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Bitter Virtue by James

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James

Bitter Virtue

Release date: 15th September 2014

From La Petite MortTrack 7
3:45
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About This Track

"Bitter Virtue" is a track by James, from the album La Petite Mort, released 15th September 2014. The track is 3:45 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

James

James

Lyrics

Bitter Virtue

Living's so close to loving
I is the problem, O the solution
Join in circles, not easily broken
Only when open
My I is paper thin

Loving, you call it sinning
You stoned the women, it's tradition in tribe
Judging from where I'm sitting
You're greenly jealous, and as lonely as an I

A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
There's pleasure in your suffering (y'all say so)
A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
How can you sit on everything? (Y'all say so)
(Y'all say so)

Suppress your love, suppress desire
Compress a life 'til life expires
Hold your breath in pinched denial
Complexity

Live in awe, love your life
It's yours to live, regret forgive
Make more mistakes, regret forgive
Accept everything

A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
There's pleasure in your suffering
A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
How can you sit on everything? (Y'all say so)
(Y'all say so)

Serpents not all in Eden
Not all have poison
Tree of knowledge bitten
Heaven, no place for artists
Fucked up and human
We're not getting in

A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
There's pleasure in your suffering
A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
How can you sit on everything? (Y'all say so)
Y'all say so (y'all say so)
Y'all say so (y'all say so)

A bitter virtue, I'd rather live in sin
There's pleasure in your suffering

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Track details

From La Petite Mort

3:452014
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Album
La Petite Mort
La Petite Mort
James
16th September 2014
Track number
7
Release year
2014
  1. 1Walk Like You
    7:07
  2. 2Curse Curse
    4:29
  3. 3Moving On
    4:44
  4. 4Gone Baby Gone
    5:13

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Cast

Cast

  • 5Frozen Britain
    3:25
  • 6Interrogation
    5:57
  • 7Bitter Virtue
    3:45
  • 8All in My Mind
    3:38
  • 9Quicken the Dead
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  • 10All I'm Saying
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  • 11Whistleblowers (Bonus Track)
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, Mark Hunter, Saul Davies, Tim Booth
    Producer
    Larry Gott
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    Arranger
    Larry Gott
    Mixing Engineer
    Larry Gott
    Programmer
    Mark Hunter
    Recording Engineer
    Mark Hunter
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