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The Relentless Quest for It

from Royalty by The Dawn Retreat

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lyrics

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
From on a mountaintop I
Could see all the faces that I missed
While standing on the ground
Or drowning in the water
I go down with the ship

Well, they all kept calling me captain
I said there must be some sort of mistake
I'm just a cabin-boy, I'm not a man
And I'm not ready to lead you astray
[Pre-Chorus]
But tell me what you want me to do
And I might not do it, but
Tell me what can make me
More like you
And I won't

[Chorus]
Backstroke, baby
'Til you find your sea-legs
I am living with regret
So we throw you over
'Til you find a reason
Don't ever let it
Get to your head

Backstroke, baby
'Til you find your sea-legs
I am living with regret
So we throw you over
'Til you mind your pretense
Don't let that water
Get in your head

[Verse 2]
I have stood upon this ground
Too long
Holding onto my senseless sense
Of security

I am standing on the mountain
(Tell me what you want me to do)
I'll lay my burden down when
(And I might not do it but)
The floods
(Tell me what can make me)
Rise up to swallow me
(More like you)

[Chorus]
Backstroke, baby
'Til you find your sea-legs
I am living with regret
So we throw you over
'Til you find a reason
Don't ever let it
Get to your head

Backstroke, baby
'Til you find your sea-legs
I am living with regret
So we throw you over
'Til you mind your pretense
Don't let that water
Get in your head
[Breakdown]
Repent, my son
My son, repent
Repent, my son
My son, repent

[Pre-Chorus]
But tell me what you want me to do
And I might not do it, but
Tell me what can make me
More like you

[Bridge]
But tell me what you want me to do
(What is it? Where is it? I need it, I'll bring it and feed it to you)
And I might not do it, but
(Oh, I'll sing it and scream it and make you believe it)
Tell me what can make me
More like you

Backstroke, baby 'til you find your sea-legs
(But tell me what you want me to do)
(What is it? Where is it? I need it, I'll bring it and feed it to you)
(And I might not do it, but)
So we throw you over 'til you find a reason
(Oh, I'll sing it and scream it and make you believe it)
(Tell me what can make me more like you )

[Chorus]
Backstroke, baby
'Til you find your sea-legs
I am living with regret
So we throw you over
'Til you find a reason
Don't ever let it
Get to your head

Backstroke, baby
'Til you find your sea-legs
I am living with regret
So we throw you over
'Til you mind your pretense
Don't let that water
Get in your head

[Outro]
In your head, oh

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from Royalty, released April 8, 2011

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The Dawn Retreat Aledo, Illinois

The Dawn Retreat is the musical equivalent of a superhero team-up, but with more guitars and slightly less spandex. Their vocalist is like the lovechild of Burt McCraken and Michael Jackson. The guitarist's riffs are so catchy, he's still in quarantine. The bassist's grooves are so funky, you'll need a bath. And the drummer's beats are so deadly, he's wanted in three states. ... more

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