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THE PATTERNS by John the Ghost

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John the Ghost

THE PATTERNS

Release date: 5th February 2021

From I Only Want to Live Once
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"THE PATTERNS" is a track by John the Ghost, from the album I Only Want to Live Once, released 5th February 2021. Full lyrics are available below.

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John the Ghost

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THE PATTERNS

[Verse 1]

Wait, don't leave

Unpredictable things

Like you mean everything to me

Oh, when you grab hold of me

Yeah, I can be anything

Your fickle flower in bloom

Was so alive in this room

[Chorus]

Aimless, the faster we're falling

Breaking the patterns we walk in

Bracing the drama we're causing

Ain't no method to this madness at all

Soft skin, the faster I'm falling

Pain in the pleasure you're causing

Tracing the patterns we're walking

Ain't no method to this madness at all

[Verse 2]

Wе, we can be

Almost anything

That we would likе to be

Right here in the madness

You look good, so good when you leave

But just, just stay here with me

I don't need no excuse

Right here when we're standing in this room

[Chorus]

Aimless, the faster we're falling

Breaking the patterns we walk in

Bracing the drama we're causing

Ain't no method to this madness at all

Soft skin, the faster I'm falling

Pain in the pleasure you're causing

Tracing the patterns we're walking

Ain't no method to this madness at all

[Bridge]

When you grab hold of me

I can be anything

Like a flower in bloom

So alive in this room

You look good when you leave

But just stay here with me

I don't need no excuse

When we're here in this room

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From I Only Want to Live Once

2021
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I Only Want to Live Once
I Only Want to Live Once
John the Ghost
12th February 2021
Release year
2021
  1. —DRIVE
  2. —8
  3. —SO SO
  4. —HERE/GONE
  5. —Y
  6. —NO LIFE AT ALL
  7. —THE PATTERNS
  8. —LIVE ONCE
  9. —ROLLED DOWN WINDOW

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