Left Of Your Joy

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Well, I guess the darkest nights will hide their stars
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but lately your cloudy skies are the crowded bars
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and I’ve been squinting at the distance,
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waiting for the light to break,
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worried, dear, about how long that might take

[Verse 2]
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God’s been closing windows and slamming doors
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The rain keeps leaking in, what the hell was that house for?
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Love came at so high a cost that you could not afford
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so now you’re throwing up your hands and feet are kicking up a storm

[Pre-Chorus]
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But there’s still light in your eyes
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It’s small, but it still shines

[Chorus]
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There is nothing in the past that you belong to
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and even if the memories come and find you
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Well, it is not their task to try and rescue what’s left,
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what’s left of your joy

[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
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What if the valley’s too wide to hold your dreams?
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What if your heart has grown too dull to gleam?
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What if it’s ancestral; it’s running through your genes?
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It’s all too much and now you’re bursting at the seams

[Pre-Chorus]
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But there’s still light in your eyes
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It’s faint, but it still shines

[Chorus]
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There is nothing in the past that you belong to
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and even if the memories come and find you
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Well, it is not their task to try and rescue what’s left,
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what’s left of your joy

[Instrumental]
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[Bridge]
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Your sorrow does not flatter you even if the tears are true
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I’ve seen you sing your way through deeper blues
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Sacred songs and holy water, they don’t last long enough to bother
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So all the things you miss just wash from the surface

[Instrumental]
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[Chorus]
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There is nothing in the past that you belong to
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and even if the memories come and find you
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Well, it is not their task to try and rescue what’s left,
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what’s left of your joy
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What is left of your joy?