Lyrics, “Victoria”

The original lineation of the lyrics to the Hounds song, “Victoria.”

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Victoria

I would never ask you
to want this
like I do.

Praise cannot contain you—
it’ll lose you
in the wrong words.

But if you feel, tonight,
like a single word
could turn you into the light,
I would sing it.

And if you need a hand
swapping names for stars—
burning you all alight—
I would do it.

I would do it.

I would never ask you
to keep this
like I have.

Praise cannot contain you—
it’ll lose you
in the wrong verbs.

But if you feel, tonight,
like a single word
could turn you into the light,
I would sing it.

And if you need a hand
swapping names for stars—
burning you all alight—
I would do it.

I would do it.

I would never ask you
to want this
like I do.

Praise cannot contain you—
it’ll lose you
in the wrong words.

But if you feel, tonight,
like a single word
could turn you into the light,
I would sing it.

And if you need a hand
swapping names for stars—
burning you all alight—
I would do it.

I would do it.

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