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Why Can’t I Be with You? Lyrics by No Devotion

Permanence

2015

[Verse 1]
You're a fire and you're careless
You keep burning down our dreams
I'm a shadow, running blind
I can feel you in the heat
To the river, run me to the river
And the night is a coffee cup
Dark licorice line that's been wired to the street
I can feel it in my teeth
To the river, run me to the river
From the rivers and the reeds and the burning waters
Past the nightmare streets and forgotten borders
With the whispers and the waves and the silent offers
I've been there, so why can't I be with you?
[Verse 1]
To the river, run me to the river
From the rhythm and the rage and the lonely corners
Past the blinding scenes that were falling forward
With the shivers and the shakes when the fever breaks
I've been there, so why can't I be with you?
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No Devotion

No Devotion

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"Why Can’t I Be with You?" appears on "Permanence" in 2015.

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