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Abel Lyrics — The National | Dork

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The National
Abel Lyrics

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Abel

From Alligator2005

Written by Aaron Dessner, Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Matt Berninger

Produced by Peter Katis

Lyrics

Abel

My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right Abel, come on, give me the keys, man Everything has all gone down wrong Abel, come on, give me the keys, man Everything has all gone down wrong I see water on the bridge Well, you better hold my hand through this Turn around, turn around, take me back I can't calm down Turn around, turn around, take me back I can't calm down My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right Abel, come on, give me a reason I am not as bright as I could be Abel, come on, take me with you Everything has all gone down wrong You turn me good and god-fearing Well, tell me what am I supposed to do with that I'm missing something Yeah, I'm missing something My mind's gone loose inside its shell My mind's gone loose inside the shell Well, I'm missing something Yeah, I'm missing something Abel, my mind's gone loose inside the shell My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind's not right My mind is not right

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About this track

"Abel" is a song by The National from the album Alligator, released in 2005. The song was written by Aaron Dessner, Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Matt Berninger. It was produced by Peter Katis.

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