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Etta James Lyrics by Brian Fallon

Sleepwalkers

2018

[Verse 1]
Did you spend most of your life waitin'
On a fairytale read between pages?
Did you huddle up close to your boombox radio
Is somebody waiting on the same song?
And we sold our souls on the fantasies
We found in records and black and white movies
And I used to beg June to burn me alive
If that would get me anywhere but here

[Chorus]
Now Etta James, hit that symphony
'Cause she drifts through my blood like a remedy
And for most of my sad life, I figured I was gonna die alone
'Cause I just burned in the curve of my scars
Twenty long years away from your heart
'Til finally, finally, my love is in my arms
My love is in my arms

[Verse 2]
And it was impossible to hold on to anything
In my chest was a lonesome, growin' cyclone
I kept pictures tucked up into the rearview above
To the sirens I lost in the ocean
And all we wanted was absolutely everything
Like foolish, hungry young lions
I was lost and alone, a million light years from home
It was nobody's fault but mine

[Chorus]
Now Etta James, hit that symphony
'Cause she drifts through my blood like a remedy
And for most of my sad life, I figured I was gonna die alone
'Cause I just burned in the curve of my scars
Twenty long years away from your heart
But finally, finally, my love is in my arms

[Bridge]
And was there a hole in your life?
Did you kill to keep warm, but somehow never quite satisfied?
Do you feel like it's always time to go?
And it's always wrong and it's always off
And it's hard to know which heart to hold
Now do you lie to someone, is someone else on your mind?
Do you lie to someone with me on your mind?

[Chorus]
Now Etta James, hit that symphony
'Cause she drifts through my blood like a remedy
And for most of my sad life, I figured I was gonna die alone
'Cause I just burned in the curve of my scars
Twenty long years away from your heart
'Til finally, finally, my love is in my arms
My love is in my arms

[Outro]
(Etta James, Etta James
Etta James, sing it one time for my pain
Etta James, Etta James
Etta James, sing it one time for my pain)
At last, at last
(Etta James, Etta James
Etta James, sing it one time for my pain)
At last, at last
(Etta James, Etta James
Etta James, sing it one time for my pain)
Like Etta said, my love has come along
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Brian Fallon

Brian Fallon

About “Etta James” by Brian Fallon

Read the complete lyrics to "Etta James" by Brian Fallon from the album "Sleepwalkers" in 2018. 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 Rock, Aa (Check Description), Ballad.

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"Etta James" is credited to Brian Fallon. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Etta James" appears on "Sleepwalkers" in 2018.

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