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A Hero's Death
I Was Not Born

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I Was Not Born

Release date: 30th July 2020

From A Hero's DeathTrack 93:49

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"I Was Not Born" is a track by Fontaines D.C., from the album A Hero's Death, released 30th July 2020. The track is 3:49 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Fontaines D.C..

About the Artist

Fontaines D.C.

Fontaines D.C.

Lyrics

I Was Not Born

I was not born
Into this world
To do another man's bidding

All you antiquated strangers
All throwing in the towel
To do another man's bidding

I was not born
Into this world
To do another man's bidding

You won't catch me
No, you won't catch me
Not in your bear-trap loyalty

You won't catch me
No, you won't catch me sleeping
No, you won't catch me slee-slee-sleeping

'Cause I was not born
Into this world
To do another man's bidding

I was not born
Into this world
To do another man's bidding

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Track details

From A Hero's Death

3:492020

Listen

Album

Track number

9

Release year

2020

1I Don't Belong
4:31
2Love Is the Main Thing
3:54
3Televised Mind
4:10
4A Lucid Dream

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Fontaines D.C. — Sundowner (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [3:25]
Fontaines D.C. — Horseness Is The Whatness (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [3:08]
Fontaines D.C. — Before You I Just Forget (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [3:56]
Fontaines D.C. — In The Modern World (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [4:27]
Fontaines D.C. — Death Kink (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [2:23]
Fontaines D.C. — Starburster (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [3:41]
Fontaines D.C. — Bug (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [3:02]
Fontaines D.C. — Romance (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [2:34]
Fontaines D.C. — Motorcycle Boy (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [3:42]
Fontaines D.C. — Here's The Thing (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [2:43]
Fontaines D.C. — Starburster / In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song) [Live] (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [4:27]
Fontaines D.C. — It's Amazing To Be Young (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [3:31]
Fontaines D.C. — Favourite (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [4:16]
Fontaines D.C. — Desire (from Romance (Deluxe Edition)) [3:39]
Fontaines D.C. — It's Amazing To Be Young [3:31]
Fontaines D.C. — Horseness Is the Whatness (from Romance) [3:08]
Fontaines D.C. — Favourite (from Romance) [4:16]
Fontaines D.C. — Bug (from Romance) [3:02]
Fontaines D.C. — In the Modern World (from Romance) [4:27]
Fontaines D.C. — Desire (from Romance) [3:39]
Fontaines D.C. — Here's the Thing (from Romance) [2:43]
Fontaines D.C. — Death Kink (from Romance) [2:23]
Fontaines D.C. — Motorcycle Boy (from Romance) [3:42]
Fontaines D.C. — Starburster (from Romance) [3:41]
Fontaines D.C. — Sundowner (from Romance) [3:25]
Fontaines D.C. — Romance (from Romance) [2:34]
Fontaines D.C. — Here’s the Thing
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Fontaines D.C. — Big Shot (from Skinty Fia go deo) [4:14]
Fontaines D.C. — Bloomsday (from Skinty Fia go deo) [4:30]
Fontaines D.C. — How Cold Love Is (from Skinty Fia go deo) [3:24]
Fontaines D.C. — Nabokov (from Skinty Fia go deo) [5:22]
Fontaines D.C. — The Couple Across The Way (from Skinty Fia go deo) [3:57]
Fontaines D.C. — Jackie Down The Line (from Skinty Fia go deo) [4:01]
Fontaines D.C. — I Love You (from Skinty Fia go deo) [5:06]
Fontaines D.C. — Skinty Fia (from Skinty Fia go deo) [3:56]
Fontaines D.C. — Roman Holiday (from Skinty Fia go deo) [4:29]
Fontaines D.C. — In ár gCroíthe go deo (from Skinty Fia go deo) [5:59]
Fontaines D.C. — ’Cello Song
Fontaines D.C. — Bloomsday (from Skinty Fia) [4:30]
Fontaines D.C. — Jackie Down The Line (from Skinty Fia) [4:01]
Fontaines D.C. — Skinty Fia (from Skinty Fia) [3:56]
Fontaines D.C. — In ár gCroíthe go deo (from Skinty Fia) [5:59]
Fontaines D.C. — The Couple Across The Way (from Skinty Fia) [3:57]
Fontaines D.C. — I Love You (from Skinty Fia) [5:06]
Fontaines D.C. — Roman Holiday (from Skinty Fia) [4:29]
Fontaines D.C. — Nabokov (from Skinty Fia) [5:22]
Fontaines D.C. — How Cold Love Is (from Skinty Fia) [3:24]
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Fontaines D.C. — Televised Mind (Live) (from Live at Kilmainham Gaol) [4:04]
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Fontaines D.C. — A Hero's Death (Live) (from Live at Kilmainham Gaol) [4:03]
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Fontaines D.C. — Sunny (from A Hero's Death) [4:53]
Fontaines D.C. — A Hero's Death (from A Hero's Death) [4:18]
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Fontaines D.C. — Televised Mind (from A Hero's Death) [4:10]
Fontaines D.C. — Living in America (from A Hero's Death) [4:57]
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Fontaines D.C. — Sha Sha Sha (from Dogrel) [2:32]
Fontaines D.C. — Television Screens (from Dogrel) [4:00]
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Fontaines D.C. — The Lotts (from Dogrel) [4:57]
Fontaines D.C. — Chequeless Reckless (from Dogrel) [2:16]
Fontaines D.C. — Big (from Dogrel) [1:46]
Fontaines D.C. — Boys in the Better Land (from Dogrel) [5:00]
Fontaines D.C. — Hurricane Laughter (from Dogrel) [4:51]
Fontaines D.C. — Dublin City Sky (from Dogrel) [4:53]
Fontaines D.C. — Too Real (from Dogrel) [4:08]
Fontaines D.C. — Roy's Tune (from Dogrel) [3:00]
Fontaines D.C. — Chequeless Reckless / Boys in the Better Land
Fontaines D.C. — Hurricane Laughter / Winter in the Sun

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