Aging Young Women

by Anna von Hausswolff

From the album: Iconoclasts

Duration: 04:01

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Lyrics for Aging Young Women

Let it go, let it be Just take that flight and make a decision to leave Oh, the soil in this maze I want to put it in the state of grace And we, getting older by the hour And every year we have more fear Oh, that the dream of a future Mm, will slowly disappear See me out and set me free You've been given time, but this bird cannot leave Oh, the love of this soil It granted time and gave us full control And we, getting older by the hour Ooh-ooh-ooh, and every year we have more fear Ooh-ooh-ooh, that the dream of a family Ooh, will slowly disappear In the church when we cried Some fallen angels told us to keep our heads high But one said, "You will burn on the stake In the crumbled chest of kindness, your heart will break" And we, getting older by the hour Ooh-ooh-ooh, and every year we have more fear Ooh-ooh-ooh, that the dream of a future Ooh, will slowly disappear And we, getting older by the hour Ooh-ooh-ooh, and every year we have more fear Ooh-ooh-ooh, that the dream of a family Ooh, will slowly

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