Rattle Through the Night

from Mainland by The Waxwings

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standing there beside you where
the river runs into the sea
is it poetry, a fairy tale?
i mix the two up
when you're close to me

our castle was always just sand
but i had to think love
deserved a second chance

you can buy another ticket
(oh)
you can rattle through the night
(on the arrow)
but you can never step
in the same river twice

in the gambling den
any fool knows
the jack won't beat the ace
but when you're folding your hand
it's hard to give up the hope
that there's another way

and you watch your gold swept from the pile
blame those tears
on the smoke in your eyes

you can buy another ticket
(oh)
you can rattle through the night
(on the arrow)
but you can never step in the same river twice

all those beautiful dreams in my mind
but the shape doesn't hold
in blue morning light

you can buy another ticket
(oh)
you can rattle through the night
(on the arrow)

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from Mainland, released December 1, 2016

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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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