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1. |
Proud
04:08
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You're such a sad little girl, A suicide smile in an empty world
Glorified victim of a pointless crime, You take a slice of life by climbing inside
But she said, How do you sing
When your voice means nothing
How do you cry out loud
When you're too proud
You've moving too far into the night, You wouldn't fight the battles you needed to fight
You couldn't come to life when you turned out right
There's nothing left to give when you've given up life
She said, How do you live a lie
When you're not stuck inside
How do you scream out loud
When you're too proud
You couldn't pass the time while dying inside
You couldn't take the time to enjoy the ride
It could have been that you made a mistake
You never could decide which chance to take
But she said, How do you fight
When you don't have the right
How do you face up to the sound
When you're too proud
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2. |
Endless
06:04
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Why burn castles built upon the sand
In glass eyes, clutched in plastic hands
In an atmosphere where fire meets the fans
Another lost in hope, failing to understand
That it's hard to recognize this look to fix
I tore out all the pages in your book of tricks
Our symphony falls apart in jest
I'm standing faultless, in my Sunday best
In endless days, in my place
With all that spite, in endless nights
It comes with a word unsung
I don't forgive the night, I don't forget the days
Misspent in utter shame, chasing yesterdays
I can't bleed for tomorrow, While I still relive today
I can't force the answer, I never know what to say
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3. |
So Sing
04:39
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I'm freezing time, to show my love to you, so open up your love
I'm going home, to open up my mind, so show me all your love
Sometimes when you're happy, Try to remember me
Sometimes when you're laughing, I'll be in your dreams
So sing
If I remember your voice, I can sing another song to you
I'm trying hard, to say hello to you, to find a way for you
I'm living fire, when ice is all I see, love is all I need
Sometimes when we're dancing, I still believe in you
Sometimes when you're crying, the world seems so cruel
So sing
If I remember your voice, I can sing another song to you
It won't be long, It won't belong to you
Sometimes when we're laughing, I can see through you
Sometimes when I'm leaving, I'm still next to you
So sing
If I remember your voice, I can sing another song for you
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4. |
I Don't Wanna
02:44
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I don't really care, what you want to say to me
I couldn't care less, even if I tried real hard
I don't care if I'm the fool, I don't wanna be cool
I won't give you anything, that you could use
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna,
I don't wanna, I don't wanna know
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna
I don't wanna, I don't wanna go
I really don't care, what you wanna sell to me
I don't really feel blessed, by your presence in my life
I don't care if I'm the fool, I don't wanna be cool
I won't give you anything, that you could use
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna,
I don't wanna, I don't wanna know
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna
I don't wanna, I don't wanna go
I don't care if I'm the fool, I don't wanna be cool
I won't give you anything, that you could use
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna,
I don't wanna, I don't wanna know
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna
I don't wanna, I don't wanna go
I don't really care, what brand of underwear
Will make me a better man, You just don't understand
I don't care if I'm the fool, I don't wanna be cool
I won't give you anything, that you could use
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna,
I don't wanna, I don't wanna know
I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna, I don't wanna
I don't wanna, I don't wanna go
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5. |
Alchemy
04:56
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It's a lost and worried soul on fire
Caught and buried in your empire
Engraved in the stones by a liar
Tangled in this tired crossed wire
I will always be this way
Nothing makes it change
I can't resist the fantasy
Twisted into your alchemy
I've been standing in your sun
Giving you a shade with hearts undone
I'm the winner here as we wither
Dancing in a sewer as we shiver
I will always be this way
Nothing makes it change
I can't resist the fantasy
Twisted into your alchemy
Say what you need to say, I won't be afraid
Do what you said you'd do, please don't be ashamed
Lost in a world reduced to laughter and hatred
We're still waiting here, torn in shreds fated
I can't list the fantasy, Caught in your alchemy
Twisted in your alchemy
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6. |
Come Alive
04:26
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Come alive inside my world, Stay alive tonight, it works
I'm reading faces lit by candlelight, Trading places with the moon tonight
Inside this shell it feels alright, Take a chance and fall into the night
