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The Ruse

from Tongues & Teeth by il gato

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RUSE - From Middle English, from Old French ruse (“evasive movements of a pursued animal”), with conflicting Latin origins.

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The Ruse


I scraped my hand on this ground we stand we are sometimes so much smarter than all these paths which we choose
As the phone went dead the thoughts they twirled around my head although I know you said there was nothing we could even do

We must make no mistake, as all of these bones can break, sometimes the blood isn’t fake so let us try not to confuse
Because sometimes life get’s tough, and it becomes hard to love, and no matter what we want it all feels like a ruse

And now we try, as the birds fly on by, to look life straight in the eyes and say our ‘I do’s
We must attempt to bare our skin, accept the darkness where our eyes have been and find our strength while knowing full well all we could lose

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from Tongues & Teeth, released May 13, 2016

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il gato Gainesville, Florida

IL GATO is a folk-rock band from Gainesville, Florida who had their start in San Francisco, California. Their newest album is titled "Tongues & Teeth".

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