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Alexisonfire
Death Letter
Happiness By the Kilowatt

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Happiness By the Kilowatt

Release date: 4th December 2012

From Death LetterTrack 65:03

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"Happiness By the Kilowatt" is a track by Alexisonfire, from the album Death Letter, released 4th December 2012. The track is 5:03 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Alexisonfire.

About the Artist

Alexisonfire

Alexisonfire

Lyrics

Happiness By the Kilowatt

So this is continuous happiness
You know, I always imagined it something more
With the right drapes, the right paints, the right frames
This could really work
What a great day to spend indoors

Wake, wake up, wake, wake up
Wake, wake up, wake, wake up
Wake, wake up, wake, wake up
Wake, wake up, wake, wake up

So where has all of the day gone?
And why are my lungs aching when I breathe?
Is there something wrong with the heat?
Why am I so cold?
Well, my heart it feels sick
And it hurts when I speak

And this is not what I hoped for

Wake, wake up, wake, wake up
Wake, wake up, wake, wake up
Wake, wake up, wake, wake up
Wake, wake up, wake, wake up

Was this what we hoped for?
Was this what we hoped for?
Was this what we hoped for?
Was this what we hoped for?
Was this what we hoped for? Hoped for!

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Death Letter

5:032012

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Album

4th December 2012

Track number

6

Release year

2012

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2Midnight Regulations
5:38
3You Burn First
3:03
4Accept Crime

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Alexisonfire — Little Girls Pointing and Laughing (from Alexisonfire) [4:53]
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Alexisonfire — Where No One Knows (from Alexisonfire) [3:11]
Alexisonfire — Polaroids of Polar Bears (from Alexisonfire) [5:09]
Alexisonfire — Pulmonary Archery (from Alexisonfire) [3:22]
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