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The Maccabees
Given to the Wild
Pelican

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Pelican

Release date: 9th January 2012

From Given to the WildTrack 83:45

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About This Track

"Pelican" is a single by The Maccabees, from the album Given to the Wild, released 9th January 2012. The track is 3:45 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 17 articles about The Maccabees.

About the Artist

The Maccabees

The Maccabees

Lyrics

Pelican

So soon we, so soon we, so soon we too old to carry
And we knew we, and we knew we,
And we knew we only had a little while
In the middle, in the middle, in the middle, just keep ticking over
Before you know it, before you know it,
Before you know parent and parent and ohh

To have it all, to have it all, to have it all, and still want more
One thing's for sure, one thing's for sure,
One thing's for sure, we're all getting older
So we take a lover, so we take a lover,
So we take a lover, waitin' in the corner
And before you know it, before you know it,
Before you know we're pushing up the daisies ohh

And we go back to where we came from
Like those before and those to come
And know is the ever and the more
And again and again and again and again we go

In the end, in the end, in the end, nothing comes easy
So you find a way, so you find a way,
So you find a way to take a little with you
For the ones you love, for the ones you love,
For the ones you love, are there if they need to
Hey pharaoh, hey pharaoh,
Hey pharaoh they're not coming with you

Go back to where we came from
Like those before and those to come
And know is the ever and the more
And again and again and again and again go

So soon we, so soon we, so soon we too old to carry
And we knew we, and we knew we,
And we knew we only had a little while
In the middle, in the middle, in the middle, just keep ticking over
Before you know it, before you know it,
Before you know it, parent and parent
And go back to where we came from
Like those before and those to come
And know is the ever and the more
And again and again and again and again we go

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Track details

From Given to the Wild

3:452012Single

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Album

Given to the Wild

9th January 2012

Track number

8

Release year

2012

1Given to the Wild (Intro)
2:11
2Child
4:31
3Feel to Follow
3:29
4Ayla
3:47

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