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late
03:38
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well i met you when you were seventeen
you were the meanest girl i'd ever seen
you took a breath and you walked right up to me
your perfect skin, covered in ink
well you told me you'd steal me away
from that other woman causing me pain
from that moment until this day
my heart was only yours to break
it hurts to hear you say that it gets better every day
i'm begging you to stay, but it's too late
when i turned 33
i saw god himself looking straight at me
he was trying to get me to see
that if i didn't straighten up then you would leave
it hurts to hear you say that it gets better every day
i'm begging you to stay, but it's too late
when i turn 36
all my problems by then i will have fixed
until then i'll just take a few sips
and try a little harder to give a shit
it hurts to hear you say that it gets better every day
i'm begging you to stay, but it's too late
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2. |
regret
03:06
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life in rural alabama
things seemed so pristine
you grew up and joined the army
you were only seventeen
pledged allegiance to the gospel
of the dead presidents
you would soon regret that promise
and realize just what it meant
are you evil, or are you heaven sent?
are you searching for a god you can't comprehend?
a perfect soldier hits his target
here's a swift pat on the back
a lucky child avoids the drone strike
but that won't bring his sister back
here's a medal, job well done boy
We sure made a man of you
you did good, you served your country
we're so very proud of you
are you evil, or are you heaven sent?
are you searching for some god you can't comprehend?
are you shocked to see the devil waging war on his own people?
would it hurt more if it were your child hanging lifeless from the steeple?
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3. |
absolute
03:05
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4. |
real
02:30
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5. |
stuck
04:17
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6. |
same
05:36
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I’ve been seeking revolution
confusing those around me
you’ve been seeking retribution
a vengeance so astounding
i wish i could crawl inside you
make you feel more full
but i will stay alive without you
i know i always could
cacophonous realizations
imitations of beauty
a brilliant manifestation?
a temptation is intruding
i wish i could crawl inside you
make you feel more full
but i will stay alive without you
i knew i always should
i pray for pain
to leave this place
i’ll walk away
without a trace
i wait for the day
to transcend this place
i pray i’ll stay
or get washed away
if you call me by name
even after the fame
would it still be the same?
or not
would it still be the same?
or not
even after the pain
you sought
even after the pain
you brought
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7. |
follow
02:44
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where you lead me
i will follow
into the desert
or drive through the snow
across the ocean
into the sky
i’ll pull the fear out
wipe tears from your eyes
and if you leave me
that pill i will swallow
“not too impressive
at the end of the road”
i have transcended
i am enlightened
i will not die here
i will survive
where you lead me
i will follow
into the desert
or drive through the snow
across the ocean
into the sky
i’ll pull the fear out
wipe tears from your eyes
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8. |
irony
04:05
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9. |
cold
04:54
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