But I gotta know, what it means, Is it really how it seems tonight
Come alive tonight in my world, Stay alive tonight, it works
I tricked another hour of your time, Intensified by crossing every line
I left all my worries far behind, I still can be free in my mind
But I gotta know, what it means, Is it really how it seems tonight
I can give another choice to you, This is another kind of truth
It's all the answers that I knew, We all forget what we've been through
But I gotta know, what it means, Is it really how it seems tonight
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7. |
Roads
05:18
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Deep in this night you're watching my hands
I've never felt this before
What is this you're doing
To me
I can't sleep, I can't dream
If nothing's left to be
I can't breathe, and I can't see
And you're walking out on me
Sleep deprived on the road
I can't stay awake here long
When I call you're never home
And this is the only love I've known
I can't sleep, I can't dream
If nothing's left to be
I can't breathe, and I can't see
And you're walking out on me
I can't sleep, I can't dream
If nothing's left to be
I can't breathe, and I can't see
And you're walking out on me
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8. |
I'm Still Here
03:59
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When it comes down to this, The worries always start
I lift up my chin, But still I fall apart
I'm not moving on, I'm not walking out
I don't want to lose it, I know I have no doubt in you
Why fake a smile, when love is all around
Why come undone, when so much can be found
Why is it twisted, when all we have is hope
Why do we question, what love really is
Sometimes when I'm sleeping, I can't find the time
It gets so complicated, and stuck inside my mind
I know I can find it, but I do without
I don't want to lose it, So please throw out the doubt in you
Why fake a smile, when love is all around
Why come undone, when so much can be found
Why is it twisted, when all we have is hope
Why do we question, what love really is
There's nothing to fear, I'm still here, for you
Why fake a smile, when love is all around
Why come undone, when so much can be found
Why is it twisted, when all we have is hope
Why do we question, what love really is
There's nothing to fear, I'm still here, for you
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9. |
To Believe
04:16
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I won't be without you, I won't call it back
I won't spit the fire and attack
I will be the caller, I will scream the call
I will be the devastated fall
I cannot remember the days that came before
It took a while to stumble into so much more
Take a guess and wonder if it means anything
I came to believe
We resolve the anger with sticks and stones unthrown
Into chaos we follow to catch hold of the unknown
Take a chance and stumble into everything
It's time to believe
I won't be without you, I won't call it back
I won't spit the fire and attack
Come alive to satisfy the words we ignore
Save some time to crucify the cries for more
Take a pass on killing time, take some time to sing
I came to believe
I will be the caller, I will scream the call
I will be the devastated fall
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10. |
I'm Leaving
03:34
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Monday morning I was feeling down
I had a smoke and looked around
I couldn't believe I was still in this town
Tuesday morning came and went
With no accounting of the time I spent
Wishing I wasn't still in this town
And now
I'm finding ways to catch that train
Instead of taking pills to calm my brain, I'm leaving, I'm leaving
On Wednesday nights I play the fool
Acting like this life is cool
I'm drowning, stuck in this town
The Thursday mornings are all the same
I could have played a better game
I'm dying, to get out of this town
And now
I'm finding ways to catch that train
Instead of taking pills to calm my brain, I'm leaving, I'm leaving this town
I'm finding ways to calm my mind
Instead of always killing time, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving
This town
Friday nights I sit alone
Waiting for the telephone
I'm fighting, to get out of this town
And now
I'm finding ways to catch that train
Instead of taking pills to calm my brain, I'm leaving, I'm leaving this town
I'm finding ways to calm my mind
Instead of always killing time, I'm leaving, I'm leaving, I'm leaving
This town
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11. |
That's All
03:52
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I don't really know what I'm trying to be
I haven't figured out the puzzles I believe
Inspired, but I'm still learning to breathe
I wanna know just how much I can leave
What is there left to know, Intensify the questions left alone
Looking for the place to recall, Deep into the lessons of my fall
That's all
I wanna find another reason to try
I'm not questioning my life
I've got to take some time to fly
I'm not resisting this time
What is there left to know, Intensify the questions left alone
Looking for the place to recall, Deep into the lessons of my fall
That's all
Universe release me from the doubt, Looking at the picture
Within, without
What is there left to know, Intensify the questions left alone
Looking for the place to recall, Deep into the lessons of my fall
That's all
