[Verse 1]
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Theres a certain point the body cant come back from
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In one year, weve learned the turn of the mouth
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The depth that the chest cavity takes
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Chucky was there for three out of three
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I was there for the third cause I couldnt be
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There for the one who was closest to me
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But I cant say I run when things get hard
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Its just that I dont trust myself with my heart
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But Ive had to let it break a little more
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‘Cause they say thats what its for
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[Chorus]
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Thats how the light shines in
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Thats how the light shines in
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Thats how the light gets in (Mm-mm)
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[Verse 2]
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So everyone was there, they were standin, laughin
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And Im on the side with my tears streamin down
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Theres somethin about the clutch of the wrist
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He thought mine was his to cough into his mouth
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Weve only got hours
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And I just cant stop cryin cause all of the ways
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When you see someone dyin
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The sea of your days flash in front of you
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And you think about who would be with you
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And then theres Donoghue
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[Bridge 1]
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Daddy, I miss them
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Im in the mountains
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Im probably runnin away from the feelings I get
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When I think all the things about them
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Daddy, I miss them
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Im at the Roadrunner Café
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Im probably runnin away from the thoughts in the day
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That have things to do with them, but they say
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[Chorus]
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“Thats how the light gets in
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Thats how the light gets in
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Thats how the light gets in”
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[Verse 3]
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Think by the third of March, I was cracked open
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Finally, the ground was cold, they wouldnt open
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Brought by the sunlight of the spirit to pour into me
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Theres a name for it in Japanese, its “Kintsugi”
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They sang folk songs from the 40s
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Even the fourteen-year-old knew “Froggie Came A-Courtin'”
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How do my blood relatives know all of these songs?
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I dont know anyone left who knows songs that I sing
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[Chorus]
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Thats how the light gets in
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Thats how the light gets in
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[Bridge 2]
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But, Daddy, I miss them
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Im at the Roadrunner Café
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Probably runnin away from the feelings today
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In the snow-capped mountains of the desert
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Daddy, I miss them
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Im in the mountains
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Probably runnin away, Ive been meaning to say
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That theres nothing to do except know that this is
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[Outro]
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How the light gets in
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By cracking, the light gets in
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Its how the light gets in
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Thats how the light gets in
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Thats how the light gets in
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Then youre golden, ah-ah-ah
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Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah
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Just another folk song, but anyway
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I try so hard, but thats okay
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Its how the light gets in
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Its how the light gets in
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Its how the light gets in
