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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead – Blight Takes All (1999) | Track profile | Dork

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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
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Blight Takes All

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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

Blight Takes All

Release date: 19th October 1999

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"Blight Takes All" is a track by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, from the album Madonna, released 19th October 1999. Full lyrics are available below.

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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

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Lyrics

Blight Takes All

[Verse 1]

Just another Poland pose

With this new haircut

Oh, what am I to do?

Just another ringing alarm

In this empty room

I know what I can do

[Chorus]

As spring hits my eyes

I revel in the mist

Something lustful bores a hole

Formed from doubt and worthless plans

Oh, this blight takes all

[Bridge]

What else I can I do?

Tonight, when I...

[Verse 2]

Just another death rattle dance

Are we homeward bound?

I know what can be blessed

When I heard that song

In that empty room

I know we'll be missed

[Chorus]

As spring hits my eyes

I revel in the mist

Something lustful bores a hole

Formed from doubt and worthless plans

Oh, this blight takes all

[Outro]

What else can I do?

When I let it go

What else can I do?

When I let it burn

What else can I do?

When I let it go

What else can I do?

When I let it burn

When I let it burn

When I let it burn

When I let it burn

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1999

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Album

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

Release year

1999

—Totally Natural
—Mark David Chapman
—Blight Takes All
—And You Will Know Them ...
—Aged Dolls
—Flood of Red
—Children of the Hydra's Teeth
—Sigh Your Children
—The Day the Air Turned Blue
—Up from Redemption
—Clair de Lune

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