Periphery Waltz Lyrics - Jolie Holland

When the supreme authorities of our culture 

Tell us to get down on our knees 

And beg for salvation from some divinity 

Is it any wonder there are people 

Begging on the street for salvation from poverty? 

Well, it's no surprise to me 

I left my home in the church 

I left my home in the suburbs to wander 

I did it all for my dreams and the star 

That I followed fell from the periphery 

The street lights slipping down 

My windshield fell like falling stars 

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Down a dark country road 

I first left my home when I was seventeen 

And I paid my respects to my fellow rejects 

But I tended to wander alone like I was listening 

To the words of a song, whispered soft and low 

It's kind of like dancing 

It's kind of like losing your mind 

And I've often considered 

The impractibility of my life 

The moon behind the clouds is ill-defined 

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I got lost so many times but I could not 

Be consigned to a fate of obsolescence 

And decline, so I'll take the chance again 

And the Mockingbird is my friend when he sings 

A song in the warm midnight wind, I'll follow 

My old tune and I'll wish you good morning