I've Seen It

[00:15.41]I’ve seen it last for thirty years
[00:18.54]Seen it bloom then end in tears
[00:20.84]I’ve seen it after school and in the park
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[00:25.99]Sat right across me on the tube
[00:28.79]I’ve seen it miss a stop or two
[00:31.37]I’ve seen it trying not to fall apart
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[00:36.66]I’ve heard it laced in every song
[00:39.26]And still the words all come out wrong
[00:41.94]It doesn’t always answer when you call
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[00:47.10]Brings out the worst
[00:48.44]Brings out the best
[00:49.82]I understand it less and less
[00:52.45]I guess I’m not supposed to know it all
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[00:56.55]I've seen it dance with friends around the table
[01:01.67]In Eleanor, Rosie and Louise
[01:06.86]And it makes me cry to think that I am able
[01:12.32]To give it back the way it gives to me
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[01:18.87]I’ve seen it grow old and forget
[01:21.58]Until it’s just a silhouette
[01:24.04]Till someone picks it up and sends it on
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[01:29.47]I’ve seen the films
[01:30.63]I’ve read the books
[01:32.04]My mum and dad, they got me hooked
[01:34.65]The fairytale, the search goes on and on
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[01:39.78]The more you look
[01:41.13]The more you find
[01:42.71]It’s all around you all the time
[01:45.09]Catches your eye, you blink and then it’s gone
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[01:50.37]Brings out the worst
[01:51.73]Brings out the best
[01:53.07]I know it’s somewhere in my chest
[01:55.83]I guess it’s been inside me all along
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