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James
La Petite Mort
Quicken the Dead

TRACK

Quicken the Dead

Release date: 15th September 2014

From La Petite MortTrack 92:38

Lyrics

Quicken the Dead

Don't let me choose
An easy life
With death once removed
Anaesthetize the blues
Domesticated

Dodge the bullet
Rejoice
A life of habit
Rejoice

Yearn to be used
Hollowed out
For spirit to come through
I'm better off than you
And your monkeys

Don't ya know
We're already dead
Don't ya know
We're already dead

Breathing's so crude
I never wanted
Press-ganged to get here
Dodge the bullet
Rejoice
I'm full of it
Rejoice

Don't you know
We're already dead
Don't ya know
We're already dead
Don't ya!

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From La Petite Mort

2:382014

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Album

16th September 2014

Track number

9

Release year

2014

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"Quicken the Dead" is a track by James, from the album La Petite Mort, released 15th September 2014. The track is 2:38 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below.

5Frozen Britain

8All in My Mind

9Quicken the Dead

2:38

10All I'm Saying

11Whistleblowers (Bonus Track)