Echoes Beneath The Cypress

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In the heart of Louisiana  where secrets lie deep 
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Theres a tale of love and damage  that the swamp will keep 
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The cypress trees stand silent  beneath the moonlit sky 
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Shadows stretch across the waters  as the fireflies cry 


[Verso 1]
 
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She walks through the marshland  with the weight of her past 
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Huanted by love that  her shattered shadows cast 
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The air is thick with whispers tales sorrow intertwined 
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A young girls heart was broken  like the branches of the pine 
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He held her down with words  like chains wrapped around her soul 
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With every cruel confession he took her a part of her whole 
 


[Refrão]
 
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The swamp holds no secrets  buried in the mire. 
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An echo of her pain  a love turned to wildfire 
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Beauty means the darkness  and hope is hard to find 
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The swamp never forgets  it remembers every crime 
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I say hay  whoo hoo hooo hoo hoo 
 


[Verso 2]
 
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Her bother watched in silence  as the year slipped away 
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A silent rage igniting  with every tearful day 
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He bore witness to struggles  the ghost that stole her life 
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And with heavy heart  he vowed to make it right 
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One night beneath the stars  a confrontation was due 
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The man who hide behind her  smile like the monster he knew 
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The swamp holds no secrets   buried in the mire 
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An echos of her pain  a love turned to wildfire 
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Beauty means the darkness  and hope is hard to find 
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The swamp never forgets  it remembers every crime 
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I say hay  whoo hoo hooo hoo hoo 
 


[Ponte]
 
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In the throes of the moment  his fist begins to fly 
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The cypress stood as witness   while the frogs began to cry 
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The weight of all those heartaches  unleashed in in savage grace 
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But this whispers of redemption   were lost in time and space 
 


[Refrão]
 
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The swamp hold no secrets  buried in the mire 
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An echos of her pain  a love turned to wildfire 
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Beauty means the darkness  and hope is hard to find 
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The swamp never forgets  it remembers every crime 

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I say hay  whoo hoo  hooo hoo hoo 
 

Outro 
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So if you find yourself  lost beneath the southern sky 
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Remember every shadow  and your last goodbye 
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For the swamp will keep its stories  of love that turns to scars 
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And the love we think we can heal  may just leave us with the stars 
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I say hay  whoo hoo  hooo hoo hoo