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Gills and Tails Lyrics by Amel Larrieux

Morning

2006

[Verse 1]
I looked at my reflection in the water
Thought, "What an unlikely pair"
Closed my eyes, held my breath, plummeted down, down, down
And anchored myself there
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't tell how long I've been
In the company of gills and tails
I think I feel my skin
Growing scales
[Chorus]
Can I come up for air?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
Can I come up for air?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
Can I come up for air?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
Can I, can I come up for air?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
[Verse 2]
I'm getting eaten up down here
I'm just not built like that (That)
The big fish have a monopoly
The little fish get buried in the sand
[Pre-Chorus]
This sea world I'm in
Sucks your life out, leaving you comatose
Take back your salt and fins
Send me a lifeboat
[Chorus]
Can I come up for air?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
Can I come up for air?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
Can I come up for air?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
Can I come up for air?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
[Bridge]
I look up with longing at the surface
Hypnotized by the way the sunlight seems to ride each ripple
And they do a dance
Every ray becomes a beckoning hand
I miss the sweet taste of oxygen
I mistook this for the promised land
[Chorus]
Can I come up for air?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
Can I come up for air?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
Can I come up for air?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
Air, air
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
Can I, can I come up?
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
I, I
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
I, I, I, I
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
I
(Can I come up? Can I come up?)
Credits
Amel Larrieux

Amel Larrieux

About “Gills and Tails” by Amel Larrieux

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"Gills and Tails" appears on "Morning" in 2006.

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