Before

By Wye Oak

On Shriek

Released on April 29, 2014

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[Chorus 1]

This morning

I woke up on the floor

Thinking I have never dreamed before

And in the afternoon

The nagging thought

That I have never lived or else forgot


[Verse 1]

I tell you stories

But truth be told

I can't remember

What came before

That's how I know

That's how I know

And I am brand new

And not so whole

That's how I know


[Bridge]

On paper

I'm waving with a grin

Proof of places I have never been

So I pull you forward towards this spot

That I have never seen or else forgot


[Verse 2]

I show you pictures

Of this very corner

But I can't remember

Who pushed the shutter

I have no answer

You say "No matter"

My only memory

Is coming home

That's how I know


[Chorus 2]

This morning

I woke up on the floor

Thinking I have never dreamed before