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Tracks
Chvrches
Every Open Eye
Leave a Trace

SINGLE

Leave a Trace

Release date: 24th September 2015

From Every Open EyeTrack 23:57

Alternative Music Electronic Rock

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About This Track

"Leave a Trace" is a single by Chvrches, from the album Every Open Eye, released 24th September 2015. The track is 3:57 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Chvrches.

About the Artist

Chvrches

Chvrches

Lyrics

Leave a Trace

I gave up on time just like you said you would
There are tiny cracks of light underneath me
And you say I got it wrong
But I tried hard to uncover them

I have somehow got away with everything
Anything you ever did was strictly by design
But you got it wrong
And I'll go anywhere but there

And you had best believe that you cannot build what I don't need
(And I know I need to feel relief)
And I know you'll never fold, but I believe nothing that I'm told
(And I know I need to feel relief)

(I know I need to feel released)
Take care to tell it just as it was
Take care to tell on me for the cause
(I know, I need to feel released)
Take care to bury all that you can
Take care to leave a trace of a man

I will show restraint just like we said we should
You think I'll apologize for things I left behind
But you got it wrong
And I'm as sane as I ever was

You talk far too much, for someone so unkind
I will wipe the salt off of my skin, and I'll admit that I got it wrong
And there is grey between the lines

And you had best believe that you cannot build what I don't need
(And I know I need to feel relief)
And I know you'll never fold but I believe nothing that I'm told
(And I know I need to feel relief)

(I know I need to feel released)
Take care to tell it just how as it was
Take care to tell on me for the cause
(I know I need to feel released)
Take care to bury all that you can
Take care to leave a trace of a man

(I know, I know, I know, I know)
(I know, I know, I know, I know)

(I know I need to feel released)
Take care to tell it just how as it was
Take care to tell on me for the cause
(I know I need to feel released)
Take care to bury all that you can
Take care to leave a trace of a man

(I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know)

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Track details

From Every Open Eye

3:572015Single

Listen

Album

25th September 2015

Track number

2

Release year

2015

1Never Ending Circles
3:07
2Leave a Trace
3:57
3Keep You On My Side
4:26
4Make Them Gold
3:52

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