[intro with vocal stutter sampling] [verse 1] Forget it all The endless noise of modern life It's not what I want It pulls me in like a bad trip And if I'm honest I didn't know I was keeping us From deeper love It's not something they warn you of [bridge] I was just too scared To let myself fall in love again But I d-d-d-d-d-ent know it then [chorus] 'Cause my heart was born in the lonely American dark a forest so endless And my soul was covered right up with American gold Oh but I didn't know I didn't know [chorus outro / vocal sample chopping & stutters dance jam] [verse 2] When you arrive Gonna throw my arms around you I might just cry Something's changed in me I swear I'm ready now For whatever comes I don't need to know We can work it out I promise to be strong when we get there [bridge 2x] I was just too scared To let myself fall in love again But I d-d-d-d-dent know it then I was just too scared To let myself fall in love again But I didn't know it then [final chorus] 'Cause my heart was born in the lonely American dark, a forest so endless And my soul was covered right up with American gold But I didn't know I didn't know— [1/4 notes, 1/8 notes, 1/16 notes] oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh [chorus outro / jam with heavy vocal sample chopping & stutters] So endless [echo: I didn’t know] My soul [echo: covered right up with] I didn’t [echo: no I didn’t] No I didn’t [echo: no no no] I was just [echo: too scared] Fall in love again [echo: to let myself] But I [echo: didn't know it then] I didn’t know [final drop, jam with heavy vocal sample chopping & stutters] [song outro / end]
