The Penalty
Beirut"The Penalty" is a song by Beirut, released in 2007 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:04 long and contains 11 lines and 85 words.
0:18Like an ancient day and I'm on trial
0:26Let them seize the way this once was an island
0:33And I could not stay for I believed them
0:42Left for the lights always in season
1:08Impassable night in a crowd of homesick
1:16Fully grown children you'll leave the lights
1:23Your family may not wait Sir keep on breathing
1:32Our parents rue the day they find us kneeling
1:40Let them think what they may for they've good reason
1:49Left for the lights always in season
2:04Ohhh ohhh
Like an ancient day and I'm on trial Let them seize the way this once was an island And I could not stay for I believed them Left for the lights always in season Impassable night in a crowd of homesick Fully grown children you'll leave the lights Your family may not wait Sir keep on breathing Our parents rue the day they find us kneeling Let them think what they may for they've good reason Left for the lights always in season Ohhh ohhh
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