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Backstairs Breathing

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1:57

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"Backstairs Breathing" is a track by Fleshwater, from the album We're Not Here to Be Loved. The track is 1:57 long. Full lyrics are available below.

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Fleshwater

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Lyrics

Backstairs Breathing

Dumb face, new dream
Backstairs breathing
Your bed's empty
And maybe I'm crazy
Or just chasing brightness

Downtown, we'll drown
Flowers, showers

It's all a memory
Just like me

Become a memory
Become a memory
Become a memory
Next to me

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From We're Not Here to Be Loved

1:57

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We're Not Here to Be Loved

4th November 2022

—Enjoy
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4:14
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1:17
—Backstairs Breathing
1:57
—Woohoo
3:44
—Foreign
5:06

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