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The Divine Comedy – The Rise and Fall (1990) | Track profile | Dork

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The Divine Comedy
Fanfare for the Comic Muse
The Rise and Fall

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The Divine Comedy

The Rise and Fall

Release date: 1st July 1990

From Fanfare for the Comic Muse

About This Track

"The Rise and Fall" is a track by The Divine Comedy, from the album Fanfare for the Comic Muse, released 1st July 1990. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy

Lyrics

The Rise and Fall

The rise and fall, the fall and rise

The freezing breath, the frightened eyes

The rise and fall, the fall and rise

The naked truth, the naked eye

Hold me in your arms

Hold me till you kill me

Hold me till you break my will

And passion fills my heart

The rise and fall, the fall and rise

The open heart, the opened eyes

The rise and fall, the fall and rise

My lady laughs, my lady cries

She cries

Hold me in your arms

Hold me till you kill me

Hold me till you break my will

And passion fills my heart

The rise and fall, the fall and rise

The holy ghost is exorcised

And you and I shall no longer

Look at life through half-closed eye

Hold me in your arms

Hold me till you kill me

Hold me till you break my will

And passion fills my heart...

Passion fills my heart

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Track details

From Fanfare for the Comic Muse

1990

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Album

Fanfare for the Comic Muse

The Divine Comedy

Release year

1990

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