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Your mouth has been running on.
It finally grew too big for your head.
The fire went out, but you're still here,
And I know that the coals are still glowing red,
'Cause you're boiling over with steamrolled promises

You don't have to lie like this.
You think too small for one who dreamed so big.
Ah, Kirilov.
Ah, Kirilov.

I can't tell if you're putting my mind at ease
Or if you're just trying to put your mind away.
I Wish you'd tell me what you tell yourself to get by.
I Wish you'd tell me what you're whispering
To all those bratty friends backstage
Or why you still get so starstruck at your age.

You don't have to lie like this.
You think too small for one who dreamed so big.
Ah, Kirilov.
Ah, Kirilov.

When the lightning fails
When the temples fall
When the lightning fails
When the temples fall
You will find your wailing wall
And you'll be called home
By a broken siren's song.

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from Kirilov, released October 12, 2014

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Patient Barney Penrose Richmond, Virginia

"As a lyricist, Patient Barney Penrose shares a vividness with Matt Berninger of The National, expressing himself with melancholic, literate concision. These are lyrics that read well without a melody. An extension of an obvious literary talent, they embellish his dulcet arrangements."

Julian Belvedere, HY.GEN.IC London
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