Elegie

by Patti Smith

From the album: Horses

Track 8 of 8 on Horses (1975).

Duration: 02:42

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Lyrics for Elegie

I just don't know what to do tonight, My head is aching as I drink and breathe Memory falls like cream in my bones, moving on my own. There must be something I can dream tonight, The air is filled with the moves of you, All the fire is frozen yet still I have the will, ooh, ah. Trumpets, violins, I hear them in the distance And my skin emits a ray, but I think it's sad, it's much too bad That our friends can't be with us today.

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