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by Stars


Barricade by Stars
album: In Our Bedroom After the War (2007)
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Trapped on the terraces, I looked at you and knew
                         
You were the only thing that mattered
                           
There was no one for me but you
    
In Harmony Street we beat a man

Just for standing there
          
I held my breath as I watched you swing
                     
Then run your fingers through your hair

                                                     
Oh, how could anyone not love the terrible things you do?
                                             
Oh, how could anyone not want to try and help you?

                              
In Bermondsey in Burberry, you held me at the barricade, 
    
the pigs arrived with tear gas
                    
And I wept at the mistakes we made
                              
We stalked the streets like animals
    
And danced as windows shattered
        
For our island, for the thrill of it, 
                   
for everything that mattered

                                             
Oh, how could anyone not want to rip it all apart?
                                               
Oh, how could anyone not love your cold, black heart?

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I found you on a Saturday, and that was where I lost you
         
You had to finally walk away 
                  
because of what it cost you, 
                      
years later when I saw your face
   
In line to catch the morning train, 
    
you looked like you'd been softened
                               
Like you never really loved the pain

                                      
Oh, how could anyone not finally diminish?
                                                                     
The thrill of blood comes instantly. There's only darkness at the finish

                                              
Meet me at the barricade, I'll be at the barricade
                                                       
Meet me at the barricade, the love died, but the hate can't fade
                                                       
I'll be at the barricade, the love died, but the hate won't fade...

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