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Cannonball Lyrics by Brandi Carlile

The Story

2007

[Verse ]
I was born when I met you
Now I'm dying to forget you
And that is what I know
Though I dreamed I would fall
Like a wounded cannonball
Sinking down with my heart in tow
[Chorus]
Bright lights like white lightning
Who shot me down
Who cut me down
I'm frozen in my bed
Till the day comes around
How I'm lost, how I'm found
[Verse 2]
There's a man all alone
Telling me his friends are gone
That they've died and flown away
So I told him he was wrong
That your friends are never gone
If you look to the sky and pray
[Chorus]
Bright lights like white lightning
Who shot me down
Who will cut me down
I'm frozen in my bed
Till the day comes around
How I'm lost, how I'm found
[Verse 3]
Someone told me a lie
Someone looked me in the eye
And said time will ease your pain
But behold, when you fall
It's that same old cannonball
Coming back for your heart again
[Chorus]
Bright lights like white lightning
Who shot me down
Who will cut me down
I'm frozen in my bed
Till the day comes around
And it may come around
Until the day comes around
How I'm lost, how I'm found
[Outro]
I was born when I met you
Now I'm dying to forget you
And that is what I know
Credits
Brandi Carlile

Brandi Carlile

About “Cannonball” by Brandi Carlile

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"Cannonball" is credited to Brandi Carlile. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Cannonball" appears on "The Story" in 2007.

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