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Wild Beasts

2BU

Release date: 4th August 2016

From Boy KingTrack 64:19
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About This Track

"2BU" is a track by Wild Beasts, from the album Boy King, released 4th August 2016. The track is 4:19 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Wild Beasts.

About the Artist

Wild Beasts

Wild Beasts

Lyrics

2BU

Dream something and make it real
Bring me my mount, bring me my steel
Oh to be, to be, to be you
To be, to be, to be you

Now I'm the type of man who wants to watch the world burn
I hope you run, best hope that I don't find you first

You know that I'm the worst
When I come calling
Best hope that I don't find you first
The whole world falling
Down on you
To be you
Oh, it's true
I'm coming for you

Now I'm the type of man who wants to watch the world burn
And here I come, I know you're gonna love my work

You know that I'm the worst
When I come calling
Best hope that I don't find you first
The whole world falling on you
I'll be there too
I'm picking through the bones to find you

Give me your house, give me your things
I'm in your head, I'm in your dreams
I want your face, I want your skin
I want your name, I want to live
I want everything

You know that I'm the worst
When I come calling
Best hope that I don't find you first
The whole world falling on you
I'll be there too
I'm picking through the bones to find you
Oh, to be you
To be you
To be you
To be you
To be you
To be

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Track details

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