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Lifetime
02:55
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Watch his mask uncover
Watch him tremble like he'll never be
To himself he's repeating
Head between his knees
"I'm tired of waiting on
A world that fails to see
A world that's bound to bury me"
There's a poor soul
Waiting a lifetime
Grown old, collapsing at the knees
And he's angry just like me
Though he knows he's right at the top
His heart's destroyed, hit bottom rock
You'll see, some things are never meant to be
Watch them fight each other
They're on a path that's built for speed
As the end draws closer
What will be achieved?
They hate each other now
Their patience wearing thin
'Cause they're so sick of giving in
This world's about to bury me
Eyes to the sky I'm on my knees
The end draws closer
My head still caving
Some things take more than a lifetime
Is this my time?
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Tin Man
02:45
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Well he's said
He's got a different motive
But I can see him caving in
Though he seems so supportive
Nothing but ice beneath his skin
She stays
Holds on tight; won't let go
He plays
But it hurts her and it shows
She'll come back crawling
When she's been forgotten
She won't mean anything
She's upset
He's just the same old story
She sees right through his every sin
Her plea: "please don't ignore me"
It's just a game she'll never win
He said it's all in
The way you do it
But it's all in
The things you do
She keeps waiting
Make-up running down her face
He's still saying
She won't mean anything
She keeps holding
On to every memory
Without knowing
She'll never mean anything
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Just Like Me
02:49
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There's no regrets in here
These days are shorter than I thought they'd ever feel
That fight is so unreal
You play, you push until you have to take a heel
That life is hard to steal
Like a spinning wheel
That same old fear
So you
Still give up
When you think you've had enough
You build it up
Then lose it all to see the love
You'll change your mark
Go right back to the start
Now just like me
You'll lose it all to see the love
This threat will steer
You in directions that will make you disappear
This road is so unclear
Can't help but notice when you look into the mirror
They'll find it hard to cheer
If they never hear
Completely clear
But you
This threat's come crawling back and growing stronger in me
Your eyes say you need me
And I'm the one to chase away the fears
And if I can't, will you pick me up and come back again?
You're just like me
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One by One
04:57
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Emotionless
He turned into a robot built for violence
Inside his chest
Is nothing but a hole that's dark with emptiness
He tries his best
Concealing all his anger and his loneliness
Deep regrets
He travels on an endless path of bitterness
One by one
They fall to the ground
And they scream without making a sound
Drop, sink, eventually drown
'Cause the lost only hope to be found
They'll waste away
'Cause they don't have a reason to stay
Small price to pay
For choosing to live day to day
It hurts much less
When everybody else's life is such a mess
But he'll confess
That being on the bottom is the real test
He tries to guess
While missing every chance to rise above the rest
He lays to rest
While giving up the only thing he wished he'd kept
He found what he didn't mean to: the anger inside
Will he rise up and walk away?
Will he find a place in his chest where emotions can rest so he feels alive again?
He grips the rail and he feels lonely
Can he be saved?
His eyes beg "please?"
Just so sick and tired of being
Just wants to live his life, not change the world
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