Cover art for Palms by Local Natives
Jan. 28, 20131 viewer

Palms Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Leaving to escape
Windmills on the southern plain
Hum your name


49 palms muddled over my words
Wait for more

[Chorus]
Sleep alone
Start all over


[Verse 2]
Visions flood my mind
So the sins come alive
In the blurring light

Thought I saw your face
Watching broken fingers play
By now we've changed

[Chorus]
Sleep alone
Start all over

[Verse 3]
The fire then the flood
Could something wrong be something good?
Do you think it should?

I would rather love
Someone I couldn't touch
Than give us up


[Chorus]
Sleep alone
Start all over
So I dwell
Growing wild again

[Bridge]
I love what you do
But I can't get out from under you
So I don't try


[Chorus]
Sleep alone
Start all over
So I dwell
Growing wild again

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