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What It Is Lyrics by Slim (Trip-hop)

0097

1997

[Verse 1]
And it lifts you up
Throws you down
Trade your soul to hold onto
This thing you found
And it pulls on your resistance
'Til it breaks
Squeezes your heart into
A different shape
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh when the door opens
You go rushing in
Tomorrow you are
Running out again
[Chorus]
And if that isn't love
Then I don't know what it is
If it isn't two instead of one
Then I don't know what it is
Then I don't know (I don't know)
Then I don't know (I don't know)
Then I don't know what it is
[Verse 2]
And it drains the color
From your paradise
Smiles at your sorrow as
You throw the dice
And it comes pouring down
Like the rain
Drowns your illusions
Washing them away
[Pre-Chorus]
And it cuts you open
And leaves you helpless
You search for shelter where
There's nothing there
[Chorus]
And if that isn't hate
Then I don't know what it is
If that isn't falling down again
Then I don't know what it is
Then I don't know (I don't know)
Then I don't know (I don't know)
Then I don't know what it is
[Verse 3]
And it's always there
By your side
In your sight, always just
A step behind
And there's no one place to hide
Anymore
Lights go on
The game is over
[Pre-Chorus]
And you know the words
Before they're spoken
Once you free the girl
The spell is broken
[Chorus]
And if that isn't truth
Then I don't know what it is
If it isn't understanding, and if it isn't proof
Then I don't know what it is
Then I don't know (I don't know)
Then I don't know (I don't know)
Then I don't know what it is
[Outro]
Then I don't know
Then I don't know what it is
Then I don't know
Then I don't know
Credits
Slim (Trip-hop)

Slim (Trip-hop)

About “What It Is” by Slim (Trip-hop)

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"What It Is" appears on "0097" in 1997.

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