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Been Stellar

Optimist

Release date: 18th November 2021

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"Optimist" is a track by Been Stellar, from the album Kids 1995 - Single, released 18th November 2021. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 12 articles about Been Stellar.

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Been Stellar

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Lyrics

Optimist

Left before you came

Left to feel your fame

Stepped out of the street

Let the concrete sleep

Laughter turns to law

With each Stella Artois

Whispers melt into adieus

I'm crawling back to you

Left before you came (Life got easy as it fell apart)

Left to feel your fame (Life got easy as it fell apart)

I'll just watch our dance (Life got easy as it fell apart)

Feel my fingers crack (Life got easy as it fell apart)

We let our muses breathe to you

And now you must decide

Does this mean we speak our truth

Or are we just getting by?

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From Kids 1995 - Single

2021
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26th April 2022
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  1. 1Kids 1995
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  2. —Optimist
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