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Only the Young Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Look back in silence
The cradle of your whole life
There in the distance
Losing its greatest prize
[Verse 2]
Nothing is easy
Nothing is sacred, why?
Where did the bough break?
It happened before your time
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And there were people there
Lovely as you'd ever care
Tonight, baby you can start again
Laughing in the open air
Have yourself another dream
Tonight, maybe we can start again
[Chorus]
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
Look back in silence
The cradle of your whole life
There in the distance
Losing its greatest prize
[Verse 2]
Nothing is easy
Nothing is sacred, why?
Where did the bough break?
It happened before your time
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And there were people there
Lovely as you'd ever care
Tonight, baby you can start again
Laughing in the open air
Have yourself another dream
Tonight, maybe we can start again
[Chorus]
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
[Verse 3]
Mother, it's cold here
Father, thy will be done
Thunder and lightning are crashing down
They got me on the run, direct me to the sun
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Redemption, keep my covers clean
Tonight baby, we can start again
[Chorus]
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
[Bridge]
And the sun will shine again
And the sun will shine again
Are you looking for the sign?
Or are you caught up in the lie?
Mother, it's cold here
Father, thy will be done
Thunder and lightning are crashing down
They got me on the run, direct me to the sun
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Redemption, keep my covers clean
Tonight baby, we can start again
[Chorus]
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
[Bridge]
And the sun will shine again
And the sun will shine again
Are you looking for the sign?
Or are you caught up in the lie?
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
[Chorus]
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
[Outro]
Only the young can
Lost when the wind blows
Only the young can
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Lost when the wind blows
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
[Chorus]
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
Only the young can
Break away, break away
Lost when the wind blows
On your own, oh
[Outro]
Only the young can
Lost when the wind blows
Only the young can
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
Lost when the wind blows
About
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Lost youth, redemption, aliens, God, and Religious plots for world domination are all evident in this song
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- 14.Right Behind You
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Credits
Producer
Writer
Video Director
Mixing Engineer
Programmer
Assistant Recording Engineer
Recording Engineer
Synthesizer
Recording Arranger
Bass
Guitar
Recorded At
Battle Born Studios and Henson Recording Studios
Released on
October 12, 2010
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