Nightshade Lyrics - The Lumineers

Some of us love to think of life as a game 

I wasn't born into royalty and can never behave 

Some final freedom like a man in a cage, oh no 

Some priest insisted it's a test of the faith 

And only holy devotion can keep the devils away 

There's only so much that a man can pray, oh no 

Oh my love 

Oh my love 

Spare my blood 

Spare my blood 

I saw the footprints in the white of the snow 

I counted thousands of hours just to ride all along 

18 degrees and 80 miles from home, oh no 

We built a wall to keep the devils at bay 

A distant army was marching through the night and the day 

I swore an oath and with my life I would pay, oh no 

Oh my love 

Oh my love 

Spare my blood 

Nightshade won't you take me away 

And I could hold my breath for another day 

But it was all, it was all, for the throne 

We were surrounding and the ending was near 

All of the sudden a ranger arrived, a savior appeared 

Made it to safety but the devil was here, oh no 

Oh my love 

Nightshade won't you take me away 

And I could hold my breath for another day 

But it was all, it was all, for the throne 

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