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Death of Me
04:03
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I just want to run away (I gotta get away),
You can't go and I can't stay (is this worth it?) Is this alright though? I need to know.
All these years I've hoped and prayed (waited to be saved) but you just let it slip away
(watched it fading). Is this alright?
I'm falling for you, it's no good, you'll never notice at all. I'm fooling myself again.
It's always you and me, just the way I wanted it to be. You won't admit it, it's never easy.
Hang on and hold tight, don't scream and don't fight because you know you'll be the death of me.
You'll be here when I'm away (would you want to stay?) The days just seem to fade away
(watch it fading). Is this alright though? I need to know. Trying not to fall in love (hard to
break away), trying not to hesitate (hard to fake it). Is this alright?
I'm falling for you, it's no good, you'll never notice at all.
I'm falling for you, it's no good, you'll never know this at all.
Hang on, hold tight, kiss me tonight
You know you'll be the death of me
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Never Let Go
03:54
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I met you in a bar, you're out of my league but then you turned around
and you smiled at me. Yes you, you heartbreaker...good for you that I'm
a chance taker. You take a little bit, you give a little bit.
It's all for you, don't you know it's true?
I'll never let go, hold on to me and we'll get through this.
This love for you, girl, you know it's true. Never let go.
All your friends know just how I feel and if you feel it too then it's
the real deal. We're all waiting on happy endings. Strange as fiction
but I'm not pretending. You take a little bit, you give a little bit.
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Pictures of You
03:48
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It's colder and darker, the days all go by faster
and it's harder to wake up. Since the break up I've been falling apart.
I wish that you'd call me. I'm tired and all I do is sleep.
I'm falling to pieces over pictures of you. It's all I have,
I've got nothing left.
I'm climbing the walls and pacing the floor, hoping something will change
since you walked out the door. It's getting easier to go.
My heart breaks and my head aches, my brain won't stop thinking.
It makes me feel sick to my stomach. It's like a kick in the balls.
It's the progress when we talk, you just digress and you scream and shout
and then it's a mess. I'll do my best but can you say the same?
It's all I have, I've got nothing left.
You took it all and you watched me fall.
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Torch in the Dark
03:41
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In the depth of the night when you talk in your sleep
When you toss and you turn you drift further from me
To a far away place that’s only in dreams
You’re walking through walls and you’re passing through mirrors
You can reach out and touch but nothing is real
In life and in death there is nothing to feel
In hospital beds they’re trapped in their heads
It goes over and over and over and over
Maybe this time, things will be fine
Won’t you take it from me?
Because if I die before you wake
I’ll pray to god my soul he does not take
And if you’re lost without a spark
I will be your torch in the dark.
It’s the darkest black hole, not even light can get out
Like a forty tonne weight just pinning you down
It’s the sadness and gloom that you just can’t escape
A feeling of dread that you just can’t shake
In your darkest hour, in your time of need
When it all takes shape out of your misery
Just be brave and stand tall and give it your all
Because this time things will be fine, take it from me
I will be your torch in the dark.
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Lies
03:41
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I was always the life and soul of the party
But you took that away from me
The one that’s never looking back
The kid that’s always on the attack
But now I’m lonely
Your lies are taking the best of me
Time flies taking the best of me
Why is it that you can’t see?
Your lies are making a mess of me
I just want to be happy with what I’ve got
Not taking just anything that comes along
Hoping my chance hasn’t gone
But if I have to then I’ll start again
Can we start again?
Another night of perfect misery
Another lover but it’s never you and me
We’ll burn, turn to ashes in this fire
I got fooled again
You’re such a beautiful liar.
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