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Bethlehem (Original Version) Lyrics — Declan McKenna | Dork

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Bethlehem (Original Version) Lyrics

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Bethlehem (Original Version)

From I’ve made it further than you (no, not you)2014

Written by Declan McKenna

Produced by Declan McKenna

Lyrics

Bethlehem (Original Version)

[Verse 1] So, you've left it all behind you For love is only as you see it Though so many do confide in you It seems you are the one that confines most [Pre-Chorus] But you sin as you wish [Chorus] Because I'm in Bethlehem I've got a seat in heaven And though I'm heaven sent I can do as I want and you don't have the right to choose [Verse 2] Codes, you follow codes and break them For a love is only what does suit you most Hope, I hope and pray for love to reign For love is what I give through my own codes [Pre-Chorus] But you sin as you wish [Chorus] Because I'm in Bethlehem I've got a seat in heaven And though I'm heaven sent I can do as I want and you don't have the right to choose [Outro] I'm in Bethlehem I've got a seat in heaven And though I'm heaven sent I can do as I want and you don't have the right to choose

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About this track

"Bethlehem (Original Version)" is a song by Declan McKenna from the album I’ve made it further than you (no, not you), released in 2014. The song was written by Declan McKenna. It was produced by Declan McKenna.

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