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Act Of Contrition

This version of Act Of Contrition was released by Bright Eyes in 2006.

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The air was all dust and not so untamed
The ground opened up and swallowed all of the rain
And it swallowed you too into distance unknown
As they sat down for dinner they waited for you to get home
Yeah, they set a place for you.

So don’t believe everything you read in that diary of yours
And this nervousness, it isn’t all your fault
Its just these shaking hands won’t do what I want…them to
And I’ve tried to guess what it is that you thought about
That act act of contrition that rolled off out tongues as you left
What are you crying for?

Just dust my heart and you will find
There are no fingers printed there
Just the untouched place that lies inside
Of every lonely boy tonight.

And all of this open air has caused me to choke
On your new found hope for me.

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Bright Eyes has released many songs over the years besides Act Of Contrition. Bright Eyes released songs from 1998 to 2007 spanning across albums like A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997, Letting Off The Happiness, Every Day And Every Night, Fevers And Mirrors, Don't Be Frightened Of Turning The Page, There Is No Beginning To The Story, A Christmas Album, Lifted Or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground, One Jug Of Wine, Two Vessels (Bright Eyes & Neva Dinova), Lua, I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, Digital Ash In A Digital Urn, Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998-2005), Four Winds, and Cassadaga. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Bright Eyes.

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