Grand Canyon Lyrics

If I was the Grand Canyon
I'd echo everything you say
But I'm just me, I'm only me
And you used to love me that way
So you know how to love me that way

If I was Paul Bunyan
I'd carry you so far away

But I'm just me, I'm only me
And you used to love me that way
So you know how to love me that way

If I was the Grand Canyon
I'd echo everything you say
But I'm just me, I'm only me
And you used to love me that way
So you know how to love me that way

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A song about losing love with someone and trying to salvage it. The narrator could change for his partner, but he knows that would be inauthentic.

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What did The Magnetic Fields say about "Grand Canyon"?
Genius Answer

Stephin Merritt explains “Grand Canyon” in the album interview booklet:

It’s inhuman. And then the second verse is superhuman.

  1. 24.
    Roses
  2. 29.
    Grand Canyon
  3. 69.
    Zebra
Credits
Lead Vocals
Recorded At
Polar West, Mother West, Polar Mother, and Sonics
Release Date
September 7, 1999
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