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Thief In An Empty House - Bonus Track

from Brendan & The Extenuating Circumstances (Back Issue Series) by GrooveLily

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why would you come round again in the middle of the night
the world is full of other men to satisfy your appetite
but here you come at half past two, come knocking on my door
you're searching and if I know you, you don't know what you're searching for
the door swings shut it sounds like doom
you're standing in my living room

did you come in here to steal my heart
you're a thief in an empty house
you cannot steal, you cannot start
you're a thief in an empty house
by night you come sneaking, the cupboard is bare
the floorboards are creaking, there's nobody there
you are wasting your time at the scene of the crime now
you're a thief in an empty house

what hunger pulled you from your bed and across the sleeping town
forgetting all that I had said expecting me to calm you down
your lowered eyes, your restless hands, I've seen it all before
you need a friend who understands, and I know you hope for something more
you say my name, you touch my cheek
I pray that I am not too weak

did you come in here to steal my heart
you're a thief in an empty house
you cannot steal, you cannot start
you're a thief in an empty house
by night you come sneaking, the cupboard is bare
the floorboards are creaking, there's nobody there
you are wasting your time at the scene of the crime now

I've nothing left to sacrifice
why can't you set me free
you cannot steal a treasure twice
why can't you let me be
my heart is missing from my chest
the wound is slow to heal
there is no thunder in my breast
because there's nothing left to steal

When suddenly you cling to me I stand as still as stone
you could I think that I was free, when you have taken all I own
I know the skin beneath your clothes, and the bones beneath your skin
I never have been one of those who fight in wars they cannot win
I'm full of hope, I'm full of dread
I let you lead me to the bed

did you come in here to steal my heart
you're a thief in an empty house
you cannot steal, you cannot start
you're a thief in an empty house
by night you come sneaking, the cupboard is bare
the floorboards are creaking, there's nobody there
you are wasting your time at the scene of the crime now
you're a thief in an empty house

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from Brendan & The Extenuating Circumstances (Back Issue Series), released May 1, 1998
Lyric by Jon Spaihts
Music by Brendan Milburn

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GrooveLily Seattle, Washington

Bicoastal trio GrooveLily inhabits that contemporary space where creative musicians ignore the boundaries laid down by words like rock, folk, jazz and pop. The success of their first concert-musical, the critically-acclaimed holiday show STRIKING 12, has led them farther into the world of theatre, where they have carved out a unique niche as a rock band writing and performing shows. ... more

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