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Empty Box Lyrics by Morphine

Like Swimming

1997

[Verse 1]
Tore open a package it was an empty box
No meaning to me, just an empty box
Sender was a woman
Sender was a woman

[Verse 2]
She said she's sending me everything that I
I, I never gave her before
She said, "fill it up and send it back"
"Fill it up and send it back"

[Pre-Chorus]
So I sent her back an empty box
A big mistake sent back an empty box

[Chorus]
Half in the shadows, half in the husky moonlight
And half insane just a sound

[Bridge]
I crossed into a valley, a valley so dark
That when I look back I can't see where I began
I can't see my hands
I don't even know if my eyes are open
In the morning, I was by the sea
And I swam out as far as I could swim
Until I was too tired to swim anymore
And then I floated... and tried to get my strength back

[Pre-Chorus]
And then an empty box came floating by
An empty box and I crawled inside

[Chorus]
Half in the shadows half in the husky moonlight
And half insane just a sound in the night
Half in the shadows half in the husky moonlight
And half insane just a sound
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About “Empty Box” by Morphine

Read the complete lyrics to "Empty Box" by Morphine from the album "Like Swimming" in 1997. 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 Poetry, Alternative Rock, Rock.

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"Empty Box" is credited to Morphine. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Empty Box" appears on "Like Swimming" in 1997.

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