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Charli Era

Merci Raines

Charli Was

Charli was
Charli was
Charli was
But Charli ain't no more

Charli was
Charli was
Charli was
But Charli ain't no more

Midnight
Fall party at the bensoir
And Charli's in a black dress
Got her hair rare and down
And every eye in town

Big price
Cause if it ain't from his light
Once every hand is shook
And he's a charmer in the books
Car ride home
She's gonna pay for that shine

Come down
Just a little lower, love
Don't want you getting too high
Come down
Just a little lower, love
And we'll be just fine

Charli was
Charli was
Charli was
But Charli ain't no more

Charli was
Charli was
Charli was
But Charli ain't no more

In time
He got better with his blurred lines
And she got better with her tears
Whenever anyone was near
Though she hadn't seen a face she'd known in a while

With only him to guide
She didn't see the shift to red tide
She walked a floor of glass
Stuck in walls, no one could pass
And day by day the light was leaving her eyes

Come down
Just a little lower, love
Don't want you getting too high
Come down
Just a little lower, love
And we'll be just fine

Charli was
Charli was
Charli was
But cCarli ain't no more

Charli was
Charli was
Charli was
But Charli ain't no more

Chalk lines
Hold a body by the rail side
And her old pictures in the news
With a smile when it was true
And every old friends left tracing the signs

Evening headlines
Paint a girl that lived the good life
Until that one deadly night
Just a tragic ending fight
They don't know how slowly she died

Come down
Just a little lower, love
Don't want you getting too high
Come down
Just a little lower love
And we'll be just fine

Charli was
Charli was
Charli was
But Charli ain't no more

Charli was
Charli was
Charli was
But Charli ain't no more

Oh, the worst damage
Don't always happen in one blow
Sometimes the worst damage
Is done because it's done
Oh, so slow

Charli was
Charli was
Charli was
But Charli ain't no more

Charli was
Charli was
Charli was
But Charli ain't no more

(Just a little lower, love)
(Just a little lower, love)
(Just a little lower, love)
(Just a little lower, love)

Charli Era

Charli era
Charli era
Charli era
Pero Charli ya no es

Charli era
Charli era
Charli era
Pero Charli ya no es

Medianoche
Fiesta de otoño en el bensoir
Y Charli está en un vestido negro
Con su cabello raro y suelto
Y todos los ojos en la ciudad

Gran precio
Porque si no es por su luz
Una vez que cada mano es estrechada
Y él es un encantador en los libros
Viaje en auto a casa
Ella va a pagar por ese brillo

Baja
Solo un poco más, amor
No quiero que te pongas demasiado alto
Baja
Solo un poco más, amor
Y estaremos bien

Charli era
Charli era
Charli era
Pero Charli ya no es

Charli era
Charli era
Charli era
Pero Charli ya no es

Con el tiempo
Él mejoró con sus líneas borrosas
Y ella mejoró con sus lágrimas
Cada vez que alguien estaba cerca
Aunque no había visto una cara conocida en un tiempo

Con solo él para guiarla
No vio el cambio a la marea roja
Caminaba en un piso de vidrio
Atrapada en paredes, nadie podía pasar
Y día a día la luz se iba de sus ojos

Baja
Solo un poco más, amor
No quiero que te pongas demasiado alto
Baja
Solo un poco más, amor
Y estaremos bien

Charli era
Charli era
Charli era
Pero Charli ya no es

Charli era
Charli era
Charli era
Pero Charli ya no es

Líneas de tiza
Sostienen un cuerpo junto al riel
Y sus viejas fotos en las noticias
Con una sonrisa cuando era verdad
Y todos los viejos amigos dejaron rastros de señales

Titulares de la tarde
Pintan a una chica que vivió la buena vida
Hasta esa noche mortal
Solo una pelea con un final trágico
Ellos no saben lo lentamente que murió

Baja
Solo un poco más, amor
No quiero que te pongas demasiado alto
Baja
Solo un poco más, amor
Y estaremos bien

Charli era
Charli era
Charli era
Pero Charli ya no es

Charli era
Charli era
Charli era
Pero Charli ya no es

Oh, el peor daño
No siempre ocurre de una vez
A veces el peor daño
Se hace porque se hace
Oh, tan lentamente

Charli era
Charli era
Charli era
Pero Charli ya no es

Charli era
Charli era
Charli era
Pero Charli ya no es

(Solo un poco más, amor)
(Solo un poco más, amor)
(Solo un poco más, amor)
(Solo un poco más, amor)

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