The Heart and the Head

from The Heart and the Head by Cardinal Road

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Would you mind if I followed my head?
Cause my heart will hold me by my neck
And squeeze the veins that pump the blood that feeds my head
What a selfish thing to do

Would the city quiet down at night,
If the country asked to turn off the light?
The cars might honk and burn the rubber off their tires
The girls might all come home and call their all boys liars
But maybe it’s all true

But I ain’t gonna run
When you come to
Carry me from my bed
Carry me from my bed
Carry me from my bed
Carry me from my bed

Could a writer be inspired by the law?
The law that locks your heart behind its cavern walls
I’ll go to court, I’ll put our guilty love on trial
I’ll fly to Europe counting every single mile
Just to say I flew

If I hang my coat to dry off all the rain
Would it hang right next to yours doing the same?
Or will you keep you coat in old Chicago town?
Covered in rain that stings my thoughts when it falls down

So maybe I should run
But I ain’t gonna run
When you come to
Carry me from my bed
Carry me from my bed
Carry me from my bed
Carry me from my bed

You come to
Carry me from my bed
Carry me from my bed
Carry me from my bed
Carry me from my bed

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from The Heart and the Head, released August 27, 2013

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