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Destroyer – It Takes a Thief (2022) | Track profile | Dork

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Destroyer
Labyrinthitis
It Takes a Thief

TRACK

It Takes a Thief

Release date: 25th March 2022

From Labyrinthitis

Track 8

2:41

Alternative Music Indie Rock

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About This Track

"It Takes a Thief" is a track by Destroyer, from the album Labyrinthitis, released 25th March 2022. The track is 2:41 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Destroyer.

About the Artist

Destroyer

Destroyer

Lyrics

It Takes a Thief

I stand
Here before
You today
Exhibit 104-A
Of this cheap ruse

Oh, it's the truth
I try to go outside, oh, I try and I try
Then a bicycle rides by on its way to nowhere
I survey, roaming the day
Oh, well, the band don't need a name
But the band needs a hope in hell

I touch
Roses
And go
Where the wind goes
Not on shitty vacations

I try to go outside, oh, I try and I try
Then an avalanche slides right on its way to nowhere
I betray, roaming the day
Oh, well, the band don't need a singer
The band needs needs a helping hand

It takes a thief to catch a thief
It takes a tree and it takes a leaf
Or maybe leaves falling to the ground
Then up in flames, another way of saying goodbye
Oh, I try and I try

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Track details

From Labyrinthitis

2:412022

Listen

Album

25th March 2022

Track number

8

Release year

2022

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3:30
3June
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4All My Pretty Dresses
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5Tintoretto, It's For You

7Eat the Wine, Drink the Bread

8It Takes a Thief

2:41

10The Last Song

—Tintoretto, It’s for You

—It’s in Your Heart Now

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Dan Bejar
Producer: John Collins
Mastering Engineer: Joe LaPorta
Mixing Engineer: John Collins