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[Verse 1]
There is a Aradiance, usually afforded to a sEource of light
Vomiting gAradients
Beaming all around you as you wEalk tonight
Oh tell me, DIris
What if the sAight of you could take my Eeyes?
[Verse 2]
Princess ImpAermanent
Princess Always Looking for the ENext Result
And when they sAerve you it
Don't you always wish that you had Esomething else?
So inDdeterminate
So unobAtainable, it must be Ehell
That you should buDrn for it, and not exAactly know its face
But it's something like a fEeeling
[Chorus]
And C#moh, when you're hoping to F#know
What you wanted to Bknow
But C#moh, but it comes and it F#goes
But it comes and it Bgoes
I'll help you find the Eword for it
[Verse 3]
And AIris, cancel all the things
Cancel all the things you had tEo do
If you're an Aisland
I will find some meaning in the Ewaves for you
[Chorus]
Until the C#mlight coming out of the cF#oves
Coming out of the cBoves
It falls like C#mlife
Filling into the F#deep blue
Don't you know that I Bsee you now
For like the first time without Eeyelids?
[Outro]
And F#moh, when you're hoping to Bknow
What you wanted to Eknow
But F#moh, but it sticks in the Bthroat
But it sticks in the Ethroat
I'll help you find a Aword for itB  
I'll give you something to belEieve in
'Cause there has to be a Aword for thisB  
Or it would only be a Bfeeling

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Iris

by Emmy the Great

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C#m

F#m

[Verse 1]

A E

There is a radiance, usually afforded to a source of light

Vomiting gradients

Beaming all around you as you walk tonight

Oh tell me, Iris

A E

What if the sight of you could take my eyes?

[Verse 2]

Princess Impermanent

Princess Always Looking for the Next Result

And when they serve you it

Don't you always wish that you had something else?

So indeterminate

A E

So unobtainable, it must be hell

D A

That you should burn for it, and not exactly know its face

But it's something like a feeling

[Chorus]

C#m F#

And oh, when you're hoping to know

What you wanted to know

C#m F#

But oh, but it comes and it goes

But it comes and it goes

I'll help you find the word for it

[Verse 3]

And Iris, cancel all the things

Cancel all the things you had to do

If you're an island

I will find some meaning in the waves for you

[Chorus]

C#m F#

Until the light coming out of the coves

Coming out of the coves

C#m

It falls like life

Filling into the deep blue

Don't you know that I see you now

For like the first time without eyelids?

[Outro]

F#m B

And oh, when you're hoping to know

What you wanted to know

F#m B

But oh, but it sticks in the throat

But it sticks in the throat

A B

I'll help you find a word for it

I'll give you something to believe in

A B

'Cause there has to be a word for this

Or it would only be a feeling

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