So Much

Album: i/o (2023)
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  • So much unfinished business
    All sticky with desire
    Raking through the empty shells
    Of all the rockets we fired
    Set the navigation
    For the Earth all warm and wet
    And as the longing drops away
    The compass is reset

    Oh, there's so much to aim for
    You can shoot at the sun
    But all of it just comes and goes
    There's only so much can be done

    Time slips in the mirror
    As an old man, I was born
    But I've grown to be a baby
    With a halo and a horn
    Burn up like a lightning bolt
    All gone within a flash
    You look around to find a home
    Where the asteroid will crash

    Oh, there's so much to live for
    So much left to give
    This edition is limited
    There's only so much can be done

    The body stiffens, tires and aches
    In its wrinkled, blotchy skin
    With each decade, more camouflage
    For the wild eyed child within
    Now close your eyes for a moment
    Look down and look above
    All the warmth inside of you
    Comes from those you love

    Oh, there's so much to live for
    So much left to give
    This edition is limited
    There's only so much can be done
    So much to aim for
    Shooting up at the sun
    When it all comes and goes
    There's only so much can be done
    So much can be done
    Only so much can be done Writer/s: Peter Gabriel
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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