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Rootless by Marina & the Diamonds

I'm a (1)__________ drifting by
Dripping tears from the sky
I'm a snail (2)______________ a shell
A leper with a golden bell
I've got nowhere to go
I'm a (3)__________ cat on the roam
Choking on a chicken bone
For a (4)________ sweet, no (5)__________ home
For a root, for a leaf, for a branch, for a tree
For (6)__________________ somebody that reminded them of me
Running with my (7)__________ (8)____________ up
Caught me cold so they could cut
What (9)__________ was (10)________ of love
I'm rootless
I'm rootless
Work your (11)______________ to the bone
Building castles out of snow
I'm a nomad walking on
Humming to the (12)________ old song
Lower case society
Tight in no community
A (13)______________ without a king
With no sense of belonging
For a root, for a leaf, for a branch, for a tree
For something somebody (14)________ reminded them of me
Running (15)________ my roots (16)____________ up
Caught me (17)________ so they could cut
What (18)__________ was (19)________ of love
I'm rootless
I'm rootless
Running with my roots (20)____________ up
So (21)________ (22)__________ cut me free of love

Running with my roots pulled up
Caught me cold so (23)________ (24)__________ cut
What there was left of love
I'm rootless
I'm rootless
Dragging my (25)__________ through the snow
Go home sweet and no sweet home
I've got (26)______________ to go
I'm rootless
I'm rootless
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