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Negative Spaces
surviving on defiance

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surviving on defiance

Release date: 15th November 2024

From Negative SpacesTrack 123:28

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About This Track

"surviving on defiance" is a track by Poppy, from the album Negative Spaces, released 15th November 2024. The track is 3:28 long. It's filed under Metal. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Poppy.

About the Artist

Poppy

Poppy

Lyrics

surviving on defiance

When I run
You won't find me tracing my steps
From where I wanted
All the horrors you made so real
Burned in mind as promised

If I'm living know I'm half alive
I'm surviving on defiance

I'm fighting in the wake
Unfettered, so maybe flowers will bloom for me again
The mirror in my face
She's screaming for blood and violence
But it's my turn to pretend

As it was
I was losing myself to a fear
As a bitter constant
Oh, I refuse to know you from here
I'm a tempered object

While the futures still looking bright
I'm surviving on defiance

I'm fighting in the wake
Unfettered, so maybe flowers will bloom for me again
The mirror in my face
She's screaming for blood and violence
But it's my turn to pretend

So run

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Negative Spaces

3:282024

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Album

Negative Spaces

15th November 2024

Track number

12

Release year

2024

1have you had enough?
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2the cost of giving up
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4yesterday
0:48

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