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Formentera Lyrics — Metric | Dork

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Metric
Formentera Lyrics

Lyrics

Formentera

From Formentera2022

Written by Emily Haines, James Shaw, Liam O’Neil

Produced by Gus van Go, James Shaw, Liam O’Neil

Lyrics

Formentera

Listen, it's hard to say Consequence tied my tongue Life wasn't made for one Icons will rise and tank Pennies in jars of clay Heaviest fragile beast Further ahead than me I've got so far to go So give my soul some peace Suffer what it means On some other plane Wisdom left me blind With nothing I could teach The substance of my mind The gates of shame and spite Open to me Over the side toss coins Parisian fountain street Wishes and lies compete Moss on a rolling stone A rising star in chains Colder than bars of gold Hoping the ropes will hold Why not just let go? The stakes are not my own On Formentera beach Why not walk away? Take a sober stroll And free my childhood dream Before my hour is up Time stamp my release Today it's over Formentera Formentera Formentera Formentera Formentera Formentera

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About this track

"Formentera" is a song by Metric from the album Formentera, released in 2022. The song was written by Emily Haines, James Shaw, Liam O’Neil. It was produced by Gus van Go, James Shaw, Liam O’Neil.

Metric profile →Formentera album →Track profile →

Track 4 of 9Metric Music International, Inc.

Contributors

Gus van Go— 36 credits as songwriter & producer →
James Shaw— 305 credits as songwriter & producer →
Liam O’Neil— 197 credits as songwriter & producer →
Emily Haines— 266 credits as songwriter & producer →
Emily Haines— 266 credits as songwriter & producer →
James Shaw— 305 credits as songwriter & producer →
Liam O’Neil— 197 credits as songwriter & producer →

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