Torn Green Velvet Eyes

by The Magnetic Fields

From the album: Holiday

Track 5 of 14 on Holiday (1994).

Duration: 4:22

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Lyrics for Torn Green Velvet Eyes

You know the rain is gone When the sky is full of dust And the tears are gone When your eyes are red as rust And it just rains because it can And you just cry until you can't But I can feel my courage crumble And my heart just turns to ice When I see myself reflected In your torn green velvet eyes You know the night is gone When the sunlight burns your eyes And the cold is gone When the room is full of flies And it's all a waste of time If you try to change your mind And I can feel my courage crumble And my heart just turns to ice When I see myself reflected In your torn green velvet eyes But it's all a waste of time If you try to change your mind And I can feel my courage crumble And my heart just turns to ice When I see myself reflected In your torn green velvet eyes In your torn green velvet eyes In your warm red velvet eyes

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