The Thief | Future Islands (Song)
‘The Thief’ is taken from ‘People Who Aren’t There Anymore’ out now, via 4AD.
Riff Raff Films @riffrafffilms OB42 @ob42.uk
Dancers: Ted Rogers @artpornblog Maren Fidje Bjørneseth @marenulv Anna Engerström @annaengerstrom Akti – Magdalini Konstantinou @akti_mk
Director: Ivana Bobic @ibobic
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Content Source/Creator: Future Islands
I never had a place to call my ownAnd slept so many nights out all aloneI spent so many hours slowly breaking inAnd finally found someone who’d let me inBut if I said too much, please let me knowIt wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been toldI got this darkened tongue from this bitter coldNeeded a little light to follow home
I’d tip-toe past the lightsI’d hit the glowAnother silent nightFound no one homeThis bric-a-brac has life that someone knowsA pit-er-pat, of life that I’ve been shown
So I sit on my hands nowSit on my hands nowSit on my hands nowWhen you leaveI sit on my hands nowSit on my hands nowSit on my handsA littlе thief
I know, I’ve been goneBut I’vе been here all alongHidden in the things you keepTreasures that you hid and buried deep
But if I said too much, please let me knowIt wouldn’t be the first time I’ve been toldI got this darkened tongue from this bitter coldNeeded a little light to follow homeI couldn’t count the windows open doorsFootprints through the garden, ‘cross muddy floorsAnother pack of Newports, credit cardsThe things left from a childhood wanting more
Sit on my hands nowSit on my hands nowWhen you leaveI sit on my hands nowSit on my hands nowSit on my handsA little thief
And I know I was goneBut I was here all alongHidden in the things you keepTreasures that you went and buried deep in the drawerI know, I’ve been wrongBut I was barely holding onHidden in the things you keepTreasures now forbidden, buried deep in the drawerGave you my lifeGave you my heartGave you my soulDeep in the darkWhen I saw your lightI know I was homeBut I’m all alone now
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Lyrics source: https://genius.com/Future-islands-the-thief-lyrics
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