La Roux

Let Me Down Gently

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Let Me Down Gently Lyrics

Let me down gently
That's what I think I need
But when you let me down gently
It still feels hard, hard

Turn me into someone good
That's what I really need
Tell me that I'm someone good
So we're not so far apart, apart

I hope it doesn't seem
Like I'm young, foolish, and green
Let me in for a minute
You're not my life but I want you in it

Set me up slowly
That's what you do to me
Oh, you set me up slowly
Now I can't come down, down

Let you down gently
That's what I think you need
But when I let you down, you're empty
And you try to hide your frowns, frowns

I hope it doesn't seem
Like I'm young, foolish, and green
Let me in for a minute
You're not my life but I want you in it
And I hope it's sinking in
That behind your perfect skin
There's a part of you that's free
And I know that there's a place for me

How do you feel
In the night
Now the feeling's
Left behind
As you know there
Was a time
When your silence
Left me blind
Now you're calling
From the aisle
I can see that
It's denial
A denial
Left to slide
Now there's nothing
Left to hide

Submitted by

aku On Sep 14, 2014

Let me down gently
That's what I think I need
But when you let me down gently
It still feels hard, hard
 
Turn me into someone good
That's what I really need
Tell me that I'm someone good
So we're not so far apart, apart
 
I hope it doesn't seem
Like I'm young, foolish, and green
Let me in for a minute
You're not my life but I want you in it
 
Set me up slowly
That's what you do to me
Oh, you set me up slowly
Now I can't come down, down
 
Let you down gently
That's what I think you need
But when I let you down, you're empty
And you try to hide your frowns, frowns
 
I hope it doesn't seem
Like I'm young, foolish, and green
Let me in for a minute
You're not my life but I want you in it
And I hope it's sinking in
That behind your perfect skin
There's a part of you that's free
And I know that there's a place for me
  
How do you feel
In the night
Now the feeling's
Left behind
As you know there
Was a time
When your silence
Left me blind
Now you're calling
From the aisle
I can see that
It's denial
A denial
Left to slide
Now there's nothing
Left to hide

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2014-09-14 22:35:04

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