Razorlight - The House lyrics

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There's a full moon over this ancient town<br>

A clock faced the color of the sky<br>

And every street that we walk down<br>

Belongs to the house where my father died<br>

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Where prisoners march in luck step with each other<br>

Reavers test the limit of their reign<br>

Dragging their dead weight from the other<br>

While I claim my place, center stage<br>

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I've been thrown by the thrashing of his going<br>

Chained to his unseen stride<br>

I've walked in luck step without knowing<br>

My indifference, my only disguise<br>

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Now it comes through me like an injection<br>

Anonymous pain throbbing real inside<br>

And every pulse in my body<br>

Belongs to the house where my father died<br>

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Won't catch his spirit in a candle<br>

On or alive in it's guttering glow<br>

And death comes through these streets like a scandal<br>

Bent up and beaten, oh, a bitter body blow<br>

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And in bars and shaded back rooms<br>

Those who can't cope just get high<br>

But every place this drink takes me to<br>

Belongs to the house, where my father died<br>

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And there's a full moon over this ancient town<br>

Head lights numb the banner of the sky<br>

Rain rages the steadings and the open ground<br>

And I'm a child fighting shadows with tears in my eyes<br>

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And the valley cannons and thunder<br>

Trees blow beneath the bruising of the sky<br>

Like centuries shield the lake from my wonder<br>

And I'm as helpless as a child hiding from life<br>

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And the face from my mind is fading<br>

I count the wounds for the very first time<br>

Tonight there's gonna be a reckoning<br>

I'm entering the house where my father died<br>

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