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Joywave

Brain Damage (Live)

Release date: 11th April 2025

From Permanent Pleasure (Deluxe)
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"Brain Damage (Live)" is a track by Joywave, from the album Permanent Pleasure (Deluxe), released 11th April 2025. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Joywave

Joywave

Lyrics

Brain Damage (Live)

[Verse 1]

Words aren't enough

I'm clamming up

Swishing my mug

But, let's talk about it

Where do you start?

Horse or the cart?

They all miss the mark

But, let's talk about it now

[Chorus]

Well the world is getting warmer every day

And the asteroid's already on its way

When you close your eyes and count backwards from five

Aren't you glad to be alive?

[Verse 2]

Lie on the couch

Let's sort it out

I don't know how

Not to think about it

A large disconnect

Past from present

The brain from the chest

But, let's talk about it now

[Chorus]

Well the reservoir gets lower every day

Another billionaire is blasting into space

If you close your eyes and count backwards from five

Aren't you glad to be alive?

(Be alive?)

(Aren't you glad to be alive?)

[Bridge]

I'm on automatic

Nothing's problematic

Such a simple magic

Now I'm glad to be alive

[Outro]

Yeah, aren't you glad to be alive?

Aren't you glad to be alive?

Aren't you glad to be alive?

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Track details

From Permanent Pleasure (Deluxe)

2025
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Permanent Pleasure (Deluxe)
Permanent Pleasure (Deluxe)
Joywave
Release year
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