Escape

from PUPPETS by The Black Flames

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lyrics

Get on that plane, you lazy, lazy, girl.
Your love awaits you the other side of the world.
Only laziness could explain why,
There are tears forming from your eyes,
And all your choices teeter on the brink of seeming unwise.

I was at your table the day his envelope came
Love hearts, tickets, and a short note, leave right away.
Well I was very quick with my advice:
Go if you got your peace of mind,
And there's nothing or no-one you'll regret leaving behind.

I thought of shaking you.
I don't want you to go.
My worst fears come true.
You'll take off and never know.

Five years I've wasted wondering how.
She could stay blind to the secrets of my brow.
Yeah, far from hidden, they're all tattoeed
In perma-ink darker than a bruise,
How she's the one for me, how he's no good for her
And why'd she choose?

It's not too late you know.
Who was she crying for?
Even now there's hope.
Before they shut the cabin door.

In a stadium of streetlights I sit exposed and worn
Smilers pass by and ignore this man o'war.
I fought against myself and drew
It's a far bitter thing I do
You're in the sky, I'm at the airport, we're both of us blue.

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from PUPPETS, track released December 31, 2020
Written, performed and produced by DB

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The Black Flames London, UK

Assuming they exist, the magnificent 7 are:
Christos Barri: Lead vox/guitar/keys
Jeezel Twig: Keys/vox
Ellie Fryar: Bass/keys/vox
Daly P: Drums
Fazia Shah: wind/perc
Del Spike: Guitar/keys/vox
Chells: Guitar/Vox ... more

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