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KAWALA
Pure Desire / Loosen Up
Pure Desire

TRACK

Pure Desire

Release date: 28th October 2020

From Pure Desire / Loosen Up

About This Track

"Pure Desire" is a track by KAWALA, from the album Pure Desire / Loosen Up, released 28th October 2020. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 9 articles about KAWALA.

About the Artist

KAWALA

KAWALA

Lyrics

Pure Desire

[Verse 1]

Up in the air for a while

Ready to risk everything we should

We’ll go the extra mile

In hope there will be better things afoot

[Pre-Chorus]

And when all is said and done

We’ll have our songs to sing

And when the light starts fading out

Will you still be here?

[Chorus]

Oh, I-I-I have set my sights

On a steady road that runs for miles

Is there no-oh-oh-where I can hide?

All my footsteps ring with pure desire

[Verse 2]

They try to teach us how

Opinions hitting heavy from behind

Maintain our focus now

Progressing through the stages in a line

[Pre-Chorus]

And when all is said and done

We’ll have our songs to sing

And when the light starts fading out

Will you still be here?

[Chorus]

Oh, I-I-I have set my sights

On a steady road that runs for miles

Is there no-oh-oh-where I can hide?

All my footsteps ring with pure desire

[Break]

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[Chorus]

Oh, I-I-I have set my sights

On a steady road that runs for miles

Is there no-oh-oh-where I can hide?

All my footsteps ring with pure desire

[Chorus]

I-I-I have set my sights

On a steady road that runs for miles

Is there no-oh-oh-where I can hide?

All my footsteps ring with pure desire

[Outro]

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Pure Desire / Loosen Up

2020

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Album

Pure Desire / Loosen Up

Release year

2020

—Pure Desire
—Loosen Up

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Credits

Writer: Daniel McCarthy, Jim Higson
Producer: Cam Blackwood
Credited: Cam Blackwood, Daniel McCarthy, Jim Higson