( * &. – THE LUMINEERS CLEOPATRA LYRIC STARTERS / PART I .
SLEEP ON THE FLOOR .
‘ if we don’t leave this town, we might never make it out. ’
‘ i was not born to drown. ’
‘ we were not born in sin. ’
‘ let your mother know you’re safe. ’
‘ will you lay yourself down and dig your grave or will you rail against your dying day? ’
‘ i don’t wanna live like that. ’
‘ put on your dress, wear something nice. ’
‘ decide on me, decide on us. ’
OPHELIA .
‘ when i was younger, i should’ve known better. ’
‘ i can’t feel no remorse. ’
‘ you can’t see past my blindness. ’
‘ you’ve been on my mind since the flood. ’
‘ heaven help the fool who falls in love. ’
‘ i don’t feel nothing at all. ’
‘ honey, i love you. ’
‘ you’ve been on my mind like a drug.
CLEOPATRA .
‘ i was young and an actress. ’
‘ i left the footprints on the mud stained carpet. ’
‘ it hardened like my heart did when you left town. ’
‘ i must admit it, that i would marry you in an instant. ’
‘ damn your wife. ’
‘ i’d be your mistress just to have you around. ’
‘ i was late for this, late for that, late for the love of my life. ’
‘ when i die alone, when i die i’ll be on time. ’
‘ my flesh, it was my currency. ’
‘ the strangers in my backseat, they remind me of you. ’
‘ that’s all in the past now, gone with the wind. ’
GUN SONG .
‘ i don’t own a single gun. ’
‘ i don’t have a sweetheart yet. ’
‘ i don’t have a sweetheart yet, but if i did i’d break my neck to please her, make her want to stay in my arms. ’
‘ i can’t believe what i found in my daddy’s sock drawer today. ’
‘ it was a pistol, a smith and weston, holy shit. ’
‘ one day, i pray, i’ll be more than my father’s son. ’
ANGELA .
‘ the strangers in this town, they raise you up just to cut you down. ’
‘ it’s a long time coming. ’
‘ you held your course to some distant war in the corners of your mind. ’
‘ from the second time around, the only love i ever found. ’
‘ home at last. ’
‘ were you safe and warm in your coat of arms with your fingers in a fist? ’
‘ lost in me, lost in you. ’
‘ on my knee, i belong, i believe. ’
IN THE LIGHT .
‘ i don’t know why i just can’t let it go. ’
‘ memory’s old, but i just can’t let it go. ’
‘ the idea’s gone, but i just can’t let it go. ’
‘ give me my yesterdays. ’
‘ fate dealt you a tricky hand. ’
‘ ow you’re just left alone in your mind and i have gone away. ’
‘ hold me. ’
‘ don’t you ever let this die. ’
GALE SONG .
‘ it’s a lonely road. ’
‘ you’ll be home in spring, i can’t wait till then. ’
‘ i can’t wait till then. ’
‘ this too shall pass. ’
‘ this loneliness won’t last for long. ’
‘ i wasn’t there to take his place. ’
‘ when you hear my voice, when you say my name, may it never give you pain. ’
‘ may it never give you pain. ’
‘ i don’t wanna go, but it’s time i leave. ’
‘ you’ll be on my mind, my destiny. ’
‘ i won’t fight in vain. ’
‘ i’ll love you just the same. ’
‘ you’re looking fine. ’
‘ i let you go. ’
‘ he fell apart with his broken heart. ’
