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The War On Drugs
A Deeper Understanding
Strangest Thing

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The War On Drugs

Strangest Thing

Release date: 24th August 2017

From A Deeper UnderstandingTrack 46:41

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About This Track

"Strangest Thing" is a single by The War On Drugs, from the album A Deeper Understanding, released 24th August 2017. The track is 6:41 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 6 articles about The War On Drugs.

About the Artist

The War On Drugs

The War On Drugs

Lyrics

Strangest Thing

Summer ride on the beach
Howl at the day
I've been hiding out so long
I gotta find another way
Late at night I wanna see you
Well my eyes, they begin to fade
Am I just living in the space between
The beauty and the pain?
And the real thing
Now the sky is painted
In a wash of indigo
I've been holding on too long
In the howling of this cold
I recognize every face
But I ain't got everything I need
If I'm just living in the space between
The beauty and the pain
It's the strangest thing
Yeah, she runs surrounding me
Surrounded by the whole
Surrounded by no other
I wanna run home
Yeah, I can run slowly
Don't run away again
Yeah, I can run in the storm
Don't you run again
I wanna run, I wanna run
Yeah, I can run slowly
Yeah, I can run slowly

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Track details

From A Deeper Understanding

6:412017Single

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Album

A Deeper Understanding

The War On Drugs

25th August 2017

Track number

4

Release year

2017

1Up All Night
6:23
2Pain
5:31
3Holding On
5:51
4Strangest Thing
6:41

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