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David Sylvian – The Only Daughter (2003) | Track profile | Dork

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David Sylvian
Blemish
The Only Daughter

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The Only Daughter

Release date: 3rd May 2003

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About This Track

"The Only Daughter" is a track by David Sylvian, from the album Blemish, released 3rd May 2003. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

David Sylvian

David Sylvian

Lyrics

The Only Daughter

She was, she was

A friend of mine

Do us a favour, your one and only warning

Please be gone by morning

She was, she was

A friend of mine

Inconsistencies

Words on paper

The track still warm

I came to hate her

Smitten no longer

Me, the only daughter

Render the vow

It's my home now

This, your one and only warning

Please be gone by morning

And if the ending is clean

The quirk, the fuss, the vaseline

She won't even see it coming

Roll them over, roll them over, roll them over

Me, the only daughter

She was, she was a friend of mine

Smitten no longer

Me, the only daughter

Render the vow

It's my home now

The penny's dropped

The room's in order

I masked the spot

Me, the only daughter

Do us a favour, your one and only warning

Please be gone by morning

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Track details

From Blemish

2003

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Album

Release year

2003

—Trauma
—The Heart Knows Better
—Late Night Shopping
—The Only Daughter
—The Good Son
—Blemish
—She Is Not
—A Fire In The Forest
—How Little We Need To Be Happy

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David Sylvian — The Only Daughter

David Sylvian — The Only Daughter

The Only Daughter

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Writer: David Sylvian
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