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Cursive
The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song
Semantics of Sermon

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Semantics of Sermon

Release date: 2nd November 1998

From The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of SongTrack 72:52

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Semantics of Sermon

Since I wrote this am I the culprit
These useless wisdoms I dispense
At your expense
Picture postcards
A three minute essay
Some scribbled words to four line

Meanwhile, we mean well
We cannot escalate or escape this
So let's pretend our little songs are more than songs
More like sermons

Attention, attention
That's all we're asking for
Our little songs are our little whores
Jukebox cupids -- and the medium's a trend
The music lends itself to it -- to itself

Attention, attention
Don't tell me that's all we're writing for
Picture postcards
Three minute essays
We can never fit in what we want to say

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From The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

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Album

The Storms of Early Summer: Semantics of Song

2nd November 1998

Track number

7

Release year

1998

1The Rhyme Scheme
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2:34
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