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Independence Day Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Future butterfly
Gonna spend the day higher than high
You'll be beautiful confusion
Ooh, once I was you
[Verse 2]
I saw you caught between
All the people out making a scene
And the bright ideal tomorrow
Ooh, don't go too far, stay who you are
[Chorus]
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
You only live a day
But it's brilliant anyway
[Verse 3]
I saw you at the perfect place
It's going to happen soon, but not today
So go to sleep, make the change
I'll meet you here tomorrow
Independence Day
Independence Day
Independence Day
Future butterfly
Gonna spend the day higher than high
You'll be beautiful confusion
Ooh, once I was you
[Verse 2]
I saw you caught between
All the people out making a scene
And the bright ideal tomorrow
Ooh, don't go too far, stay who you are
[Chorus]
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
Everybody knows
You only live a day
But it's brilliant anyway
[Verse 3]
I saw you at the perfect place
It's going to happen soon, but not today
So go to sleep, make the change
I'll meet you here tomorrow
Independence Day
Independence Day
Independence Day
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“I was actually thinking about someone in particular for that one [Independence Day], which is really… I almost never do that. It’s just a friend of mine from New York named Josh and just, you know – it was kind of like, an optimistic song, sort of being like – just relax, you have everything you need to be happy but you’ve just got to wait a little bit. I was just kind of thinking of him when i made it up.” Elliot Smith
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Credits
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Drum Programmer
Acoustic Guitar
Vocals
Electric Piano
Bass
Release Date
August 25, 1998
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