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Cage The Elephant – Broken Boy (feat. Iggy Pop) (2020) | Track profile | Dork

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Cage The Elephant

Broken Boy (feat. Iggy Pop)

Release date: 25th January 2020

From Broken Boy (feat. Iggy Pop) - Single

About This Track

"Broken Boy (feat. Iggy Pop)" is a track by Cage The Elephant, from the album Broken Boy (feat. Iggy Pop) - Single, released 25th January 2020. The track is 2:43 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Cage The Elephant.

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Lyrics

Broken Boy (feat. Iggy Pop)

I was born on the wrong side of the train-tracks
I was raised with the strap across my back
Lay me on my side or hold me up to the light, yeah
I was burned by the cold kiss of a vampire
I was bit by the whisper of a soft liar
Any good friend of yours is a good friend of mine

Broken boy
How does it feel?
Broken boy
How does it feel?
How does it feel?

Tell me why I'm forced to live in this skin
Tell me why I'm forced to live in this skin
I'm an alien, just an alien, oh
Tell me why I was born to live in this skin
Tell me how I'm supposed to be forgiven
With my hand in the hive and the sun in my eyes, yeah

Broken boy
How does it feel?
Broken boy
How does it feel?
How does it feel?

I was born on the wrong side of the train-tracks
Always born on the wrong side of the train-tracks
Lay me on my side or hold me up to the light, yeah
I was burned by the cold kiss of a vampire
I was promised the keys to an empire
Any good friend of yours is a good friend of mine, oh

Broken boy
How does it feel?
Broken boy
How does it feel?
How does it feel?

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