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Back Down Lyrics by Bandelier

Landlines

2014

From Cairo to Mobile, Jackson, Monroe
Up to Omaha for reasons I didn't know
Oh mother of mine they drove us out of our home
On the cold trail you said we're not alone
You said our savior will come one day (like he did when I was born)
You said you'll steer and I should pray (like you did when I was born)
Oh, then you go back down

Your skinny hands were shaking all over the wheel
With cigarette scars you could not feel
Left me in motels when you got money for the gas
Left me at the hospital said 'Be right back'
I saw angels all my life - seventeen years (like you did whеn I was born)
They stopped coming round after that (likе you did after that)
Oh, then you go back down

Hey mamma, I need you like I did back then
Hey pappa, Thought the Holy Spirit was something I could lose
I don’t want to be a ghost for no one soon
Hey mamma, I need you like I did back then
Hey pappa, Thought the Heavenly Father was my only one
I just want to be an angel for someone
Then we all fall down
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About “Back Down” by Bandelier

Read the complete lyrics to "Back Down" by Bandelier from the album "Landlines" in 2014. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Folk Rock, Rock.

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"Back Down" appears on "Landlines" in 2014.

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