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Lucius

Tempest

Release date: 14th October 2013

From Wildewoman
Track 5
4:10
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About This Track

'Tempest' by Lucius is an alternative track from the album 'Wildewoman' (2013). The lyrics centre on two people stuck in a repeating, anxious standoff, measured in passing time and unfinished understanding, as one voice keeps demanding that the relationship be “worked out”. There is a restless, conversational feel, with the situation framed as something temporary and unresolved, as they sit together without a clear map for where their paths will meet. The repeated insistence on belief gives the song its pressure, and its insistently unsettled mood.

"Tempest" is a single by Lucius, from the album Wildewoman, released 14th October 2013. The track is 4:10 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Lucius.

About the Artist

Lucius

Lucius

Lyrics

Tempest

We are two ships passing
How long will this last
We haven't had the time to work it out
Sitting in the backseat
Who knows where our paths meet
And you keep shouting we've gotta work it out

You gotta believe me when I say I know
(Gotta work it out, it out)
You aren't riding on this wave alone
(Gotta work it out, it out)
Gotta believe me when I say I know
(Gotta work it out, it out)
I already know I know I know I know

Yell all that you want to
I'll yell it right back to you
Back and forth until we've tired out
Temper into tempest
Washes off the madness
But we're still left with figuring shit out

You gotta believe me when I say I know
(Gotta work it out, it out)
You aren't riding on this wave alone
(Gotta work it out, it out)
Gotta believe me when I say I know
(Gotta work it out, it out)
I already know I know I know I know

The seeds of what you say all beg for reason
Plant them deep so we can disregard them
Just get out of your pretty little head
You're just waking up to get back into bed
The seeds of what you say all beg for reason
Plant them deeply so we can release them
Been listening to every word you said
You're just waking up to get back into bed

You know I'm riding on this wave alone
You know I'm riding on this wave alone
You aren't riding on this wave alone

I already know I know I know I know
Gotta believe me when I say I know
Already know I know I know I know
Alright
Already know I know I know I know

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Track details

From Wildewoman

4:102013Single
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Album
Wildewoman
Wildewoman
Lucius
15th October 2013
Track number
5
Release year
2013
  1. 1Wildewoman
    4:10
  2. 2Turn It Around
    3:28
  3. 3Go Home
    3:20
  4. 4Hey, Doreen
    4:41

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  7. Dance Around It (Fancy Feelings remix)
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