Slumlord
from Lifelines by Isa and JoeAlan
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lyrics
Pack the house, hit the road,
climbed up and over mountain tops
Baby you and I on the other side
We cast a net, threw a line,
wondered if the feelings right
Just wanted a place to call all our own
Find a job, you got two,
working too much, getting through
Dropped three grand trying to land,
make a choice and move
This is divine intervention
undefined by convention
Water it and watch it grow
But this city life was harsh
and it worked us to the bone
Maybe desperation breeds stupidity
Went ahead and signed a lease
to a little hole in the wall,
and the walls were caving in
We gave our money to a slumlord,
but we’re getting it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you're
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
It’s energy anyway (just energy)
so we’re giving it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you’re
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
Up up up up and away,
luck what did you say, shucks
Look around see that natures always growing
Even since the lives of the ancients,
we can feel the vibrations
Baby cause it was our love
you know that kept us afloat
Dreams and visions of our souls
reflecting light into dark holes
You know the infinite scope,
peer through your lens and
watch the universe turn
We gave our money to a slumlord,
but we’re getting it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you're
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
It’s energy anyway (just energy)
so we’re giving it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you’re
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
We gave our money to a slumlord,
but we’re getting it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you're
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
It’s energy anyway (just energy)
so we’re giving it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you’re
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
Lost deep inside
why did I lie (oh why did I lie)
Darkness, darkness always tries to hide
Now that I'm out free from the doubt
Truth can be painful,
but this is the only way
to find our real beauty
Love's alive, its shining right through me
I can see you’re by my side,
letting go and opening our eyes
We gave our money to a slumlord,
but we’re getting it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you're
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
It’s energy anyway (just energy)
so we’re giving it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you’re
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
climbed up and over mountain tops
Baby you and I on the other side
We cast a net, threw a line,
wondered if the feelings right
Just wanted a place to call all our own
Find a job, you got two,
working too much, getting through
Dropped three grand trying to land,
make a choice and move
This is divine intervention
undefined by convention
Water it and watch it grow
But this city life was harsh
and it worked us to the bone
Maybe desperation breeds stupidity
Went ahead and signed a lease
to a little hole in the wall,
and the walls were caving in
We gave our money to a slumlord,
but we’re getting it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you're
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
It’s energy anyway (just energy)
so we’re giving it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you’re
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
Up up up up and away,
luck what did you say, shucks
Look around see that natures always growing
Even since the lives of the ancients,
we can feel the vibrations
Baby cause it was our love
you know that kept us afloat
Dreams and visions of our souls
reflecting light into dark holes
You know the infinite scope,
peer through your lens and
watch the universe turn
We gave our money to a slumlord,
but we’re getting it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you're
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
It’s energy anyway (just energy)
so we’re giving it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you’re
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
We gave our money to a slumlord,
but we’re getting it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you're
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
It’s energy anyway (just energy)
so we’re giving it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you’re
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
Lost deep inside
why did I lie (oh why did I lie)
Darkness, darkness always tries to hide
Now that I'm out free from the doubt
Truth can be painful,
but this is the only way
to find our real beauty
Love's alive, its shining right through me
I can see you’re by my side,
letting go and opening our eyes
We gave our money to a slumlord,
but we’re getting it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you're
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
It’s energy anyway (just energy)
so we’re giving it back
Lifeline, something to believe in when you’re
Steady keeping it on, steady keeping it up
credits
from Lifelines,
released January 24, 2014
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Jan 2014
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