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I Will Return Lyrics by Daniel Amos

Kalhoun

1991

[Verse 1]
And the city stood
In a glowing splendor
'Til her ashes were laid in an urn
Beneath a fast-food counter

[Chorus]
I will return

[Verse 2]
The descendants were born
And they danced their dances
Then the sound of their stumbling was great
Tilting the world on its axis

[Chorus]
I will return

[Bridge 1]
And the women gazed in their mirrors
Suitors brought them vials of perfume
(Quiet lives of desperation)
Then golden-haired locusts with the faces of angels
Sealed each of them up in a metal cocoon

[Verse 3]
And the life ran out
Just when it all seemed better
Here is a display in a granite museum
A shame on view forever

[Chorus]
I will return
I will return

[Bridge 2]
And the birdcage was eventually opened
A great flock of nuns flew away
(Meeting no one's expectations)
And the saints who had slept on a head of a pin
Came down from the sky at the end of all days

[Verse 1]
And the city stood
In a glowing splendor
'Til her ashes were laid in an urn
Beneath a fast food counter

[Chorus]
I will return

[Outro]
I will be coming like a thief in the night
I will be coming like a thief in the night
I will be coming like a thief in the night
I will be coming like a thief in the night
I will be coming like a thief in the night
I will be coming like a thief in the night
I will be coming like a thief in the night
I will be coming like a thief in the night

About “I Will Return” by Daniel Amos

Read the complete lyrics to "I Will Return" by Daniel Amos from the album "Kalhoun" in 1991. 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 Pop, Folk Rock.

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"I Will Return" is credited to Daniel Amos. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"I Will Return" appears on "Kalhoun" in 1991.

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