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Maxïmo Park – Wraithlike (2009) | Track profile | Dork

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Maxïmo Park
Quicken the Heart
Wraithlike

SINGLE

Wraithlike

Release date: 2009

From Quicken the Heart

Track 1

2:30

Alternative Music Rock

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"Wraithlike" is a single by Maxïmo Park , from the album Quicken the Heart, released 2009. The track is 2:30 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Maxïmo Park .

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Maxïmo Park

Maxïmo Park

Lyrics

Wraithlike

Here's a song that finally you can understand
A minor statement meant to counteract the bland
A list of wraithlike things
That quicken the heart

Just another song; a faded memory
A raison d'etre for the entire family
I don't remember it well
I was in love for a spell

Copies of Sight and Sound she left lying around on the floor
They said I'd forget her voice
That's untrue
It's just not as sharp as before

Find some transparent words to give security
Another vacant smile that says 'rely on me'
No wait – commitment's a bore
Where have I heard it before?

I could have sworn that everything was crystal clear
But I was shackled by a language of ideas
A desert has its own rules
Outside the circle it's cruel

Copies of Sight and Sound she left lying around on the floor
They said I'd forget her voice
That's untrue
It's just not as sharp as before

The final verse is often meant to tie things up
But in this case my morals have been most corrupt
I don't remember it well
I was in love for a spell

Copies of Sight and Sound she left lying around on the floor
They said I'd forget her face
That's a lie – it's just not as real as before

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Track details

From Quicken the Heart

2:302009Single

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Album

Quicken the Heart

Track number

1

Release year

2009

1Wraithlike
2:30
2The Penultimate Clinch
2:37
3The Kids Are Sick Again
3:00
4A Cloud Of Mystery
3:01

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