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Jesu – Why Are We Not Perfect? (2008) | Track profile | Dork

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Jesu
Jesu / Eluvium
Why Are We Not Perfect?

TRACK

Why Are We Not Perfect?

Release date: 19th August 2008

From Jesu / Eluvium

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About This Track

"Why Are We Not Perfect?" is a track by Jesu, from the album Jesu / Eluvium, released 19th August 2008. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Jesu

Jesu

Lyrics

Why Are We Not Perfect?

Faith

Less

Eternal

Interment

Faith

Less

Hope

To see them

Why

We

Not

Perfect

Then

We could

Live

Forever

Faith

Less

?We turn away?

?Content on?

Faith

Less

Hope

To see them

Why

Are we

Not

Perfect

Then

We could

Live

Forever

Faith

Less

Eternal

Interment

Faith

Less

Hope

To see them

Why

We

Not

Perfect

Then

We could

Live

Forever

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Jesu / Eluvium

2008

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Writer: Justin Broadrick
Producer: Justin Broadrick