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Hardwire by Metric

TRACK

Metric

Hardwire

Release date: 2001

From Grow Up and Blow Away
Track 2
4:42
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About This Track

'Hardwire' by Metric is an alternative track on the album 'Grow Up and Blow Away' from 2001. The lyrics sketch a shift away from a constrained, basement life towards brighter rooms and views, framed by an image of commitment, with the speaker offering their attempt to play along while insisting, “You hardwire”. There is also a sense of waiting out the morning and watching something coming without running, as the scene holds steady under pressure.

"Hardwire" is a track by Metric, from the album Grow Up and Blow Away, released 2001. The track is 4:42 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Metric.

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Metric

Metric

Lyrics

Hardwire

Giving for chances to
Leave the basement life
And not the landlord's wife.
Furnished room
Celebrate the first flight window
Bird's eye view.
You hardwire
I'll try to play the guitar.
Stay smoke is gone
Pass by the morning
Though we both see it coming
We don't run.
Let the silence settle in our bones.
You are everything you are
Nothing at all.
You are everything you are
Nothing at all.
You are every night you fade
To light you fade
To light the room.
Daylight hides a new light on you.
Giving for chances to
Take it all in stride
Why'd we walk a broken line
Of minus signs.
You hardwire
I'll try to play the guitar.
Stay smoke is gone
Pass by the morning
Though we both see it coming
We don't run.
Let the silence settle in our bones.
You are everything you are
Nothing at all.
You are everything you are
Nothing at all.
You are every night you fade
To light you fade
To light the room.
Daylight hides a new light on you.
You leave your eyes there for me to memorize.
I can see you happy in the shadows I despise.
You hardwire
I'll try to play the guitar.
You hardwire
I'll try to play the guitar.
You hardwire
I'll try to play the guitar.
You hardwire
I'll try to play the guitar.

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From Grow Up and Blow Away

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Album
Grow Up and Blow Away
Grow Up and Blow Away
Metric
2001
Track number
2
Release year
2001
  1. 1Grow Up and Blow Away
    4:13
  2. 2Hardwire
    4:42
  3. 3Rock Me Now
    3:52
  4. 4The Twist
    3:37

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