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Amber Run

Affection

Release date: 26th September 2019

From Philophobia
Track 6
4:32
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‘Affection’ by Amber Run is a 2019 alternative song from the album ‘Philophobia’. The lyrics frame love as a repeating game, with the speaker pleading for forgiveness while admitting they are worn down by devotion, floating and drowning at once, as if caught between faith in the other person and the fear of what always follows. The refrain-like “Hey ya, hey ya” adds a buoyant, almost teasing beat to a relationship that feels emotionally exhausting.

"Affection" is a track by Amber Run, from the album Philophobia, released 26th September 2019. The track is 4:32 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below.

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Amber Run

Amber Run

Lyrics

Affection

Trust me
It always turns out the same
Affection has always been a little game
Forgive me
It's one I've never understood
Love to me has been as bad as good
I've been drowning in the water
That you're walking on
And floating through the air
Whilst you float on

Hey ya, hey ya
I'll kiss your as I wash your skin
Hey ya, hey ya
Forget myself and let you in
Hey ya, hey ya
Cause all I want is that cold affliction
Your affection
Affection

And believe me, it happens all the time
Affection can be as cruel as it is kind
Oh lover, won't you give me a sign?
Love can be as deaf as it is blind

I've been drowning in the water that you're walking on
And floating through the air whilst you float on

Hey ya, hey ya
I'll kiss your as I wash your skin
Hey ya, hey ya
Forget myself and let you in
Hey ya, hey ya
Cause all I want is that cold affliction
Your affection

And fall down into sleep, into a fever dream
Where I barely know what is going on
Except I know that I want you, and I know that I need you
And I tell you I love you again and again and again and again

Hey ya, hey ya
I kiss you as I wash your skin
Hey ya, hey ya
Forget myself and let you in
Hey ya, hey ya
Cause all I want is that cold affliction
Your affection
Affection

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Track details

From Philophobia

4:322019
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Philophobia
Philophobia
Amber Run
27th September 2019
Track number
6
Release year
2019
  1. 1Leader Countdown
    0:42
  2. 2Neon Circus
    3:37
  3. 3No One Gets out Alive
    3:38
  4. 4What Could Be as Lonely as Love

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