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If Lyrics

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The Flaming Lips

If

From Songs From the Future Album Embryonic2009

Written by The Flaming Lips

Produced by Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips

Lyrics

If

[Chorus] People are evil, it's true But on the other side They can be gentle too If they decide [Verse] But they don't always decide We live on the impulses Love is powerful But not as powerful as evil [Chorus] People are evil, it's true But on the other side They can be gentle too If they decide [Outro] They decide

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About this track

"If" is a song by The Flaming Lips from the album Songs From the Future Album Embryonic, released in 2009. The song was written by The Flaming Lips. It was produced by Dave Fridmann, Scott Booker, The Flaming Lips.

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