Palisades

from Halfling EP by The Sifters

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lyrics

The water holds the city's reflection
And you love it but you don't wear it with ease
You're facing the other direction
Past the palisades, no one to appease

The city sleeps under your discretion
But you're buried in a layer of trees
In the branches, escaping detection
Rest your head now child, asleep in the leaves

Oh, should we try to be kind?
Oh, should we try to be what you had in mind?

I'll make it there without your protection
'Cause I think it's time to leave my family
I'm craving that sweetest confection
And I'm begging on my hands and knees

Oh, should we try to be kind?
Oh, should we try to be what you had in mind?

credits

from Halfling EP, released March 1, 2013
Jake Chapman- guitar, bass, piano, organ, vocals
Finnegan Shanahan- violin
Douglas Friedman- drums

written by Jake Chapman

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The Sifters New York, New York

Jake Chapman, Finnegan Shanahan, Trevor Gittelman, Douglas Friedman, Joshua Yun

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