Broken Light chords by M. Lockwood Porter

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Verse 1
Broken Light
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I was trying to run and  hide
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Thought my soul could run on pride
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I thought that I could make
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it through the night
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Am 
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With a broken light

Verse 2
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They rob us with distraction
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and they spoil our art
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False prophets preach their poison
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and pollute our hearts
I can wait upon your judgment
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and ignore your grace
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But deep inside, I long to see your face

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Verse 3

I was trying to run and hide

Thought my soul could run on pride

I thought that I could make

it through the night

With a broken light

Verse 4
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The moment that you're born,
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you're on the gambling floor
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The only way to beat the house
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is to head for the door
I don't give a damn what
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all your cards portend
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I'm gonna live just like a blue
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bird on the wind

Verse 5
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I've been racing in the streets
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I've been fighting with my sheets
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I thought that I could make
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it through the night
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Am 
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With a broken light

Verse 6

I had no wings to fly with,

and I had no light to see

There was beauty all around me,

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but all I saw was me

Verse 7

I can hear the morning bell

I'll flip the bird to last year's hell

I think I'm finally doing something right

Verse 8
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I was trying to run and  hide
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G 
Thought my soul could run on pride
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I thought that I could make it through
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Am 
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the night
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Am 
With a broken light