Was that the flicker of a little girl?
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(Some moments our story is meaningless.)
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When you just want to feel safe, you just want to be loved
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And you know there's no better place than this
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Maybe I could prove myself wrong,
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Maybe things fall together than pull apart
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'Seen you when you were fourteen coming home from school
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(It's so easy to be beautiful when you're young.)
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I still see that light that is shining through those tired eyes
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Could those eyes see what was coming then?
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And we all want what we can't afford
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And we all get what we deserve
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Too many deaths and betrayals, too many lies
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(Makes it hard to trust the moment you're in.)
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Too many teardrops that you hold inside
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(They were always gonna pour over me someday.)
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Maybe I could prove myself wrong,
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Held on to something I thought I never could
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'Never carelessly mislaid
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I always knew just where it was
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Was that the flicker of a little girl?
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(Some moments our story is meaningless.)
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The Flicker Of A Little Girl
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Tindersticks |