Intro
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[Verse 1]
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I saw Eleanor
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Standing in the kitchen
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Eyes falling through the floor
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Eyes like a wishing well
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I think she wanted more
From kitchen floors
[Chorus]
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Eleanor, Eleanor
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What were you waiting for?
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Some kind of miracle?
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Oh, Eleanor
Were you just terrified?
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Of that truth that you might find
[Verse 2]
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I know Eleanor (Eleanor, Eleanor)
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She curses like a poet, so what is she silent for? (Eleanor, Eleanor, Eleanor)
Oh, why don't you fight it?
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Maybe things got too loud (Eleanor, Eleanor, Eleanor)
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Maybe she's just too proud
[Chorus]
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Eleanor, Eleanor
What were you waiting for?
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Some kind of miracle?
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Oh, Eleanor
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Were you just terrified?
Of that truth that you might-
[Solo]
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[Outro]
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So come on now, Eleanor
I swear to God you wanted more
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Didn't you say life was boring?
Didn't you used to sing glory?
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Come on, oh, Eleanor
The world was knockin' at your door
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And you just stood on your kitchen floor
You just stood there, Eleanor
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What's next, not the sound of war
The glory you once say for
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Come on, oh, Eleanor
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What were you waiting for?