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The Original Lyrics by Switchfoot

Vice Verses

2011

[Verse 1]
Got your hands in your pockets
Like you’re ready to pay
Got your eyes out of socket
Like you’re a mile away
Mouth shut like a locket
Like you’ve nothing to say

[Pre-Chorus]
Speak your mind up
Come on baby free yourself

[Chorus]
Ain’t no one to do it
Free yourself
Ain’t nothing to it
Free yourself
Yeah, don’t let nobody try and steal your soul
You’re the original

[Verse 2]
So you say you’re just a lost soul
I know you better than that
So you say you’re just lost in the wash
I know you better than that
So you say you’re just a face in city race
Wasted and sick of it all

[Pre-Chorus]
Speak your mind up
Come on baby free yourself

[Chorus]
Ain’t no one to do it
Free yourself
Ain’t nothing to it
Free yourself
Yeah, don’t let nobody try and steal your soul
You’re the original

[Interlude]
The original
You're the original
The original

[Bridge]
Alright
Oh!
Come on now!
Oh!
Come on now!
Oh!
Come on now!
Oh!
Yeah!

[Chorus]
Ain’t no one to do it
Free yourself
Ain’t nothing to it
Free yourself
Yeah, don’t let nobody try and steal your soul
You’re the original
Ain’t no one to do it
Free yourself
Ain’t nothing to it
Free yourself
Yeah, don’t let nobody try and steal your soul
You’re the original
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About “The Original” by Switchfoot

Read the complete lyrics to "The Original" by Switchfoot from the album "Vice Verses" in 2011. 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 Alternative Rock, Christian Rock, Christian.

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"The Original" is credited to Switchfoot. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"The Original" appears on "Vice Verses" in 2011.

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