Lights Burn Dimmer

Album: USB (2026)
Charted: 49
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  • Remember that night at The Hippodrome
    Never knew that look when you look at me
    Nervous as hell, so I didn't win a lot
    You're the salt, I'm the lemon on the top
    Heart quickens, south of the river
    Mouth full of vinnie, sippin' cans full of liquor
    Street light flickers, feel it in my blood
    Any which way I turn out, the lights burn dimmer, and the-

    Heart quickens, south of the river
    Mouth full of vinnie, sippin' cans full of liquor
    Street light flickers, feel it in my blood
    Any which way I turn out, the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer, and the
    Any which way I turn out, the lights burn dimmer, and

    Heart quickens, south of the river
    Mouth full of vinnie, sippin' cans full of liquor
    Street light flickers, feel it in my blood
    Any which way I turn out, the lights burn dimmer (hey)
    Heart quickens, south of the river
    Mouth full of vinnie, sippin' cans full of liquor
    Street light flickers, feel it in my blood
    Any which way I turn out, the lights burn dimmer, and the-
    (Yeah)
    (Yeah)
    (Oh, oh)

    Black Bimmer, dead man ringer
    Part singer, tinted out to fuck
    You know I'm all love, you know I'm all love
    You know I'm all love, hatred and stuff
    Part singer, dead man ringer
    New number, doin' shots
    I hardly ever turn up to see my mates
    I hardly ever turn up to see my mates

    Heart quickens, south of the river
    Mouth full of vinnie, sippin' cans full of liquor
    Street light flickers, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer, and the-
    Heart quickens, south of the river
    Mouth full of vinnie, sippin' cans full of liquor
    Street light flickers, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer, and-
    (Yeah)
    (Yeah)
    (Yeah)

    (Come on, yeah)
    (Come on, yeah)
    (Yeah, yeah)

    South of the river, south of the river
    Feel it in my blood, feel it in my blood
    Sippin'- south of the river, sippin' cans full of liquor
    Feel it in my blood, feel it in my blood
    Feel it in my blood, feel it in my blood
    Any which way I turn out, the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer

    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the, and the lights burn dimmer, and the lights dimmer, and dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights, and the lights
    And the lights burn, lights burn, lights burn, lights burn, lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer

    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer

    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights lights burn dimmer, and the lights lights burn dimmer
    And the lights lights burn dimmer, and the lights lights burn dimmer
    And the lights lights burn dimmer, and the lights lights burn dimmer
    And the lights lights burn dimmer, and the lights lights burn dimmer
    And the lights lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the lights burn dimmer
    And the lights burn dimmer, and the- Writer/s: Frederick John Philip Gibson, Jamie Alexander Treays, Oliver Rhys Burden
    Publisher: Downtown Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
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