Metal

by The Beths

From the album: Straight Line Was a Lie

Duration: 04:43

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Lyrics for Metal

So you need the metal in your blood to keep you alive And you read the compass in your eyes so you can stay right So you surf the Earth's magnetic core to keep you aligned So you need the metal in your blood to keep you alive Keep you alive, keep you alive So you turn the water into steam to push up the track So you burn the furnace in your chest to anticipate that So you wear the colour in your cheek – the proof of the strive So you need the metal in your blood to keep you alive Keep you alive,Ā keep you alive And I know I'm a collaboration Bacteria, carbon and light A florid orchestration A recipe of fortune and time Yeah, it's a lot to take in When I try, I see a short word I see a short word I wanna throw the camera open wide So you need the metal in your blood I wanna keep the multitudes inside So you need the metal in your blood I wanna feel the current pulsing through So you need the metal in your blood So you need the metal in your blood to keep you alive Keep you alive,Ā keep you alive,Ā keep you alive And I know I'm a collaboration Bacteria, carbon and light A florid orchestration A recipe of fortune and time Yeah, it's a lot to take in And when I try, I know I'm a collaboration Bacteria, carbon and light A florid orchestration A recipe of fortune and time Yeah, it's a lot to take in And when I try, I see a short word I see a short word I see a short word I see a short word

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