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Present Tense Lyrics by Halou

We Only Love You

1998

[Intro:]
(La, la, la, la, ah)
(La, la, ah ha, la)
(La, la, la, la, la, ah)

[Verse 1:]
And she was always so defensive
Like nothing was ever her fault, or her responsibility

[Chorus:]
And this is all I have left to hold
A delicate balance has been exposed
And now it towers around us all
Just goes to show life is so fragile

[Verse 2:]
She used to smile when, she'd say
"It's all so meaningless, anyway
So just forget, forget it"
And she was always so, morose
Like this was all some bitter joke
But no one was laughing

[Chorus:]
And this is all I have left to hold
A delicate balance has been exposed
And now it towers around us all
Just goes to show life is so fragile

[Instrumental Break:]

[Verse 3:]
And now when we speak about her
We never use the present tense, I guess that's what happens

[Chorus:]
And this is all I have left to hold
A delicate balance has been exposed
And now it towers around us all
Just goes to show life is so fragile
And this is all I have left to hold
A delicate balance has been exposed
And now it towers around us all
Just goes to show life is so fragile
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About “Present Tense” by Halou

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"Present Tense" appears on "We Only Love You" in 1998.

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