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AFI – Beautiful Thieves (2009) | Track profile | Dork

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AFI
Crash Love
Beautiful Thieves

SINGLE

Beautiful Thieves

Release date: 22nd September 2009

From Crash Love

Track 2

3:46

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"Beautiful Thieves" is a single by AFI, from the album Crash Love, released 22nd September 2009. The track is 3:46 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about AFI.

About the Artist

AFI

AFI

Lyrics

Beautiful Thieves

My dear there is no danger
Can't you see they turn blind eyes
To we swift and spotlight strangers?
Oh before the rush is over
We will be revered again
While the victims still recover
Oh!
If we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects
Ah
Oh,
Are we running toward death?
I have met him times before
He adores us like the rest
Oh even if we're discovered
Just be sure to wear your best
We will surely make the covers
Oh!
If we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects
Who would run for cover?
Who would run from us?
Who would run for cover?
Who would run from us?
Oh!
If we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects at all
If we run this light
Take a little life
No one will care at all
Oh!
We can burn it and leave
For we are the beautiful thieves
No one suspects at all
No one suspects

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Track details

From Crash Love

3:462009Single

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Album

23rd September 2009

Track number

2

Release year

2009

1Torch Song
3:45
2Beautiful Thieves
3:46
3End Transmission
3:46
4Too Shy to Scream
2:57

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Production & Engineering

Writer: Adam Carson, Davey Havok, Hunter Burgan, Jade Puget
Producer: Joe McGrath
Bass: Hunter Burgan
Drums: Adam Carson
Guitar: Jade Puget
Vocals: Davey Havok
Background Vocals: Adam Carson, Ben Grey, Dan Under, Davey Havok, Hunter Burgan, Jade Puget, Julia Delgado, Kennya Ramsey, Luke Wood, Nick 13