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Whats to say, heard you got roughed up, once again you get left behind (HA), Check yourself, don't get it twisted, Write yourself a formal GOODBYE!,

Fuck yourself, don't get it talked up, Got no qualms with taking your life! (NO), Quick to judge, quick to get tossed up, dig yourself a formal GOODBYE!

SUFFOCATE! (You're nothing to no one!)
SUFFOCATE! (You're Living a lie!)

Suffocate, now you get nothing, No one left to help for your life, Got no love, get no love for you, no respect for you, or your KIND!,

Subjugate, Now you got nothing, No one left to help you get by, Strap yourself, don't get it twisted, Kill yourself, and thats how you DIED!

SUFFOCATE! (You're nothing to no one)
SUFFOCATE! (You're living a lie!)
SUFFOCATE! (You're nothing to no one)
SUFFOCATE! (And thats how you DIED!)

I'm wasting precious moments, trying not to suffocate, some things aren't meant to be easy, every muscle pulls the weight...

Your face, empty, emotionless and ugly, stepping my hope, every single lie, you know, I can't pull you above the storm, everything, you've got, you're just

NOT WHO YOU PRETEND TO BE!!!....

BITCH!

(WHAT?!)

Fuck yourself, don't get it tossed up, got no qualms with taking your life (-GRUNT-), Fuck yourself, don't get it twisted, dig yourself a formal GOODBYE!

I'm wasting precious moments, trying not to suffocate, some things aren't meant to be easy, every muscle pulls the weight...

SUFFOCATE!
SUFFOCATE!
SUFFO-cate...


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    this song is fuckin insane...they r aweseome. i think the first line of ?? after 'check yourself, dont get all twisted' is "write yourself a formal goodbye

    Kudd24on June 29, 2003   Link
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    fuckin insane. i think that the first line of ??'s after check yourself... is "write yourself a formal goodbye"

    Kudd24on June 29, 2003   Link
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    awesome song

    Sharpie22785on April 23, 2004   Link
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    and look who the asshole who spent her time typing out hate for a band is tonight... you fucking douchebag, who ever put the lyrics up here is a fucking douchebag too! Fucking incomplete shits...

    GhostWishingon June 13, 2004   Link
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    i love this song..just as much as i love ghost..lol..i'm the luckiest girl there is...

    tel13on November 13, 2004   Link
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    Dirty Poonani is a smarty. Motograter sucks.

    sixstringshredderon February 07, 2005   Link
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    okay first ?? are: Check yourself, dont get it twisted- write yourself a formal goodbye; and i thought they say 'got no love, get no love for you, no respect for you or your KIND not PRIDE...; and as for the your face empty ??'s:: Stamping my hope with every single lie...you know i cant pull you above the storm...everything youve got youre just NOT WHO YOU PRETEND TO BE! BITCH!

    fading_insanityon February 20, 2005   Link
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    oh fuck i messed up...the first verse is: Fuck yourself, don't get it talked up/Got no qualms with taking your life/Quick to judge, quick to get tossed up/Dig yourself a formal good-bye

    fading_insanityon February 20, 2005   Link
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    I think the first half is about this guy they hate and they are just doggin him then they tell him to die, but then the guys friends turn on him for the exact same reason, like he's being fake or something and he goes through the same thing trying to stay alive

    but yea...just what I think.

    Anarchesson May 14, 2007   Link
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    i'll post it here cause i don't know how else to get it up.. i got it off a better site :P probably not completely right (cbf checking it), but it's better than the other set of lyrics... sorry :P

    What's to say, heard you got roughed up Once again you get left behind Check yourself, don't get it twisted Write yourself a formal good-bye

    Fuck yourself, don't get it talked up Got no qualms with taking your life Quick to judge, quick to get tossed up Dig yourself a formal good-bye

    Suffocate, you're nothing to no one Suffocate, you're living a lie

    Suffocate, now you get nothing No one left to help for your life Got no love, get no love for you No respect for you or your kind

    Subjugate, now you got nothing No one left to help you get by Strap yourself, don't get it twisted Kill yourself and that's how you die

    Suffocate, you're nothing to no one Suffocate, you're living a lie Suffocate, you're nothing to no one Suffocate, and that's how you die

    I'm wasting precious moments trying not to suffocate Some things aren't meant to be easy Every muscle pulls the weight

    Your face, empty, emotionless and ugly Stamping, my hope, every single lie You know, I can't, pull you above the storm Everything, you got, you're just not who you pretend to be BITCH

    Fuck yourself, don't get it tossed up Got no qualms with taking your life Fuck yourself, don't get it twisted Dig yourself a formal good-bye

    I'm wasting precious moments trying not to suffocate Some things are meant to be easy Every muscle pulls the weight

    Suffocate Suffocate Suffocate

    xeroxxedsoulon May 25, 2007   Link

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