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Sun Leads lyrics
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Intro
Sun cracks the sky... Moon pulls the tide... Stars don't close their eyes...
Verse 1
Sun cracks the sky over the 95 lane Leads the line with a limp and a pocket full of change Young ones trail the stare like the tide trails the moon Sun leads the pack but the pack don't know the tune Pavement still hot from the day that just passed Leads the charge through the questions that the daylight won't ask Corner lights flicker like they counting the cost Sun leads the ones who don't know what they lost Every scar on the wall got a name it won't speak Leads the day but the day got a leak Bus stop saints watch from the shade of the tree Sun leads the morning but the morning don't lead free Old heads on the porch with the radio low Sun leads the block but the block already know The light that he carries got a shadow it throws Sun leads the charge but the charge got to go
Chorus
Sun leads the way when the block holds its breath Moon reflects the nights that the sun won't confess Stars witness the rise and they witness the fall Sun leads, moon reflects, stars witness it all
Verse 2
Moon pulls the covers when the sun hits the sheets Reflects on the text that got left on read Kitchen light humming like it knows the end Moon reflects the silence that the sun won't mend Tide comes in slow with the sound of the train Reflects the faces that won't see the day again Window open to the smell of the rain Moon reflects the weight that the sun can't explain Phone on the counter with the last message sent Moon reflects the reply that the sun never meant Quiet in the room where the decisions were made Moon reflects the price that the sun never paid The clock on the wall got a tick that don't lie Moon reflects the hours that the sun let slip by Curtains half open to the glow from the street Moon reflects the promise that the sun couldn't keep
Bridge
Stars don't blink when the city lights fade Witness every move that the daylight made From the roof of the building where the old heads prayed Stars witness the truth that the sun can't evade Sun led the way till the way turned around Moon reflects the boy who got lost in the sound Stars witness the moment the leader sat down Now the stars see the light that was there all along
Chorus
Sun leads the way when the block holds its breath Moon reflects the nights that the sun won't confess Stars witness the rise and they witness the fall Sun leads, moon reflects, stars witness it all
Outro
Sun leads... moon reflects... stars witness it all...
Inside the recording
Sun cracks the sky... Moon pulls the tide...
Sun leads the way when the block holds its breath Moon reflects the nights that the sun won't confess
Sun leads... moon reflects... stars witness it all...
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