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The Temper Trap

Down River

Release date: 19th June 2009

From Conditions
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"Down River" is a track by The Temper Trap, from the album Conditions, released 19th June 2009. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about The Temper Trap.

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The Temper Trap

The Temper Trap

Lyrics

Down River

[Verse 1]

Finally we have seen some things

Some awfully nice, some dreadfully bad

But we will sing, wash the blood off our knees

'Cause our love breaks through rough seas, our ship will sail

And I don't understand how this world would work

'Cause time will tell us nothing

I'll take a chance on something

[Chorus]

(Feeling old, feelings this time take you)

Down river, down river, down river, down

(Walk these stairs, put the pieces back together)

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop now, go

[Verse 2]

Finally, we have seen some things

But bells in your hallways don't move you in the right place

So we will sing, cast our hopes out to sea

Though our hearts break, through violent winds, our ship will sail

And I don't understand how this world would work

'Cause time will tell us nothing

I'll take a chance on something

[Chorus]

(Feeling old, feelings this time take you)

Down river, down river, down river, down

(Walk these stairs, put the pieces back together)

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop now, go

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop now, go

[Outro]

Go, don't stop

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop

Go, don't stop, go, don't stop now, go

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From Conditions

2009
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Producer
    Jim Abbiss
    Drums
    Toby Dundas
    Guitar
    Joseph Greer, Lorenzo Sillitto
    Vocals
    Dougy Mandagi
    Background Vocals
    Jonathon David Aherne, Joseph Greer, Lorenzo Sillitto
    Bass Guitar
    Jonathon David Aherne
    Lead Guitar
    Lorenzo Sillitto
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