The Build-Up Lyrics

[Intro: Kings of Convenience]
The build-up
Lasted for days
Lasted for weeks
Lasted too long
Our hero withdrew
When there was two
He couldn't choose one
So there was none

[Bridge: Kings of Convenience]
Worn into the vaguely announced
Worn into the vaguely announced

[Outro: Feist]
The spinning top made a sound
Like a train across the valley
Fading, oh so quiet
But constant 'til it passed
Over the ridge, into the distances
Written on a ticket
To remind you where to stop
And when to get off

The spinning top made a sound
Like a train across the valley
Fading, oh so quiet
But constant 'til it passed
Over the ridge, into the distances
Written on a ticket
To remind you where to stop
And when to get off

When to get off
When to get off
When to get off

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The twelfth and final track from Kings of Convenience’s second album, Riot on an Empty Street, featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Feist.

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June 21, 2004
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