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Already Gone Lyrics
When you go away it gets harder to breathe
I want you to stay but you're looking to leave
and I wouldn't mind making believe
Is it too late
I'll do it anyway
I told you
No no you can't believe her
That girl is full of fever
I'll give you anything but
Go if you need to
How can I keep you
Now you're already gone
Did I overstay? You're tugging your sleeves
You said what they say: that I'm a disease
and there's no coming up when you come down with me
Is it too late
I'll do it anyway
I told you
No no you can't believe her
That girl is full of fever
I'll give you anything but
Go if you need to
How can I keep you
Now you're already gone
It's now or it's never
You get left holding feathers
It won't be so easy
To keep yourself without me now
No no you can't believe her
That girl is full of fever
I'll give you anything but
Go if you need to
How can I keep you
Now you're already gone
I want you to stay but you're looking to leave
and I wouldn't mind making believe
I'll do it anyway
I told you
That girl is full of fever
I'll give you anything but
Go if you need to
How can I keep you
Now you're already gone
You said what they say: that I'm a disease
and there's no coming up when you come down with me
I'll do it anyway
I told you
That girl is full of fever
I'll give you anything but
Go if you need to
How can I keep you
Now you're already gone
You get left holding feathers
It won't be so easy
To keep yourself without me now
That girl is full of fever
I'll give you anything but
Go if you need to
How can I keep you
Now you're already gone
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"It is also the song about which I’ve felt most nervous to write. I have given a lot of thought to what might be said about it, including but not limited to the fact that I attempted to write a set of lyrics which explored the role mental illness can play in a relationship, romantic or otherwise. The relationship I had in mind is triangular, but whether there are three people involved, or two people and a disease, I’m not sure. The thing is this: Some songs are easily explained. Some songs have a clear narrative arc and an easily identified purpose. Other songs are ungraspable, made of light instead of dirt, a sort of musical head rush - something definitely happened, but what? This song is (to me) such a song. I encourage you to listen and draw your own conclusions. I actually encourage those actions with regard to every song, but this song more than most."
-Jenny Owen Youngs on "Already Gone"