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The Exchange
album cover
The Exchange was released on May 5, 2015 by Partisan Records as a part of the album Sprinter
May 5, 2015
LabelPartisan Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM118
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
My mother lost
Her mother twice
Once in '54
Then later in life
The exchange was quick and quiet
The records sealed
The names made private
Her search began and ended with a judge
Her papers had been claimed
In a freak basement flood
An entire family tree
An eternal privacy
[Verse 2]
Under water, under water
I am afraid to see my heroes age
I am afraid of disintegration
If you're not here, I cannot be here for you
If you're not here
I cannot be alone
Mother, father, I'm under water
And I don't think
You can pull me out of this
[Verse 3]
There's virgin oil painted over my door
And hotel soap from every city
Lined up in my window
Blew my per diem on an eighth of Blue Dream
So I can breathe, but I still can't breathe
Around my mouth, brown paper bag
Foundin' fathers on my back
I'm no martyr
I'm no martyr
[Verse 4]
I'm just afraid to see my heroes age
I am afraid of disintegration
If you're not here, I cannot be here for you
If you're not here
I cannot be alone
Mother, father, I'm under water
Under water, under water
[Verse 5]
I've so much that I wanna sing
But there's no room for toothbrushes in poetry
I pray to Jesus Christ incessantly
I shine my shoes for the fat lady
I'm still under water
I'm under water
Under water, under water
[Verse 6]
I am afraid to see my heroes age
I am afraid of disintegration
If you're not here, I cannot be here for you
If you're not here
I cannot be alone
Mother, father, I'm under water
And I don't think
You can pull me out of this
[Verse 7]
I will no longer claim to know
Where we go when it's time to go
But when you go, will I go too?
When you go, I am going too
I'm under water
I'm under water
Mother, father, I'm under water
I'm under water
I'm under water
Mother, father, I'm under water
Written by: Mackenzie Scott

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