Eleanor Friedberger

Early Earthquake

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It was an early earthquake
And my heart's trembling just for you
It was an early earthquake
And my heart's trembling just for you
And when the walls came crumbling crumbling down
When the walls came crumbling crumbling down
I was waiting right here for you
To see you in my door and hear you say
"You're a sight for sore eyes"
It's better than any song
Better than Xs and Os in the subject line
I polish my boots 'til they glow and they shine
And they can see your face
The lines around your eyes
Why you can't keep to any one place
I wanna rewind
It's not the same as regret
I'm gonna do it again
And though your reputation precedes you
I still spend all of my time
Thinking of ways to say the same old thing
I want you to want me
And I never will bring this anticipation to an end
Oh I can hardly sleep
My mind is racing, it's racing!
It was an early earthquake
And my heart's trembling just for you
It was an early earthquake
And my heart's trembling just for you
And when the walls came crumbling crumbling down
When the walls came crumbling crumbling down
You know I was waiting right here for you

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smallwonderrobot On Dec 13, 2011

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by thebeatinmyheartis

14y ago

I wanna rewind It's not the same as regret I'm gonna do it again And though your reputation precedes you I still spend all of my time Thinking of ways to say the same old thing I want you to want me And I never bring this anticipation to an end Oh I can hardly sleep My mind is racing, it's racing! It was an early earthquake And my heart's trembling just for you It was an early earthquake And my heart's trembling just for you And when the walls came crumbling crumbling down When the walls came crumbling crumbling down You know I was waiting right here for you

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