The Magnifying Glass

by The Joy Formidable

From the album: The Big Roar

Duration: 2:19

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Lyrics for The Magnifying Glass

What shines when the eyes are dull What folds in when the hinge is gone The moth is dead without the dust I'm dead without a fuss All I know is you No I can't change Below the shelf it's a happier home And all your neighbours they love each other And your friends are having so much fun They're baking cakes and swapping numbers All I know is you No I can't change The slightest weight upsets the scale Simple words are growing vague We're twinned but put against One shape under the magnifying glass Please no ad-lib, the world is cruel and outsides Licking lips All i know let's shed the myth Let's cut out this bit and this bit

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