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Sunken City Lyrics by Ferron

Phantom Center

1990

To be what you are is one thing
To be what you want, now that's something else
You say you're finally afraid of something
I'm holding your hand; I'm kinda scared myself

But it won't hurt, what's pullin' so strong
The map of the sky has a place for you
We've all been alone so long
We're footprints and handprints and knees in the dew

I like what you say, though you're crying
I know what you mean; I go there myself
And it's hard to believe you'll be flying
It's as hard and as easy as trust itself

You know it's not just the job or the goals
Or the lover who changed while you stayed the same
It's thе future, and it's needing us whole
Let's go on a hunch and givе this a name

And go in search of the sunken city
I think it's as close as we are right now
We don't have to move, a sacred moment
So why does it take so long to learn how?

Some things just pull so strong
Like the map of the sky is the map of your heart
And we've all been apart so long
We're footprints and handprints and knees in the dark

You know I was always the last to follow
And I made it a point to be the first to laugh
You know, that kind of cool is kind of cold and hollow
And you can write that on my epitaph

It was a flesh dream, I woke to weep
I leapt toward morning, no more to sleep
No more to deny what's ours to safe-keep
The mind and the matter can do it without me

Let's go in search of the sunken city
I think it's as close as we are right now
We don't have to move a sacred moment
So why does it take so long to learn how?

To be what you are is one thing
To be what you want, now that's something else
You say you're finally afraid of something
I'm holding your hand, I'm kind of scared myself
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Ferron

Ferron

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Read the complete lyrics to "Sunken City" by Ferron from the album "Phantom Center" in 1990. 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.

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"Sunken City" is credited to Ferron. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Sunken City" appears on "Phantom Center" in 1990.

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