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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Vocals
Guthrie Govan
Guthrie Govan
Electric Guitar
Nick Beggs
Nick Beggs
Bass Guitar
Adam Holzman
Adam Holzman
Piano
Marco Minnemann
Marco Minnemann
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steven Wilson
Steven Wilson
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When I was 13 I had a sister for six months
She arrived one February morning, pale and shell shocked
From past lives I could not imagine
She was three years older than me
But in no time we became friends
[Verse 2]
We'd listen to her mix tapes
Dead Can Dance, Felt, This Mortal Coil
She introduced me to her favourite books
Gave me clothes and my first cigarette
Sometimes we would head down to Blackbirds Moor
To watch the barges on Grand union in the twilight
She said, "Water has no memory"
[Verse 3]
For a few months everything about our lives was perfect
It was only us, we were inseparable
[Verse 4]
But gradually she passed into another distant part of my memory
Until I could no longer remember her face, her voice, even her name
[Verse 5]
We have got
We have got the perfect life
We have got
We have got the perfect life
We have got
We have got the perfect life
We have got
We have got the perfect life
We have got
We have got the perfect life
We have got
We have got the perfect life
We have got, we have got
We have got the perfect life
We have got, we have got
We have got the perfect life
Written by: Steven Wilson

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