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  1. Tracks
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TRACK

Dirty Projectors

While You're Here

Release date: 6th November 2012

From About to Die
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About This Track

"While You're Here" is a track by Dirty Projectors, from the album About to Die, released 6th November 2012. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

While You're Here

The frigates flying

My friend is silent

His ghost is quiet but we’re crying again

There he is again

While you're here, you're alive

While you're here, you're alive

The sun is shining, the sky is vibrant

My friend is rising and shining again

There he is again

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Track details

From About to Die

2012
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Album
About to Die
About to Die
Dirty Projectors
Release year
2012
  1. —Buckle Up
  2. —Simple Request
  3. —Here Til It Says I'm Not
  4. —While You're Here

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