The Center of the World
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โฑ๏ธ 4:43 duration
๐ ID: 264043
๐ Lyrics
At the center of the world
There's a statue of a girl
She is standing near a well
With a bucket bare and dry
I went and looked her in the eyes
And she turned me into sand
This clumsy form that I despise
It scattered easy in her hand
And came to rest upon a beach
With a million others there
We sat and waited for the sea
To stretch out so that we could disappear
Into the endlessness of blue
Into the horror of the truth
See, we are far less than we knew
Yeah, we are far less than we knew
But we knew what we could taste
Girls found honey to drench our hands
The men cut marble to mark our graves
Saying, "We'll need something to remind us
Of all the sweetness that has passed through us"
The priests dressed children for choir
But found no joy in what was sung
The funeral had begun
In the middle of the day
When you drive home to your place
From that job that makes you sleep
Back to the thoughts that keep you awake
Long after night has come to claim
Any light that still remains
In the corner of the frame
That you put around her face
Two pills just weren't enough
The alarm clock's going off
But you're not waking up
This isn't happening, happening, happening, happening, happening
It is
There's a statue of a girl
She is standing near a well
With a bucket bare and dry
I went and looked her in the eyes
And she turned me into sand
This clumsy form that I despise
It scattered easy in her hand
And came to rest upon a beach
With a million others there
We sat and waited for the sea
To stretch out so that we could disappear
Into the endlessness of blue
Into the horror of the truth
See, we are far less than we knew
Yeah, we are far less than we knew
But we knew what we could taste
Girls found honey to drench our hands
The men cut marble to mark our graves
Saying, "We'll need something to remind us
Of all the sweetness that has passed through us"
The priests dressed children for choir
But found no joy in what was sung
The funeral had begun
In the middle of the day
When you drive home to your place
From that job that makes you sleep
Back to the thoughts that keep you awake
Long after night has come to claim
Any light that still remains
In the corner of the frame
That you put around her face
Two pills just weren't enough
The alarm clock's going off
But you're not waking up
This isn't happening, happening, happening, happening, happening
It is
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:44.80] At the center of the world
[00:51.22] There's a statue of a girl
[00:57.13] She is standing near a well
[01:03.44] With a bucket bare and dry
[01:09.14] I went and looked her in the eyes
[01:15.52] And she turned me into sand
[01:21.46] This clumsy form that I despise
[01:27.48] It scattered easy in her hand
[01:33.76] And came to rest upon a beach
[01:40.39] With a million others there
[01:46.07] We sat and waited for the sea
[01:51.35] To stretch out so that we could disappear
[01:57.98] Into the endlessness of blue
[02:03.94] Into the horror of the truth
[02:10.72] See, we are far less than we knew
[02:16.42] Yeah, we are far less than we knew
[02:23.38] But we knew what we could taste
[02:28.78] Girls found honey to drench our hands
[02:33.95] The men cut marble to mark our graves
[02:39.36] Saying, "We'll need something to remind us
[02:44.25] Of all the sweetness that has passed through us"
[02:50.24] The priests dressed children for choir
[02:55.40] But found no joy in what was sung
[03:00.26] The funeral had begun
[03:04.31] In the middle of the day
[03:09.97] When you drive home to your place
[03:15.13] From that job that makes you sleep
[03:19.68] Back to the thoughts that keep you awake
[03:25.41] Long after night has come to claim
[03:31.54] Any light that still remains
[03:36.72] In the corner of the frame
[03:42.21] That you put around her face
[03:51.06] Two pills just weren't enough
[03:56.56] The alarm clock's going off
[03:59.05] But you're not waking up
[04:01.11] This isn't happening, happening, happening, happening, happening
[04:06.28] It is
[04:07.22]
[00:51.22] There's a statue of a girl
[00:57.13] She is standing near a well
[01:03.44] With a bucket bare and dry
[01:09.14] I went and looked her in the eyes
[01:15.52] And she turned me into sand
[01:21.46] This clumsy form that I despise
[01:27.48] It scattered easy in her hand
[01:33.76] And came to rest upon a beach
[01:40.39] With a million others there
[01:46.07] We sat and waited for the sea
[01:51.35] To stretch out so that we could disappear
[01:57.98] Into the endlessness of blue
[02:03.94] Into the horror of the truth
[02:10.72] See, we are far less than we knew
[02:16.42] Yeah, we are far less than we knew
[02:23.38] But we knew what we could taste
[02:28.78] Girls found honey to drench our hands
[02:33.95] The men cut marble to mark our graves
[02:39.36] Saying, "We'll need something to remind us
[02:44.25] Of all the sweetness that has passed through us"
[02:50.24] The priests dressed children for choir
[02:55.40] But found no joy in what was sung
[03:00.26] The funeral had begun
[03:04.31] In the middle of the day
[03:09.97] When you drive home to your place
[03:15.13] From that job that makes you sleep
[03:19.68] Back to the thoughts that keep you awake
[03:25.41] Long after night has come to claim
[03:31.54] Any light that still remains
[03:36.72] In the corner of the frame
[03:42.21] That you put around her face
[03:51.06] Two pills just weren't enough
[03:56.56] The alarm clock's going off
[03:59.05] But you're not waking up
[04:01.11] This isn't happening, happening, happening, happening, happening
[04:06.28] It is
[04:07.22]