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Belly of the Whale Lyrics by Guy Garvey

Courting the Squall

2015

[Verse 1]
That house broke my back
That house I built skinned my knuckles
That house I built picked my pockets
And buckled every joint
It pointed from youth and any truth I knew
Towards a painted sundown on a break your nose horizon
It isn't mine, that house, that house I built I realised
Turn my eyes to barnacles beneath a leaden hat of daily shame
[Chorus]
I cannot speak its name but I would walk into its mouth and I would breakfast in the belly of the whale
I cannot speak its name but I would walk into its mouth and I would breakfast in the belly of the whale
I cannot speak its name but I would walk into its mouth and I would breakfast in the belly of the whale
I cannot speak its name but I would walk into its mouth and I would breakfast in the belly of the whale
[Verse 2]
That house I built skinned my knuckles
That house I built picked my pockets
That house broke my back
And buckled every joint
It pointed from youth and any truth I knew
Towards a painted sundial breaking the horizon
It isn't mine, that house, that house I built I realised
Turn my eyes to barnacles beneath a leaden hat of daily shame
[Chorus]
I cannot speak its name but I would walk into its mouth and I would breakfast in the belly of the whale
I cannot speak its name but I would walk into its mouth and I would breakfast in the belly of the whale
I cannot speak its name but I would walk into its mouth and I would breakfast in the belly of the whale
I cannot speak its name but I would walk into its mouth and I would breakfast in the belly of the whale
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Guy Garvey

Guy Garvey

About “Belly of the Whale” by Guy Garvey

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"Belly of the Whale" is credited to Guy Garvey. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Belly of the Whale" appears on "Courting the Squall" in 2015.

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