Only Love Can Set You Free
| "Only Love Can Set You Free" | |
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 Love Songs For Patriots cover | |
| Song by American Music Club from the album Love Songs For Patriots | |
| Released | 2004 |
| Format | LP / CD |
| Length | 5:55 |
| Label | Merge Records (US) / Cooking Vinyl (UK) / Devil In The Woods (UK LP) |
| Writer(s) | Mark Eitzel |
| Producer(s) | Mark Eitzel / Tim Mooney |
| Love Songs For Patriots track listing | |
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"Only Love Can Set You Free" is the 6th song on American Music Club's 8th album, 2004’s Love Songs For Patriots.
Lyrics
You say that weakness is only
a way to give your heart to the enemy
but if the blow that knocks you out
is the one you don’t see
then why are you fighting?
Listen: before you lose the ocean from your tears,
before your face is carved out of stone
before they finally force you to your knees -
only love can set you free.
You were no civilian, you fought every war
and now you don’t wanna fear your heart anymore
Now you only do what's good, because you're good
Now you only do what you should, because you're good
Listen: it takes a baby years to know
what’s gonna make it stop crying
that what it wants isn't hard to see -
only love can set you free.
I’ve been so lucky
Now I'm just a normal man, that’s true
And I got nothing to brag about, or yes I do
that once I was loved by someone like you
that once I loved someone like you
Listen: what you find when you lose your way
are gunshot signs on a haunted sky
that only point you to a crowded mystery -
only love can set you free.
I've been so lucky
Video
Personnel
- Marc Capelle – piano, organ, brass arrangements
- Mark Eitzel – vocals, guitars, production
- Tim Mooney – drums, production, engineering
- Danny Pearson – bass
- Vudi – guitars
Also appears on
- A Toast To You Live version
- Our First Trip to Nottingham Live version
