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Josh Ritter – Whatever Burns Will Burn (2023) | Track profile | Dork

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Spectral Lines
Whatever Burns Will Burn

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Whatever Burns Will Burn

Release date: 28th April 2023

From Spectral Lines

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About This Track

"Whatever Burns Will Burn" is a track by Josh Ritter, from the album Spectral Lines, released 28th April 2023. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Josh Ritter

Josh Ritter

Lyrics

Whatever Burns Will Burn

[Chorus]

Whatever burns will burn

Whatever burns will burn

You fall in love you learn

Whatever burns will burn

[Verse 1]

I kissed you here and also here

Our hunger fierce but we had no fear

You wrapped your wings around my throat

I heard the songbird in each note

No man is made of stone you said

We're all flesh and bone or dead

And you're no different than the rest

And like the others you'll forget

[Chorus]

Whatever burns will burn

Whatevеr burns will burn

You fall in love you learn

Whatevеr burns will burn

[Verse 2]

No man is made of ice and steel

Though sometimes that's how they make you feel

As if you're different than the rest

'Til like the others you forget

Whatever burns will burn

[Chorus]

Whatever burns will burn

Whatever burns will burn

You fall in love you learn

Whatever burns will burn

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Track details

From Spectral Lines

2023

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Album

Release year

2023

—Any Way They Come
—In Fields
—Someday
—Whatever Burns Will Burn
—Horse No Rider
—For Your Soul
—Sawgrass
—Black Crown
—Honey I Do
—Strong Swimmer

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