The Secret He Had Missed

Album: The Ultra Vivid Lament (2021)
Charted: 83
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  • The sea, your room, your God
    The interior world you loved
    You turned faces into icons
    But the mirror killed all your freedom

    Quiet steady and unique
    Opposites united by blood and deed
    Boredom your biggest enemy
    Left your heart on the beach at Tenby

    I'll be remembered as your brother
    All my work adds up to nothing
    You ignored the revolutions
    They just led you nowhere

    The secret he had missed
    Was lying at his fingertips
    The girl in the long blue dress
    Cast a spell and left us blessed

    Lost your heart and soul in France
    Prayed so hard that love would last
    Bohemian with no control
    If only you had your sister's soul

    Never had the chance to reconcile
    Living separate and lonely lives
    If only we could meet again
    We could find a different end

    I'll be remembered as your brother
    All my work adds up to nothing
    You ignore the revolutions
    They just led you nowhere

    The secret he had missed
    Was lying at his fingertips
    The girl in the long blue dress
    Cast a spell and left us blessed

    Walls defeated by the sea
    Still resonate an imperfect dream
    The whispering waves still cleanse and clean
    They can't wipe away what you've seen

    As your brother
    Up to nothing
    Revolutions

    The secret he had missed
    Was lying at his fingertips
    The girl in the long blue dress
    Cast a spell and left us blessed

    Walls defeated by the sea
    Still resonate an imperfect dream
    The whispering waves still cleanse and clean
    They can't wipe away what you've seen Writer/s: James Dean Bradfield, Nick Jones, Sean Moore
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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