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And when your mind is dead |
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and you sense there's nothing left |
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with every passing breath |
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but you solider on each day |
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why should thoughts get in the way? |
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there's a place for you right here |
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'cuz conformity hides fear |
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I'd say to you ... |
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I'd say to you "just try to change" |
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empty minds can fill again |
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we're not doomed by any fate |
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and it will never be too late |
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unless you die like all my friends |
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meeting silent jaded ends |
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then a lesson might be learned |
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you can fade away and burn |
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the two are not exclusive things |
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but the sorrow that they bring |
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it can jade us all to hate |
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'cuz empty lives don't devastate |
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I'd say to you ... |
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I'd say to you "just try to change" |
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empty lives can fill again |
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we're not doomed by any fate |
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and it can never be too late |
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it's a wheel of betrayal |
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it's a static emotion |
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it's the will to survive |
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with an inborn devotion |
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it's the courage to change |
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and admit your mistakes |
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it's the chance to make right |
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with the raising of stakes |
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it's your consciousness |
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and the guilt you must feel |
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it's the time to stand up |
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and take back the raw deals |
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because the time has come |
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to put folks before wealth |
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or you will lose your family |
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friends and yourself |
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it's the horror and terror |
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that you sweep out of sight |
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it's the blaming of others |
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to help you sleep at night |
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it's the raping and death |
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that lies under your smile |
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it's the real estate |
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and the cash that you pile |
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it's all of these things |
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that are causing us pain |
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so I'll tell to your ass "just try to change" |
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'cuz empty lives can fill again |
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yes empty lives can fill again |
