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Burning Kingdom
The Desert

TRACK

The Desert

Release date: 5th June 1994

From Burning Kingdom

About This Track

"The Desert" is a track by Smog, from the album Burning Kingdom, released 5th June 1994. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

The Desert

I'm crawling through the desert

Without water or love

I'm crawling through the desert

Without water or love

Then it starts to rain

Big buckets of rain

So I open my mouth for a kiss

And to drink the rain

But it's just an illusion

Oh it's just an illusion

Yeah, love's just an illusion

That keeps you crawling through the desert

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Track details

From Burning Kingdom

1994

Album

Burning Kingdom

Release year

1994

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