“I do a dance to make the rain come,
Smile to keep the sky from falling down, down, down, down.
Collect the love that I've been given
Build a nest for us to sleep in here
You know it's real.”

— St. Vincent (musician)

"All My Stars Aligned"
Marry Me (2007)

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