Alas

from The Other Shore by Murder By Death

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lyrics

Maybe you’re right, I’m no good
Got a heart made of glass and a head made of wood
Let me make it clear
When I’m gone I’m gone
The night’s just the night and there’s no coming dawn
When shall I return?
I confess I don’t know
What’s around the bend
What’s left to unfold
I could promise you the moon brought down with a lasso
I need to stay but alas I must go
Back in the stark woods behind your old house
I buried something that’ll leave you no doubt
Something to prove myself to you
Half is a lie, but the good part’s true
I need to stay but alas I must go
Or maybe you should move on and I’ll go it alone
Out in the barren field where we first met
Full of decay from a life in the red - Oaths that I broke
The money I spent
Couldn’t make it work, couldn’t even make rent
All the people I forgot that I knew, that i met
Maybe my life will repay the debt
I need to stay I need to stay I need to stay but alas I must go
I thought you wanted me to stay but you need me to go
I just want to say, now I finally know
Alas, I must go!

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from The Other Shore, released August 24, 2018

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Murder By Death Louisville, Kentucky

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Jun 5

The Broadberry

Richmond, VA
Jun 7

Grey Eagle Music Hall

Asheville, NC
Jun 8

The Caverns

Pelham, TN
Jun 11

Chelsea’s Live

Baton Rouge, LA
Jun 12

Scoot Inn

Austin, TX
Jun 14

Off Broadway

St Louis, MO
Jun 15

Parkview Field

Fort Wayne, IN
Jun 20

Hi-Fi Annex (Behind Hi-Fi)

Indianapolis, IN
Jun 27

Mesa Theater

Grand Junction, CO
Jun 29

Ogden Theatre

Denver, CO

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