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XTC
The glow

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The glow

Release date: 10th June 2015

About This Track

"The glow" is a track by XTC, released 10th June 2015. Full lyrics are available below.

Lyrics

The glow

Is the airplane sweeping low?

Dropping leaflets down below

Ho, ho, ho. What they read, what they read

[Aw commation]

Is affecting you

Prince Othello

[Stays her glow]

Othello, the fellow, Othello, Othello

[Down wine] pho-to, oh

[Guess that's lee]

What does this mean to me?

Well, got the airplane sweeping low

Dropping photo of Othello

The fellow, Othello is gonna

Make you

Glow, glow, glow

Glow, glow. glow

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