Bitter Virtue

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James is a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American college radio hit "Laid". Following the departure of lead singer Tim Booth in 2001, the band became inactive but re-formed in January 2007, returning for a new album and international tour. Up to 2010, the band had sold more than 25 million albums worldwide. more »

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2014

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Living's so close to loving
I is the problem
O the solution
Join in circles
Not easily broken
Only when open
My I is paper thin

Loving
You call it sinning
You stoned the women
It's tradition in tribe
Judging
From where I'm sitting
You're greenly jealous
And as lonely as an I

A bitter virtue
I'd rather live in sin
There's pleasure in your suffering
(Y'all say so)
A bitter virtue
I'd rather live in sin
How can you sit on everything
Y'all say so

Suppress your love
Suppress desire
Compress a life
Till life expires
Hold your breath
In pinched denial
Complexity

Live in awe
Love your life
It's yours to live
Regret forgive
Make more mistakes
Regret forgive
Accept everything

A bitter virtue
I'd rather live in sin
There's pleasure in your suffering
(Y'all say so)
A bitter virtue
I'd rather live in sin
How can you sit on everything
Y'all say so

Serpents
Not all in Eden
Not all have poison
Tree of knowledge bitten
Heaven
No place for artists
Fucked up and human
We're not getting in

A bitter virtue
I'd rather live in sin
There's pleasure in your suffering
(Y'all say so)
A bitter virtue
I'd rather live in sin
How can you sit on everything
Y'all say so

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