the way and wash this away
I wanted love without the build up
On the highway, but I'm barefoot
I need a map but not the destination
Need a compass but not a conversation
You're on every street, marked on the ground
Oh, I want momentum but not the pace
Want the price but not the race
Let me fall but catch me mid flight
I swam with sharks and beasts of the sea
Only went down for the company
Went down for the company
That you would come back home when I call
Left no sign, nothing at all
Sorry you won't fit inside my heart
I wanted love without the build up
Want the wisdom but not the information
Need the light but not the heat of the day
Need your hands to show me how to pray
Of all the dots and lines that took me higher
Away from traffic and smiles of tire
I like the nights but not the tangled wires
All the world's just made it seem all quiet
This has all become far too loud
I like you more when you don't make a sound
You left no sign, nothing at all
Sorry you won't fit inside my heart
Won't you come light the way and wash this away
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It's "momentum" and "pace", not "the meant" and "the paint"
"want the price but not the raise" prize but not the race "i like the nights but not the tangled wires" lights not nights and it's compass not compus
I wonder what Kimbra's religion is. She mentions Psalms, not knowing salvation from the pews, and, in this song, praying. Interesting stuff.
I wouldn't be surprised if she was Christian, but why does it matter?
I wouldn't be surprised if she was Christian, but why does it matter?
it's "prize but not the risk"