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Release date: 1st September 2000

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‘Thief’ is a 2000 rock album by Destroyer, released on Merge Records. The tracklist runs to 13 songs, with the first six including ‘Destroyer's the Temple’, ‘To the Heart of the Sun on the Back of the Vulture, I'll Go’, ‘The Way of Perpetual Roads’, ‘Canadian Lover / Falcon's Escape’, ‘City of Daughters’ and ‘Every Christmas’.

"Thief" is an album by Destroyer, released 1st September 2000 via Merge Records. It features 13 tracks, including "Destroyer's the Temple", "To the Heart of the Sun on the Back of the Vulture, I'll Go", and "The Way of Perpetual Roads".

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  1. 1Destroyer's the TempleLyrics
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  2. 2To the Heart of the Sun on the Back of the Vulture, I'll GoLyrics
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The Way of Perpetual Roads
Lyrics
3:54
  • 4Canadian Lover / Falcon's EscapeLyrics
    3:21
  • 5City of DaughtersLyrics
    2:35
  • 6Every Christmas
    3:30
  • 7Mercy (We Had the Right)Lyrics
    5:28
  • 8Queen of LanguagesLyrics
    3:31
  • 9I.H.O.J.
    1:47
  • 10In DreamsLyrics
    3:26
  • 11Death on the Festival CircuitLyrics
    3:15
  • 12M.E.R.C.I.
    1:57
  • 13ThiefLyrics
    2:27
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    An album filled with joy and sadness in equal measure.

    17 Oct 2017 • 12:10 pm

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