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Dancing in Babylon

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Dancing in Babylon

Release date: 20th February 2024

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Dancing in Babylon

Out on the street
The real heads try to keep it low
Saw you move to the beat and I was blown away
That's all you need to know
Maybe I mistook pure distraction for a flash of love

I wanna clear the air by Monday
If all the tanks are gone
And when it settles down, I wonder
If I'll like what we've done

You know we just started
We're proud-hearted like fish in the lobby
Dead and gone, dancing in Babylon

Two ships in the night
Quietly signaling from the bow
Don't you miss feeling like you could run away
And nobody had to know?
When your time is up, call the captain, tell him to let me off

Don't rush me, I don't wanna be (don't rush me)
Thinking about this stuff
You hurt me and I run to you
Is that the big idea?

You know we just started
We're proud-hearted like fish in the lobby
Dead and gone, dancing in Babylon

I wanna tell everyone I know I love you
I wanna touch the scars and break the chains that hold you
But I won't stop 'til the sun dips down

I wanna tell everyone I know I love you
I wanna tell everyone I know I love you
I wanna tell everyone I know I love you (dancing in Babylon)
I wanna tell everyone I know I love you (dancing in Babylon)

I wanna tell everyone I know I love you (we're dancing in Babylon)
I wanna tell everyone I know I love you (dancing in Babylon)
I wanna tell everyone I've loved I love you, I do
I wanna tell everyone I know I love you

I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you (I wanna tell everyone I know)
I love you, I love you, I love you

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