I gotta figure out just what I'm trying to be
I gotta figure out just what I'm trying to be
I've gotta figure out what I'm trying to be
I wanna know just how much I can leave
That's all
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12. |
Unglued
04:12
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I laugh at the dancers who follow the trancer's march to oblivion
Poets and singers slip through the fingers, of castles we like to pretend
I'll never worry, I'm in no hurry, it all comes out right in the end
We all want to believe in a day, when there's something important to say
But, I'm wasting my breath, I can't believe in the rest
Chasing truth, we come unglued
Slither away, wasting the day, I know I could have told you so
Come to the door, and let it inside, let love into your home
The walls are not thick enough to keep out the fear of the unknown
We all want to believe in a day, when there's something important to say
But, I'm wasting my breath, I can't believe in the rest
Chasing truth, we come unglued
It's on the way, dreading the state, it always comes too late
Finding a way to sift through the flames, trying to purge the hate
I'll never worry, I'm in no hurry, it all comes out right in the end
Am I wasting my time, is it all just a lie
Chasing truth, we come unglued
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13. |
Down To This
03:48
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Standing in a different shade of light
Lucid dreaming in an all night fire fight
It comes down to this
If I guess what's on your mind, and I know we have the time
Would it really cause a fight, If I came to you tonight
I don't think you'll ever find another one like me
Raging in a limelight, adrift in an endless sea
It comes down to this
If I want to stay up all night, And I know that I'm right
Would it really cause a fight, cuz I don't wanna be alone tonight
Will you stay and listen to one more song tonight
Would it really start a fight, If we held on to tonight
What can I say, What will you do, to be loved tonight
I don't wanna start a fight, I don't wanna be alone tonight
I don't think you'll ever find another one like me
Raging in a limelight, adrift in an endless sea
It comes down to this
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14. |
I'm Not Crazy
03:44
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Surrender into a bliss on your own
Ignore all those secrets shown
Appease the killer and bow to his will
If you never notice, what good is it
It may be a wonderful life, but no one's keeping track
Questioning the running tab, living under attack
The myth of happiness, is starting to sink in
Cross the path of black cats, strike out from within
I'm not crazy
I know what they're thinking of and how to live my life
I hear the hollow words slipping through the noise
There's no time to sleep on it, it's already alive
Not it's time to decide, you have to make a choice
I'm not crazy, I'm just here
I'm not living, I'm just surviving, I can't take a life like theirs
I'm not giving up on the idea, I just can't quench this thirst
There's no reason to be a believer, why won't it just go away
I'm not living I'm just surviving, I will never live their way
I know what they're thinking of and how to live my life
I hear the hollow words slipping through the noise
There's no time to sleep on it, it's already alive
Not it's time to decide, you have to make a choice
I'm not crazy, I'm just here
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I'm On Fire
04:11
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I'm burning up, I'm on fire
I guess you like the look, Snatching glimpses that you took
Building bridges you intend to burn, Laughing at the lesson learned
Will we hear the siren, when our guns are firing
Like a Templar in in the sand
I'm burning up, I'm on fire
Shut your mouth and scream, Like the anger inside of me
Inciting riots in the streets, Cursing all the summer heat
Will we hear the siren, while our guns are firing
Like a Templar in in the sand
I'm burning up, I'm on fire
No more living in a cave, no more acting like a slave
No more staring aimlessly, Spark some noise and try to see
Will we hear the siren, when our guns are firing
Like a Templar in in the sand
I'm on fire, I'm burning alive
Will we hear the siren, when our guns are firing
Like a Templar in in the sand
I'm burning up, I'm on fire
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Paradise
04:26
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All my life, is just some runny eyes, and another bloody nose
I sit alone, on Sunday morning, and wonder where does the time go
Paradise, is lost on you, You'd throw it away, if you were in my shoes
Paradise, can't shine without the blues, and I mean nothing
Nothing without you
Another day, with nothing left to say, nothing here is ever new
I'm here alone, and try to carry on, but nothing here can see me through
Paradise, is lost on you, You'd throw it away, if you were in my shoes
Paradise, can't shine without the blues, and I mean nothing
Nothing without you
Paradise, is lost on you, You'd throw it away, if you were in my shoes
Paradise, can't shine without the blues, and I mean nothing
Nothing without you
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Do Unto Me
04:38
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This is what you get, when you treat me like I'm a fool
