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Scissor Sisters

The Secret Life of Letters

Release date: 24th May 2012

From Magic HourTrack 113:48

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About This Track

"The Secret Life of Letters" is a track by Scissor Sisters, from the album Magic Hour, released 24th May 2012. The track is 3:48 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 7 articles about Scissor Sisters.

About the Artist

Scissor Sisters

Scissor Sisters

Lyrics

The Secret Life of Letters

What is the full speed of language
When there is nothing to say
What's in the air
There must be something there
But it's not in service today
Sometimes the neighbors complain
The phone speaks another's full name

It's the secret life of letters
The secret life of words
Where do they hide unspoken
I haven't heard

How many days in a sentence
I feel like passing this phrase
These aren't my friends
Maybe they'll be again
Arranging themselves in their ways
I've got to pick up the paper
She says I'm glad it's not raining

It's the secret life of letters
The secret life of words
Where do they hide unspoken
I haven't heard
I haven't heard
I haven't heard

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Magic Hour

3:482012

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Album

Scissor Sisters

Track number

11

Release year

2012

1Baby Come Home
3:00
2Keep Your Shoes
2:52
3Inevitable
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4Only the Horses
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Scissor Sisters — Laura (Live from The O2, London) [3:50]
Scissor Sisters — Rock My Spot (Crevice Canyon)
Scissor Sisters — Night of the Comet
Scissor Sisters — SWERLK
Scissor Sisters — Self Control (from Magic Hour) [3:12]
Scissor Sisters — Best in Me (from Magic Hour) [3:44]
Scissor Sisters — Keep Your Shoes (from Magic Hour) [2:52]
Scissor Sisters — Year of Living Dangerously (from Magic Hour) [3:52]
Scissor Sisters — Shady Love (from Magic Hour) [3:56]
Scissor Sisters — Shady Love (Tommie Sunshine & Disco Fries Remix) (from Magic Hour) [7:07]
Scissor Sisters — F*** Yeah (Seamus Haji Remix) (from Magic Hour) [3:53]
Scissor Sisters — F*** Yeah (from Magic Hour) [3:03]
Scissor Sisters — Inevitable (from Magic Hour) [3:53]
Scissor Sisters — Miss Matronic's Magic Message (from Magic Hour) [0:28]
Scissor Sisters — Somewhere (from Magic Hour) [3:41]
Scissor Sisters — Let's Have a Kiki (DJ Nita Remix) (from Magic Hour) [6:54]
Scissor Sisters — San Luis Obispo (from Magic Hour) [3:48]
Scissor Sisters — Baby Come Home (from Magic Hour) [3:00]
Scissor Sisters — Let's Have a Kiki (from Magic Hour) [3:50]
Scissor Sisters — Only the Horses (from Magic Hour) [3:39]
Scissor Sisters — Night Life (from Night Work) [3:37]
Scissor Sisters — Any Which Way (from Night Work) [4:41]
Scissor Sisters — Whole New Way (from Night Work) [2:52]
Scissor Sisters — Sex and Violence (from Night Work) [4:10]
Scissor Sisters — Fire With Fire (from Night Work) [4:13]
Scissor Sisters — Running Out (from Night Work) [3:09]
Scissor Sisters — Skin Tight (from Night Work) [3:26]
Scissor Sisters — Skin This Cat (from Night Work) [2:41]
Scissor Sisters — Invisible Light (from Night Work) [6:14]
Scissor Sisters — Night Work (from Night Work) [3:08]
Scissor Sisters — Something Like This (from Night Work) [3:02]
Scissor Sisters — Harder You Get (from Night Work) [3:06]
Scissor Sisters — Any Which Way (remixes)
Scissor Sisters — Bad Shit (Demo Version) [2:26]
Scissor Sisters — Kiss You Off [5:03]
Scissor Sisters — Kiss You Off (from Ta-Dah) [5:02]
Scissor Sisters — Lights (from Ta-Dah) [3:36]
Scissor Sisters — Transistor (from Ta-Dah) [4:57]
Scissor Sisters — The Other Side (from Ta-Dah) [4:23]
Scissor Sisters — Paul McCartney (from Ta-Dah) [3:45]
Scissor Sisters — Might Tell You Tonight (from Ta-Dah) [3:20]
Scissor Sisters — Ooh (from Ta-Dah) [3:29]
Scissor Sisters — Land Of A Thousand Words (from Ta-Dah) [3:50]
Scissor Sisters — I Don't Feel Like Dancin' (from Ta-Dah) [4:48]
Scissor Sisters — I Can't Decide (from Ta-Dah) [2:47]
Scissor Sisters — Everybody Wants The Same Thing (from Ta-Dah) [4:22]
Scissor Sisters — She's My Man (from Ta-Dah) [5:32]
Scissor Sisters — Intermission (from Ta-Dah) [2:37]
Scissor Sisters — I Don’t Feel Like Dancin’
Scissor Sisters — Lovers In The Backseat (from Scissor Sisters) [3:19]
Scissor Sisters — Laura (from Scissor Sisters) [3:36]
Scissor Sisters — Take Your Mama (from Scissor Sisters) [4:32]
Scissor Sisters — Filthy/Gorgeous (from Scissor Sisters) [3:48]
Scissor Sisters — Return To Oz (from Scissor Sisters) [4:38]
Scissor Sisters — A Message From Ms Matronic (from Scissor Sisters) [0:31]
Scissor Sisters — Music Is The Victim (from Scissor Sisters) [2:58]
Scissor Sisters — Get It Get It (from Scissor Sisters) [3:48]
Scissor Sisters — It Can't Come Quickly Enough (from Scissor Sisters) [4:40]
Scissor Sisters — Tits On The Radio (from Scissor Sisters) [3:14]
Scissor Sisters — Comfortably Numb (from Scissor Sisters) [4:26]
Scissor Sisters — The Skins (from Scissor Sisters) [2:53]
Scissor Sisters — Better Luck Next Time (from Scissor Sisters) [3:08]
Scissor Sisters — Mary (from Scissor Sisters) [4:40]
Scissor Sisters — Laura (Accapella) (from Laura) [3:07]
Scissor Sisters — Laura (Riton Re-Rub) (from Laura) [6:22]
Scissor Sisters — Laura (Paper Faces Remix) (from Laura) [7:55]
Scissor Sisters — Laura (Craig C.'s Vocal Dub Workout) (from Laura) [6:11]
Scissor Sisters — Laura (City Hi Fi Remix) (from Laura) [4:24]
Scissor Sisters — Borrowed Time (demo version) (from Laura) [4:10]
Scissor Sisters — Laura (from Laura) [3:36]
Scissor Sisters — Available (For You) (from Laura) [3:41]
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Land Of A Thousand WordsTa-Dah
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Scissor Sisters – The Secret Life of Letters (2012) | Track profile | Dork

5Year of Living Dangerously

6Let's Have a Kiki

8San Luis Obispo

11The Secret Life of Letters

3:48

13Miss Matronic's Magic Message

15Let's Have a Kiki (DJ Nita Remix)

16F*** Yeah (Seamus Haji Remix)

17Shady Love (Tommie Sunshine & Disco Fries Remix)