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Shiny Things Lyrics by Maxwell Stern

Impossible Sum

2020

Shiny things make everything so heavy
Shiny things are always tough to tell
Shiny things just make it hard to see if someone’s ready
Shiny things can be the hardest sell

So who’s got space for all of this?
You’re stupid lucky now
To even have a space where a burden can be laid down
You’re all filled up with dark now, like some sick inverted star
Just freaking out in the Northeast Regional cafe car
Yes you are

Shiny things make everything so heavy
Shiny things are always tough to tell
Shiny things just make it hard to see if someone’s ready
Shiny things can be the hardest sell

I curse the current and the choices that it brings
Drawing circles round my head like planetary wedding rings
The damaged country sings a plaintive song to me
A permutation of the good we’ve yet to be
And there’s so much left to become
I wanna add it all up to an impossible sum

Shiny things
Shiny things
Shiny things
Shiny things

About “Shiny Things” by Maxwell Stern

Read the complete lyrics to "Shiny Things" by Maxwell Stern from the album "Impossible Sum" in 2020. 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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"Shiny Things" is credited to Maxwell Stern. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Shiny Things" appears on "Impossible Sum" in 2020.

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