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68 Bars (My Heart)
02:16
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Admit one, curtains drawing
We've got quite the show for you
Tonight, a man will die for your love
Will you know his name?
This life is unimpressive
Bogged down by good intentions
I leave no indiscretions
Do you have any last words?
You know they'll go unheard
If you want heart, I'll rip mine out of my chest
Are you not impressed?
If you want blood, I'll slice my veins wide open
Will you love me then?
Second act intermission
They can't get enough of you
Got them in the palm of your hands
Stick to what we rehearsed
This man is quite impressive
Worth the price of admission
But he’s in poor co
Do you have any last words?
You know they'll go unheard
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2. |
Up in Flames
03:35
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I’ve finally reached the bottom
So many years of crawling down into the darkness
With no end in sight
This journey’s run its course
No reason to reminisce
Content with dissatisfaction
I lay here dying without passion
And if this car crash
Leaves me burning
Don't pull me out
Let me go up in flames
If this water
Keeps me drowning
Don't lift me up
Just wanna leave this place
I don’t need a savior
This martyrdom is bliss
Can’t you see that this is what I’ve always wanted?
Damned from the day of birth
Cursed with great expectations
Without the ability
It’s time for me to be set free
How selfish of you to say
You’d feel better if I stayed
This is not your choice to make
I have no gifts to give
No reason left to live
Forget me, girl, and move on towards greatness
Oh, this is my perfect tragedy
Ruining all the happy memories
Look in your heart and you will see
This was meant to be my destiny
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3. |
We Do Not Sow
05:13
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We’ve been burdened with glorious purpose
To make a stand, do the things that others can’t
But we’ve hit a wall of oppression
This cannot last, our stars are burning fast
Why bring us down? Why drown us out?
We’re the destination, what’s coming next
Brothers and sisters, rise to the occasion
The torch will pass, it's time to strike a match
We do not sow
We do not bend
To the wills of weaker men
We must find a way to make it on our own
We do not sow
We do not break
It's the hardest pill to take
You can try to force us under but we know
You brought desolation on yourself
Took our peace away, lead our lives astray
You thought you knew what was best for us
We’re better than you’ll ever be, everyone will see
Your grip is slipping faster and faster
Where will you go, when we take control
The final hour has arrived
Now decide: assimilate or die
We do not sow
This world shall know
All in our path
Will feel our wrath
Now everyone will see
All that we can be
It's time to plant the seed
This is our life to lead
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Always Honest
03:47
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Went the distance but not far enough
Gave it all but it was all for naught
Left in the open and all these doors closed around me
(Not again not again not again not again)
Won't be played for a fool no more
(Can't forget can't forget can't forget can't forget)
All those things you made me believe
Hung up by every word you said
My instincts threw me off your stench, but now I know
You're just another shade of greatness
Another false prophet of happiness
Your trust contrived
Always honest was always a lie
Threw my inhibitions away
Got caught in your trap cleverly played
Embraced entirely by this mistake I made
(Not again not again not again not again)
Won't get caught off guard by you
(Can't forget can't forget can't forget can't forget)
The way it felt when you turned that knife
You're just one more mistake I made
The last decision that makes me break
And in my frustration, I decide
Always honest was always a lie
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The Things You Gave Me
06:58
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Before I knew what happened you were gone
Off into the aether, not coming home
The silence around me screams, what have you done?
Your final decision fatal, why’d you do it alone?
You weren’t alone
The things you gave me
Are the things you left behind
The things you taught me
They’ll stay with me all my life
The months keep marching onward, we’re on the move
My life is growing greater, but I won’t forget you
When I reach my finest moment, you’ll get your due
Your choice was not vain, and I’ll be living proof
I have so much to prove
I don’t know where I’d be if you hadn’t come around
I owe this life to you, and I sing it loud
For everything you’ve done, I’m forever in your debt
I wish I got to say goodbye, it’s my one regret
The things you showed me
They’re why I stay in the fight
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