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Spirit (2004 Remaster) Lyrics — The Waterboys | Dork

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The Waterboys
Spirit (2004 Remaster) Lyrics

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Spirit (2004 Remaster)

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Spirit (2004 Remaster)

Man gets tired Spirit don't Man surrenders Spirit won't Man crawls Spirit flies Spirit lives When man dies Man seems Spirit is Man dreams The spirit lives Man is tethered Spirit free What spirit Is man can be What spirit Is man can be What spirit Is man can be What spirit Is the man can be

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"Spirit (2004 Remaster)" is a song by The Waterboys from the album 1985, released in 2024. The song was written by Mike Scott.

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Track 3 of 93Chrysalis Catalogue

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Anthony Thistlethwaite— 3 credits as bass →
Kevin Wilkinson— 7 credits as drums →
Mike Scott— 124 credits as songwriter & producer →
Karl Wallinger— 16 credits as songwriter & producer →
Mike Scott— 124 credits as songwriter & producer →

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