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I know I’m not the ocean
But I’m vast enough to breath
I’ve learned about denial
Of who I’m thought to be.
Let me run so fast you cannot see.
I’m not divine in power
but I know about disease.
I won’t let it come and take you
Let me run so fast you can not see
Don’t let the itch control you
Avoid the uncomfortable
The earth revolves for no one.
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Brave in the corner with my tail between my legs.
Deaf from opinions being shoved down my throat.
Why did I tolerate this shit for so long?
Crushed from the weight of the boot on my neck.
Chorus:
All my chances
All me chances
All my chances
All my chances, have fallen out.
Safe from the negative that eats at my soul
Strong from the scars I earned along the way
Proud of the ones who stayed true all these years.
There’s only one way to go from zero.
Chorus:
All my chances
All me chances
All my chances
All my chances, have fallen out.
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Open up the window and breath the air of rejection
Blank stare every time I show my true self
A stiff book of pages that were never discovered
and if I question why, I end up at the bottom of life.
I need pain
To remember that I’m human
I want blame
To remember what I’m doing here.
Treat myself to heavy medication and alcohol
If I follow, I’ll end up in the slaughterhouse.
How can I break free? if I’m walking with my eyes closed
What am I gonna be? If I’m pleasing someone else.
I need pain
To remember that I’m human
I want blame
To remember what I’m doing here
I’ll be alright 4x
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01:40
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I don’t know what to do
When I’ve run out of things to say
I don’t know who to blame
When things stop going my way
I can’t go on
Without a plan to take whatever I want
I need a better friend
Who gives more than they take
I can’t go on
Without a plan to take whatever You want
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Innocence won't keep me from harm.
I want to know what’s never known before
I've seen enough
I bleed enough
To find an open door
I beg for more, like a junkie at your feet
Shake the core awaken those who sleep
I need enough
I bleed enough
To find an open door
High and low the middle takes the toll
I stand alone with nothing more to lose.
I've seen enough
I bleed enough
To find an open door
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77
02:00
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flames high and it’s burning me
I’m turning to ashes.
Top down you’re using me
But I just wanna use you too.
Chorus
Talk to me, so I can set you free
You sold me out, I sold you too.
You tell me that you’re in love
But you’re nothing but damaged goods.
I want what I think you are,
but I’m lost in a fantasy.
Chorus
Talk to me, so I can set you free
You sold me out, I sold you too.
Vs
I don’t owe you a thing
I’m happy I can be me
Last chance to walk away
From a soul sucking vampire
Chorus
Talk to me, so I can set you free
You sold me out, I sold you too.
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78
02:08
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We’re hooked to feel uneasy and scared
Their word is god that they know all.
All for one and one rules all.
I fear no one
The snake will hide and strike when you’re blind
The dust will clear. The faceless appear
All for one and one rules all
I fear no one
This mask they wear to hide their lies.
Till death grips hard and the weak are gone
All for one and one rules all
I fear no one
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01:52
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Don’t let it get in the way
I don’t wanna lose it all
Take me to where you were born
To write a few wrongs
I thought that we were friends
Don’t let it end
The damage on the mend
I was wrong..
How can I show you I care
I want to be free of pain
Back to the way we were
Free of distractions
I thought that we were friends
Don’t let it end
The damage on the mend
I was wrong.
Where are we now?
Where are we now?
Where are we now?
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80
01:59
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I was told when I was a child
I need to prepare for my future
Saving for when I’m old
Wasting my youth chasing gold.
Chorus:
I feel the sunshine
After years on the wrong side.
I won’t be wasting money on dying
Every finger points to my future
A future written by someone else
I believed what I heard to be true
I finally kicked down the door to my youth.
Chorus:
I feel the sunshine
After years on the wrong side.
I won’t be wasting money on dying.
Solo
I feel the sunshine
After years on the wrong side.
I won’t be wasting money on dying.
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01:49
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We love, we lose, we die.
We sink or swim in this life.
we’re scared to fail so we fight
Until the day we get it right.
Chorus
This is how it is On the outside 2X
We wish, some pray and some steal
Some lie, some cheat and some kill.
It's not fair sometimes or guaranteed
But if we quit we cheat ourselves and our kin.
Chorus
This is how it is, On the outside 2x
We trust, we feel, we cry
What matters to some is denied
To sit upon a throne of blissful disregard
Changes who we are and hurts what we become.
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Mike Borgia New York, New York
A blues rock singer songwriter and guitarist, known for his 5 octave range and unique translation of blues, and rock.
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