Bait and Switch Lyrics

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Cover art for Bait and Switch lyrics by Shins, The

This is what I hear folks, some places I'm not sure about.

I finally had all my ducks in a row Peace and quiet by means of subtraction And how she got in?
I mean shouldn’t I know? We’re two weeks on and my spine was in traction My eyes in a basket

My gut and my heart are so out of phase And that kind of girl She ain’t nobody’s daughter I’m just not use to these powerful waves She shined on the brass and I’m taking on water What am I to do now?

I call on a beautiful wish with a moral compass Bait and switch

High from my psychic derailing Drive this car to the sea Spend the night as high as I can in a towering hemlock But it’s no use; it can always be found (?) A creature of habit has no real protection I tell her I’ll leave if she don’t settle down She’s easy to lie on closer inspection (?) Like everyone else does

Then running a terrible charm Hold it smoking my eyes I’m just a simple man Cursed with an honest heart Why’d you go and tear it all apart? Then running a terrible charm (?) Hold it smoking my eyes (?) I’m just a simple man Cursed with an honest heart Why’d you go and tear it all apart?

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