American Spirit

Album: The Alphabet Of Hurricanes (2010)
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  • Stood here
    At the edge of the world, dear
    Three wishes for you
    As the tide turns
    Salt water
    Meets with the skies, dear
    Meets with your eyes my dear
    As the day dies
    I've seen this trick before
    Watch the waves
    Write your name
    On the shore

    And hold your breath
    There's still time left
    Come on hold your breath
    Swim with me
    Further from the shore
    Swim with me
    Till I can swim no more

    She strikes up
    American Spirit
    And a conversation
    About nothing
    Says I've burned
    All colour and flame from
    This hard ambition
    That once held me
    But I feel love's
    Season shift
    This heat has
    Lost it's grip
    On us

    And hold your breath
    There's still time left
    Come on hold your breath
    Swim with me
    Further from the shore
    Swim with me
    Till I can swim no more

    And I know
    What you won't say
    For all this stolen time
    Someone pays

    And hold your breath
    There's still time left
    Come on hold your breath
    Swim with me
    Further from the shore
    Swim with me
    I'll swim no more Writer/s: Tom Mcrae
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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