This is what you asked for, you brought this on yourself
Now I know you'll recognize, the mistake that you made
You'll never wake up happy, in this be you've made
Do unto me
There is no redemption, in your fate unknown
This is your undoing, You've been left on your own
Scream and stab at regret, as you burn inside
Unknown calls torment you, as you fake the ride
Do unto me
This is what happens when you do unto me
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18. |
I Don't Sleep
04:39
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I see the fire burn through your eyes
I can see you break down and cry
I can make a choice to try
I can hear it, but I don't know why
I don't sleep anymore, the whole world's knocking at my door
Why should I try, if nothing's worth fighting for
You know the way before you even look
After all the abuse you took
Secretly smile behind the wall
Slip away before the fall
I don't sleep anymore, the whole world's knocking at my door
Why should I try, if nothing's worth fighting for
I will finally take it all away
Take away the anger and the shame
They won't find me anymore
I'll never be what they want
I don't sleep anymore, the whole world's knocking at my door
Why should I try, if nothing's worth fighting for
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19. |
There's No Need
08:13
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No need to laugh, no need to cry
We live in circles, we don't ask why
There is no sadness, there is no pain
There is no need to explain
All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all
We won't divide, a simple line
Enticed by shadow, or sold in lies
There is no lightning, there is no rain
There is no need to explain
All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all
Nothing is everything, Everything is nothing
Walk through the life, asleep in bliss
Never aroused by love's kiss
There is no feeling, there is no chain
There is no need to explain
All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all
Nothing is everything, Everything is nothing
Nothing is everything, Everything is nothing
All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all
There is no sadness, there is no pain
There is no lightning, there is no rain
There is no feeling, there is no chain
There is no need to explain
All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all
Nothing is everything, Everything is nothing
All is love, we are all, all the faith, in us all
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I Knew You Well
03:10
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I knew you back then, when we were always friends
I knew you back then, I knew you well
Time keeps dragging on, we sing the same old tired songs
So why say "So long", anyway
Look what this life has brought us, A little bit deeper in the hole
Lighter in pocket, and in soul, so
Time keeps marching on, and we get dragged along
So why stay so long, anyway
I knew you back then, when we were always friends
I knew you back then, I knew you well
I knew you well
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21. |
How Much
03:42
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How much do you owe, How much do you know
How much do you want, How much will you show
How much do you love me baby, Come on and make it count
What can I give you, to make you mine
How much will it take, to give me your time
How much do you love me baby, Come on and make it count
Cuz I won't let you pass me by, I gotta keep you here tonight
I wanna crawl inside your spine, I'm standing here until I make you mine
How much do you love me baby, Come on and make it count
Cuz I won't let you pass me by, I gotta keep you here tonight
I wanna crawl inside your spine, I'm standing here until I make you mine
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22. |
Alright
05:14
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Intoxify the sheep and the goats, Imitate the leaders on the throne
Pacify the mass of plastic humanity, Paralyze the sentient, purge reality
There ain't nothing wrong with me, or so I believe
Dance another hour, it will be alright
There's nothing to see here
Try to open your eyes, Shake yourself awake
You're walking backwards, unable to escape
Do not fear the feelings, allow yourself to care
One day when you've slept too long, nothing will be there
You will have sold it all, for nothing but a dream
Try to open your eyes, this life isn't what it seems
There's nothing wrong with me, or so I believe
Say a prayer tonight, hope it will be alright
Say a prayer tonight, hope it will be alright
Say a prayer tonight, hope it will be alright
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23. |
Never Say Goodbye
04:20
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You may say you've found a way, to tear it to the ground
If you never lose your way, nothing will be found
I can't find a way to help you see it through
I could never fit it in, because I'm crazy too
But how can we know, if the wind never blows
Don't you know I see through you (never gonna let you go)
All these lines may deceive you (never gonna say goodbye)
I don't want to say hello (never gonna say goodbye)
I dont wanna let you go (never gonna say goodbye)
Sure I may be guilty of singing all your praise
We still have more tomorrows, than all our yesterdays
We'll wake up tomorrow, the sun will be here too
