Rival Schools

The Switch

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Another quarter mile, we can’t stop running
Must be on time
Holding the lost files
A drop off’s coming
Too soon for us
This is the switch
One day, one far from we’re in now
We’ll look back and laugh
If we make the checkpoint
All our worries will be gone for some time
A stolen suitcase full of your secrets
Soon will unwind
This is the switch
Play innocent, were innocent
I’ll wash my hands one day
One far from we’re in now
We’ll look back and laugh
We’ll move to a foreign town
In Argentina, if you’re down
No one will recognize us
Spending with our new disguises on
If only the switch would come

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everlong On Dec 25, 2001

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2001-12-25 10:21:10

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by Yoshiidino

24y ago

Why this is the least viewed Rival Schools song I will never know.

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by ScreamingInfidelity

24y ago

ah i know, this song is fucking great.

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by rieve

24y ago

This song is great purely because of that meaty intro

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by PapaBobDole

24y ago

I like the way that the vocal key changes with the line "This is the switch"

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by versusthesea

19y ago

maybe my favorite rival schools song ever. makes me think of one of my best friends and how we always talk about how one day we are just going to disappear... very cool song.

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