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Vanessa

Release date: 17th April 2011

From DarkbloomTrack 25:24

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"Vanessa" is a track by Grimes, from the album Darkbloom, released 17th April 2011. The track is 5:24 long. It's filed under Electronic. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Grimes.

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Lyrics

Vanessa

I've been
Oh, I've been waiting destiny
And my heart is here right next to me
And I'm caught waiting in the rain
Oh, I've been waiting destiny
And my heart is here right next to me
And I'm caught waiting in the rain
And I know and I need you in the storm
And I oh-oh-oh-I-I, oh-oh-oh-I-I-I-I
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play (and I cry)
Well baby, I can go and go (and I cry)
And every other day you're running off with so and so (and I cry)
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Baby I would throw you, if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
I hold on, and I don't care what you say
But the way it goes it's happening everyday
(I can see space on my radio)
I hold on, and I don't care what you say (I can see space on my radio)
'Cause the way it goes it's not happening everyday
(I can see space on my radio)
Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday
Everyday-day-y-day-y-day, everyday-y-day-y-day
Everyday-y-day-y-day
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Hey, hey, you want to play
Well baby, I can go and go
And every other day you're running off with so and so
Well baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it
Baby, I would throw you if I didn't know you
But I'm paying for it

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Darkbloom

5:242011

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Album

18th April 2011

Track number

2

Release year

2011

1Ophia
1:09
2Vanessa
5:24
3Crystal Ball
3:16
4Urban Twilight
4:16

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