Chances

from Mainland by The Waxwings

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Feather fall from a swallow's tail
Knocked a train right off the rails
The game is rigged so no one wins
Always pay for someone else's sins

Empty faith my fatal flaw
Tempting fate with a lion's claw
Come lay down with me tonight
Upon this keg of dynamite
There's a chance that it won't blow
But we don't get to know
I just know...

Someday we're gonna have to pay
You know we're gonna die someday
But not today

So we build this house of straw
In the shadow of the old jack daw
Come on put your hand in mine
I'll lead you through this field of mines
We'll just close our eyes and run
The setting of the sun
Has only just begun
And we know...

Someday we're gonna have to pay
You know we're gonna die someday
But not today

As we fly below the radar
And sail above the law
The falling stars keep falling
The albatross keeps calling

Fuses lit and fingers crossed
Cards are dealt and the dice are tossed
Fire a shot into the dark
We'll swim across this sea of sharks
While bleeding from our hands
But we're gonna take that chance
We have to take that chance
Because we know,..

Someday we're gonna have to pay
Oh we won't always get away
We can't go on living this way
You know we're gonna die someday

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from Mainland, released December 1, 2016
written by eric schopmeyere

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The Waxwings Portland, Oregon

The Waxwings is a band of friends from Portland, OR. We take our diverse musical influences (classical, rock, folk, what have you) and channel them through acoustic instruments to unearth themes of love, loss and the pursuit of soul-searching redemption. ... more

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