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Pinback

Penelope

Release date: 8th October 2001

From Blue Screen Life
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About This Track

"Penelope" is a track by Pinback, from the album Blue Screen Life, released 8th October 2001. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Pinback

Pinback

Lyrics

Penelope

[Verse 1]

Oh, Penelope

Are you filled with air

Swallowed oxygen

That makes you float up?

Is it Dropsy?

Will your lungs swell?

It's depressing me

To see you struggle

[Verse 1]

Oh, Penelope

Are you filled with air

Swallowed oxygen

That makes you float up?

Is it Dropsy?

Will your lungs swell?

It's depressing me

To see you struggle

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm treading water with my oars

Glass galleons anchored, ocean floors

I'm diving down with all my gear

In search of treasure, para mi corazón

[Chorus]

Take you to the forest

Let you feel the raindrops falling down

Seeping through your red scales

Eliminate the faucet

Eliminate the need for water

And replace it with a safe shell

[Verse 2]

Don't wanna see you floating upside down

On the top of the bowl when I

Come around to visit you

Don't wanna see you floating upside down, no girl

Need you there, need you there, need you there

[Pre-Chorus]

Ooh, release that air

I'm treading water with my oars (Ooh, release that air)

Glass galleons anchored, ocean floors

I'm diving down with all my gear (Ooh, release that air)

In search of treasure, para mi corazón

[Chorus]

Take you to the forest

Let you feel the raindrops falling down

Seeping through your red scales

Eliminate the faucet

Eliminate the need for water

And replace it with a safe shell

[Harmonizing Break]

[Outro]

If they summon the rains now, are you gonna rise?

If they summon the rains now, are you gonna rise?

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Track details

From Blue Screen Life

2001
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Album
Blue Screen Life
Blue Screen Life
Pinback
2001
Release year
2001
  1. 1Offline P.K.
    3:18
  2. 2Concrete Seconds
    4:08
  3. 3Boo
    3:59
  4. 4BBtone
    4:48
  5. 5Penelope
    4:47
  6. 6Talby
    4:01
  7. 7XIY
    3:32
  8. 8Prog
    4:03
  9. 9Your Sickness
    4:50
  10. 10Seville
    4:08
  11. 11West
    3:50
  12. 12Tres
    5:49
  13. —Talby
  14. —Penelope
    4:47
  15. —Offline P.K.
  16. —Penelope
  17. —Concrete Seconds
  18. —Boo
  19. —Bbtone
  20. —Prog
  21. —West
  22. —X I Y
  23. —Tres
  24. —Seville
  25. —Your Sickness

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