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I Was Gathering Dust Lyrics by This Glass Embrace

The Light That Shines Into Our Graves

2013

[Verse 1]
All the windows were dark as I drove past the house
I was gathering dust, but I'm much better now
It's not about getting older, it's about giving up
And I refuse to believe they're the same
[Verse 2]
I know I've been quiet, I don't mean to be
Every time that I've tried to I just couldn't speak
But you told me you loved me and I could suddenly see
That was all that I'd needed to say
[Chorus]
This life will steal our voices if we let it
Don't ever stop
Please don't stop singing
We can let the world silence what we love
Silence a part of us
Or we can smile and go down fighting
[Verse 3]
Shannon moved to Texas, the last time we spoke
And she wasn't the first or the last one to go
But the coffee shop's quiet, the studio's cold
I'm not sorry if I'm sorry sometimes
[Verse 4]
I wrote about Graham once, and his newest song
I'm sure that dozens more followed that I never heard
I hope he's headlining somewhere, it seems like someone should be
I hope it's him, if it can't be me
[Chorus]
This life will steal our voices if we let it
Don't ever stop
Please don't stop singing
We can let the world silence what we love
Silence a part of us
Or we can smile and go down fighting
[Bridge]
It's not just this, it's everything
But don’t worry, love, you are all that I need
It's not just this, it's everything
But we are so much more than we've been led to believe
It's not just this, it's everything
But Jackie, I promise, you are all that I need
And all these songs I can't not sing
Were never as wasted as I used to think
[Chorus]
This life will steal our voices if we let it
Don't ever stop
Please don't stop singing
We can let the world silence what we love
Silence a part of us
Or we can smile and go down fighting
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This Glass Embrace

This Glass Embrace

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