Emily Haines & the Soft Skeleton

Fatal Gift

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Fatal Gift Lyrics

Haven't we made
Enough for a living wage
We accept the fatal gift
A soup stone for our stove
And a blindfold for our tears
Paying for a living wage
Know it's a deceptive deal
We accept the fatal gift
They hover over where we live

The things you own, they own you

Haven't we saved
Enough to go away
Enough to reach the coast
Why do we stay
Paying for a living wage
I know it's a deceptive deal
We accept the fatal gift
They hover over where we live

All the things you own, they own you
The things you own, they own you

And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
(All the things you own, they own you)
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
Close my eyes
Close my eyes

The things you own, they own you
All the things you own, they own you

And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
(All the things you own, they own you)
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you

Lyrics © Bmg Rights Management Us, Llc

Writer

Emily Haines

Producer

Tchad Blake, Justin Meldal-johnsen

Release date

Oct 23, 2006

Sentiment

Positive

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mad Hatter On Jan 14, 2025

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Haven't we saved
Enough to go away
Enough to reach the coast
Why do we stay
Paying for a living wage
I know it's a deceptive deal
We accept the fatal gift
They hover over where we live

All the things you own, they own you
The things you own, they own you

The things you own, they own you
All the things you own, they own you

And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
(All the things you own, they own you)
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you
And you own it and it owns you

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