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I Want to Be Lost

The Decemberists
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Intro

   

Verse 1

I want to be lost and never be found
I want to take hold of the helm of my ship and just run it aground
I want to be torn, unsure of the way
I want to stand at the fork and not know where the right choices lay

Chorus

I want to be lost, the boundaries crossed
Don't bother looking for me, if you need me I've gone to be lost
   

Verse 2

Far from the path, on footing unsure
Don't want to know how the story will end if I fail or endure
I want into the wild, the wildest of woods
And maybe I'll make some outrageous mistake I might not otherwise have should

Chorus

Out and beyond, just boundering on
I'll leave a note on the door, if you need me I've gone to be lost

Bridge

When the night falls on the strip malls all in line
Will the time come where I end up
laying my familiar life by the wayside?
And finding I'm lost

KEY CHANGE

    

Verse 3

So set me astray, my bearings all thrown
Let me look for some flicker of light beyond the unknown
I want to be lost, across a frontier
I want to stand at the edge of the cliff and just feel my own fear

Chorus

Wild and away, throw me to the fray
I've gone long enough in security, I want to be lost

Outro

In the ending of my windings far from home
Will you see me and believe me
All my life a wayward light was within me
It's time I got lost
It's time I got lost 
I want to be lost

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