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John L / Despair - Single
Despair

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Despair

Release date: 23rd March 2021

From John L / Despair - SingleTrack 23:35

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About This Track

"Despair" is a track by black midi, from the album John L / Despair - Single, released 23rd March 2021. The track is 3:35 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 7 articles about black midi.

About the Artist

black midi

black midi

Lyrics

Despair

Ignored as a crimson lip from your toothbrush
I will wait
Abhorred by your kin in the name of a foreigner
I will blame

Valentine
Curse your ways

When will we begin to incessantly fall, inexorably?
When will our scalps run out of colour reserves
Or any at all?
We must strike while the fevered ill
Iron is hot, though man can't by force
Revoke his destined course, it incurs into madness

Oh, Valentine, welcoming the sadist of old
Cursing all to a lifetime of miserably clutching of miserable straws

Valentine
Curse your way

I need an explanation
A reason for my curse
The magnets have their North Pole
And I will need this worst

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Track details

From John L / Despair - Single

3:352021

Listen

Album

John L / Despair - Single

23rd March 2021

Track number

2

Release year

2021

1John L
5:14
2Despair
3:35

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