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Alien (Live in Rome) Lyrics by The National

Rome (Cherry Tree Exclusive)

2024

[Verse 1]
Try not to worry there's a voiceover
Go on, go quiet for a change
We can dial down the daylight a little
I think this candy blue sky's messing with our brains

[Pre-Chorus]
We must have hit our heads
Don't expect familiar feelings
No one knows what to talk about
Just come lay down here on the couch

[Chorus]
Drop down out of the clouds you're in
Drop down like an alien
I'll go outside, cry, and come right back in
Drop down like an alien

[Verse 2]
I'll find you something fun to wear
That goes along with all your feelings
We'll go extremely vivid
Buttoned up and unrevealing
I can be your nurse or something
Bring you watеrmelon nicotine
I can hold a swimmer hеre
To the shore by a string

[Pre-Chorus]
Hurry up, we don't have time
Avalanches in my mind
I'm getting buried in this dream
It's just as soapy as it seems

[Chorus]
Drop down out of the clouds you're in
Drop down like an alien
I'll go outside, cry, and come right back in
Drop down like an alien

[Bridge]
There's this one old idea I'm having
Stuck in a car wash somewhere and you can't stop laughing
Off the rails and no one's coming to get us
I think I like it here, so I'm gonna let 'em forget us

[Pre-Chorus]
Hurry up, we don't have time
Avalanches in my mind
I'm getting buried in this dream
It's just as soapy as it seems

[Chorus]
Drop down out of the clouds you're in
Drop down like an alien
I'll go outside, cry, and come right back in
Drop down like an alien

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
Drop down out of the clouds you're in
Drop down like an alien
I'll go outside, cry, and come right back in
Drop down like an alien

[Instrumental Outro]
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The National

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About “Alien (Live in Rome)” by The National

Read the complete lyrics to "Alien (Live in Rome)" by The National from the album "Rome (Cherry Tree Exclusive)" in 2024. 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 Live, Indie Rock, Rock.

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"Alien (Live in Rome)" appears on "Rome (Cherry Tree Exclusive)" in 2024.

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