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Iggy Pop – Instinct lyrics
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Standing on the borderline
Between joy and reason
Tending carefully my fire
Waiting for my season
I know who these people are
I know what they stand for
Corruption's built into this plan
Nothing's under the other hand

Tricks and trials await the child

Instinct keeps me running
Running like a deer
Instinct keeps me running
Running through the grinning shadows

I have seen the sludgy beach
And the poisoned river
I have met the lordly rich
They're just getting stiffer
This whole place is like a maze
Or like some medusa
Let me out I can't accept
A certain read life story

Tricks and trials await the child

Instinct keeps me running
Running like a deer
Instinct keeps me running
Running where the sorrow bless me
Instinct keeps me running
Running like a moose
Instinct keeps me running
Running to keep one chance open

Marks on walls, the common outlet
Tell the truth and always will
Marks on wall destroy the thought
Of perfect sunny civilization

Tricks and trials await the child

Instinct keeps me running
Running like a deer
Instinct keeps me running
Running through the grinning shadows
Instinct keeps me running
Running like a bear
Instinct keeps me running
Running to keep one chance open
Instinct keeps me running
Running cause I don't believe it
Instinct keeps me running
Running through the bare emotion
Instinct keeps me running
Instinct keeps me running
Running
I'm running, running, running, running
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Pop Standing on the borderline Between joy and reason Tending carefully my fire Waiting for my season I know who these people are I know what they stand for Corruption's built into this plan Nothing's under the other hand Tricks and trials await the child Instinct keeps me running Running like a deer Instinct keeps me running Running through the grinning shadows I have seen the sludgy beach And the poisoned river I have met the lordly rich They're just getting stiffer This whole place is like a maze Or like some medusa Let me out I can't accept A certain read life story Tricks and trials await the child Instinct keeps me running Running like a deer Instinct keeps me running Running where the sorrow bless me Instinct keeps me running Running like a moose Instinct keeps me running Running to keep one chance open Marks on walls, the common outlet Tell the truth and always will Marks on wall destroy the thought Of perfect sunny civilization Tricks and trials await the child Instinct keeps me running Running like a deer Instinct keeps me running Running through the grinning shadows Instinct keeps me running Running like a bear Instinct keeps me running Running to keep one chance open Instinct keeps me running Running cause I don't believe it Instinct keeps me running Running through the bare emotion Instinct keeps me running Instinct keeps me running Running I'm running, running, running, running Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: JAMES OSTERBERG
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