I may make a new path, but I'll still be here for you
But how can we know, if the wind never blows
Don't you know I see through you (never gonna let you go)
All these lines may deceive you (never gonna say goodbye)
I don't want to say hello (never gonna say goodbye)
I dont wanna let you go (never gonna say goodbye)
So say goodnight, good luck, never say goodbye
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Tragic forces, in my domain, the wild horses have gone insane
The rebel feeling, is gone again, the pain of feeling never let me in
The black eclipse burns my face, to me it slips lost shield of grace
No longer living for the day, no one forgives me but I'm okay
No we could never, begin to guess, nowhere to go to forever rest
All the feeling, you say you possess, empty gestures to you impress
All the stars that knew your name, in the end they were all the same
Forever lost extinguished flame, forever lost in their game
Feelings drop another shot, pierced again by arrows hot
Lost forever to pleasantries, my head is burning new decries
I don't have the need to forget, I don't have to bleed to regret
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25. |
Engine Driver
04:44
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No one noticed, when he walked away
Too busy cursing, at the mess he made
The pouring rain, washed away his blood
Nobody noticed, exactly who he was
The engine driver, forgot to sound the horn
Another dead, another born
Through the rain, he couldn't see the track
He came so far, he couldn't turn back
He laughed so hard the night before
Always reaching for just one more
He never saw the flashing lights
How could she leave, what gave her the right
Engine driver solved all his problems
That midnight train kept rolling on
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26. |
Blind
04:58
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My head weighs a ton, my fingers are numb
I'm deaf to the brilliance, I'm blind to this life
I'm going blind to this, nothing is revealed
I've got to find this, what secret is sealed
My arms fall away, I drift unknown
My ears are forgiven, for seeing the unshown
I'm going blind to this, nothing is revealed
I've got to find this, what secret is sealed
Cheers to you all, you broke my fall
I'm dancing night and shattered days
I'm going blind to this, nothing is revealed
I've got to find this, what secret is sealed
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27. |
Lunatic
04:36
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I don't have to recognize another smiling face
I can't be a lunatic in a state of grace
I'll enjoy the consequence of dancing in the fire
I just have to let it go when I'm called a liar
But I know it's on, when I'm running along
Lost in the recompence of bliss, if only I receive your kiss
Come along and give a simple smile to my heart
Set the path in silence regarding where we start
If I get another chance, I would crawl the miles
I could be that lunatic if you give me your smile
But I know it's on, when I'm running along
Lost in the recompence of bliss, if only I receive your kiss
But I know it's on, when I'm running along
Lost in the recompence of bliss, if only I receive your kiss
When it comes time to prove, would I run from you
I'm kinda waiting for a shoe, to drop
I'll enjoy the consequence of dancing in the fire
I just have to let it go when I'm called a liar
If I get another chance, I would crawl those miles
I could be that lunatic if you give me your smile
If you give me a smile
I would be your lunatic if you give me your smile
Smile for me
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28. |
Leave It Alone
03:51
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I could have found a way but I didn't care
You never ran away cuz I was never there
It's so sweet and it makes me sick
You thought you had a treat but I wasn't there for you
Yeah sure, I guess it's me
Plenty of solutions if I had the time
DIrty resolutions of a broken mind
Take another slice cuz it makes me feel
Can never ever tell which thoughts are real
Give me a solution and I'll give you a problem
Forgot that I was always too crazy to solve them
On my worst behavior with a bottle of beam
A suicide vacation with no self esteem, it's true
Yeah sure, I guess it's me
Count to ten and it leaves me alone
There's never any good news on the telephone
I wish it's stop ringing when I'm trying to crash
It could have been fun but it happened too fast
I could have held it up if I had something to say
One more lucky seven and it's blown away
Give me countless chances and I'll always stay
Feign another beauty so I can fake a change, it's true
Yeah sure, I guess it's me
Count to ten and it leaves me alone
There's never any good news on the telephone
I wish it's stop ringing when I'm trying to crash
It could have been fun but it happened too fast
Find a way to leave it alone
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Matt Sams Chicago, Illinois
Matt Sams is a singer/songwriter and producer from the Chicago area. He has been performing music and writing songs for over
twenty years. Influenced by classic and alternative rock bands like: The Who, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Big Country.
Matt has written and recorded over 800 songs and continues to create every day.
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