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Solemn regret, transgressions fill my head |
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A measure of success is how well to forget |
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And the past is dead |
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Strewn about the battlefield of life are the remainders of history |
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When convenient we exalt them and pay them such respect |
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As if we're all in an equivalent trajectory |
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And trash piles high in the rubble we forgot |
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The angels of our nature just sit and watch it rot |
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Now, the past is dead |
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Let's focus on tomorrow instead |
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Oh the tragic present said |
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The past is dead |
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The dominant portion seek an instant gratification |
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And are proud of intellectual poverty |
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I'd like to be empathetic but I can't |
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The jeopardy is too great to make a stand |
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Now the past is dead |
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Good deeds won't help you get ahead |
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The modern signpost read the past is dead |
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My next great decision is just lying in wait |
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The action might turn out to be the world's most grievous mistake |
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The past is dead |
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More veritable words have never been said |
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The tragic present said the past is dead |
