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Carolina Lyrics by Benjamin Gibbard

Home, Volume V

2003

[Intro]
One, two, three
[Verse 1]
Every scream went bleeding through these paper walls
And all the makeup in the world couldn't hide the scars
I leave today, I'm packing light, a suitcase, some toiletries
The rolling hills and willow trees of Carolina wait for me
[Verse 2]
You never learned, the rules have changed since we were nine
This isn't school, boys don't assault the girls they like
The taste of blood, the claim of love, these two will here on cease to be
Sprouting from your fists and tongue 'cause Carolina waits for me
[Verse 3]
Fields of grain go whipping by from the window seat
I'm drifting in, I'm drifting out, catching up on sleep I couldn't get
Indentured since the very crest of seventeen
I left my keys and broken dreams 'cause Carolina waits for me
[Verse 4]
I will never forgive a single day
Mile markers seem to call my name and say
"You're safer now, through every town
We'll light your way in reflective green all the way"
The entire state of Carolina waits for me
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Benjamin Gibbard

Benjamin Gibbard

About “Carolina” by Benjamin Gibbard

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