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Johnny Foreigner
Grace and the Bigger Picture
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Release date: 2009

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"(close)" is a track by Johnny Foreigner, from the album Grace and the Bigger Picture, released 2009. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Johnny Foreigner.

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Goodnight

Oh second prize

You made the sequel

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From Grace and the Bigger Picture

2009

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Grace and the Bigger Picture

Johnny Foreigner

26th October 2009

Release year

2009

1Choose Yr Side and Shut Up!
1:51
2Security to the Promenade
2:40
3Ghost the Festivals
2:26
4Feels Like Summer
1:55
5I'll Choose My Side and Shut up, Alright
1:34
6Criminals
3:24
7Custom Scenes and the Parties That Make Them
2:59
8More Heart, Less Tongue
2:52
9Kingston Called, They Want Their Lost Youth Track
1:02
10I Woke on a Beach in Aberystwyth
2:56
11(Graces)
0:39
12Dark Harbourzz
2:00
13Every Cloakroom Ever
2:15
14More Tongue, Less Heart
1:43
15The Coast Was Always Clear
11:31
16(Close)
—(close)
—kingston called, they want their lost youth back
—i’llchoosemysideandshutup, alright
—he awoke on a beach in aberystwyth

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