Cover art for The Traveller by Beach House
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The Traveller Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I come home
You're just lying there
Face against the wall
Never had a care

[Refrain]
I am just a traveller
There's no light in this room
And the body's aching at night

[Chorus]
Would I be acting up
If I said it's not enough

[Verse 2]
Who knows who else who is with
No one is with the traveller
There's a light in my eyes
And a future invisible now

[Verse 3]
Heard it's your birthday
Candles in a row
Better blow them quick
Before they're melting on the floor

[Refrain]
You were never a traveller
There's no light in your room
And the bodies don't ache in the night


[Chorus]
Would I be acting up
If I said not that much

[Verse 4]
Who else would do anything for the traveller
There's a light in her eyes
And a future visible touch

[Instrumental]

[Verse 5]
I was looking out of the window at the sky
Starless vigil of a life that has gone by
Saturn turning and I feel there's not much more
For a vision of the night turn off your light

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Recorded At
Studio in the Country
Release Date
October 16, 2015
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