Phoenix - Locked

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**Locked **

lyrics and music by Phoenix

ART: Phoenix, Sasha Tkachuk, Leif Hansen (Drømmer), Devilo4ek, Andrey

He used to smile at sunsets and could trust other people,
Naively believing, once upon a time, that his soul couldn't be crucified.
He walked around with an open soul, not hiding from the bitter drafts,
To him, feelings were dearer than spotlights, and deeds more convincing than words.

But the world turned out to be cruel; for his sincerity, he paid with pain,
And in scars so deep, so deep, he buried his faith away.

And so they wouldn't break him, he locked himself away,
He'd watch the sky for hours, as the moon wandered through the clouds.
His eyes had lost their former shine, but a ray of light still warmed his heart,
And so they wouldn't break him, he locked himself up tight.

And straightening his back again, though the knife was still hidden there,
Betrayed by those who didn't notice when he took for nothing
The words that sounded so sweet, but were poisoned with lies.
Now in his life, there are new rules: not to trust and not to be himself.

Because you can't get back the wings they cut off without mercy,
In a flood of doubts and troubles, he was somehow still alive.

And so they wouldn't break him, he locked himself away,
He'd watch the sky for hours, as the moon wandered through the clouds.
His eyes had lost their former shine, but a ray of light still warmed his heart,
And so they wouldn't break him, he locked himself up tight.

And looking at the gray sky, "thank you," he whispered through tears,
For the experience he suffered through blindly, for the dust that settled
From naive dreams and plans that crumbled left and right.
Now among new traps, he only sows bitter seeds.
Dreams, so that fear would multiply, but the ray of light still glows there.

And so they wouldn't break him, he locked himself away,
He'd watch the sky for hours, as the moon wandered through the clouds.
His eyes had lost their former shine, but a ray of light still warmed his heart,
And so they wouldn't break him, he locked himself up tight.