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"Shell Games" is a track by Bright Eyes, from the album The People's Key. The track is 3:56 long. Dork has published 7 articles about Bright Eyes.

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From The People's Key

3:56
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The People's Key
The People's Key
Bright Eyes
  1. —Firewall
    7:17
  2. —Shell Games
    3:56
  3. —Jejune Stars
    4:10
  4. —Approximate Sunlight
    4:25
  5. —Haile Selassie
    4:33
  6. —A Machine Spiritual (In The People's Key)
    4:20
  7. —Triple Spiral
    3:51
  8. —Beginner's Mind
    3:55
  9. —Ladder Song
    3:58
  10. —One For You, One For Me
    6:37

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