I Was Never The Safest Bet
from Lock & Key by Twin Oaks
lyrics
If I told you you had it all in your hands
Would you leave it out of sight, like the rest of us
Because the crime here is I know how to let it go
Oh the crime here is it's always faster than the fall
We were never good at lingering
On the things we thought we should
And I was never the safest bet
Well you love that part, you said
If I told you you hold it all in your chest
Would you let it out of sight, like all the rest?
Because the crime here is I know how to let it go
For my sake, it moves slower when you do not know
We were never good at lingering
On the things they thought we should
And I was never the safest bet
But you loved that part
We were never good at lingering
On the things they swore we should
And I was never the safest bet
Well you loved that part, you said.
We both knew it when time stood still
That this was more than a cheap thrill
Would you leave it out of sight, like the rest of us
Because the crime here is I know how to let it go
Oh the crime here is it's always faster than the fall
We were never good at lingering
On the things we thought we should
And I was never the safest bet
Well you love that part, you said
If I told you you hold it all in your chest
Would you let it out of sight, like all the rest?
Because the crime here is I know how to let it go
For my sake, it moves slower when you do not know
We were never good at lingering
On the things they thought we should
And I was never the safest bet
But you loved that part
We were never good at lingering
On the things they swore we should
And I was never the safest bet
Well you loved that part, you said.
We both knew it when time stood still
That this was more than a cheap thrill
credits
from Lock & Key,
released February 19, 2021
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Twin Oaks Los Angeles, California
Twin Oaks is a Los Angeles based dream pop band founded by core members Lauren Brown (vocals) and Aaron Domingo (guitar/multi-instrumentalist) along with Marilyn Beltran (drums). The band often draws from a wide range of influences from bedroom folk, minimal downtempo electronica, to heavy post-rock, trip hop, and shoegaze. ... more
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