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Rilo Kiley – Small Figures in a Vast Expanse (2001) | Track profile | Dork

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Rilo Kiley
Take Offs and Landings
Small Figures in a Vast Expanse

TRACK

Small Figures in a Vast Expanse

Release date: 30th July 2001

From Take Offs and LandingsTrack 93:19

Alternative Music Rock Adult Alternative

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About This Track

"Small Figures in a Vast Expanse" is a track by Rilo Kiley, from the album Take Offs and Landings, released 30th July 2001. The track is 3:19 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Rilo Kiley.

About the Artist

Rilo Kiley

Rilo Kiley

Lyrics

Small Figures in a Vast Expanse

Let's try a new change
Let's try a new change
Let's try a new change
Then we'll go on back to the old one
Like we've done so many times before

And i'll buy a new brain
I'll buy a new brain
You'll administer new pain
Then we'll go on back to our old school
That we left so many times before

And you'll ask for more
And more

I've just begun a new phase
I'm trying these days
I've watched you close
I'm versed in all your ways
I'm just beginning to realize
I'll get you one of these days

But in the end
If it was all pretend
Isn't that what friends are for?
But this is real life
It's supposed to be real life
So let's pretend that we're not bored
That we exist and that we're resolved
To real things happening to me

2, 3, 4

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Take Offs and Landings

3:192001

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Album

Take Offs and Landings

Track number

9

Release year

2001

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Rilo Kiley — Bury, Bury, Bury Another (from rkives) [3:30]
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Rilo Kiley — It'll Get You There (from rkives) [5:02]
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Rilo Kiley — Let Me Back In (from rkives) [4:23]
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Rilo Kiley — Well, You Left (from rkives) [6:18]
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Rilo Kiley — Breakin' Up (Hot Chip Remix) (from Breakin’ Up) [8:00]
Rilo Kiley — Silver Lining (Recordist Mix) (from Breakin’ Up) [4:03]
Rilo Kiley — Breakin' Up (The Loving Hand Remix) (from Breakin’ Up) [6:24]
Rilo Kiley — Breakin' Up (from Breakin’ Up) [3:37]
Rilo Kiley — The Angels Hung Around (from Under the Blacklight) [3:04]
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Rilo Kiley — Déjalo (from Under the Blacklight) [3:17]
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9Small Figures in a Vast Expanse

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10Don't Deconstruct

12We'll Never Sleep (God Knows We'll Try)

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