Love to be beside you, The way you smell
The way your lips feel, and your fingernails
The way your fingers crawl up my spine
The way you always make me last in line

[Chorus]
I carry the weight of the world as the past is unfurled
But I won't stop to wonder
Going through this life on my own made me cold as a stone
I'm a ship going under
And I'd tell you this but I don't know how
I'm caving in and I'm falling out and I can't resist
And I can't rebound with the weight of the world as the world falls down

It's the way you thrill me, then pull away
The way you seem to kill me a little more each day
And it's what you're thinking in your twisted mind
The way your body trembles when it's next to mine

[Chorus]

This pain I think about it everyday,
It tells me I'm never gonna get away
I know it's over,
but I can't escape memories and how to face another day

[Chorus]


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Weight of the World Lyrics as written by Christopher Jon Dabaldo Bob Marlette

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    Love to be beside you, the way you smell The way your lips feel and your fingernails. The way your fingers crawl up my spine, The way you always make me the last in line.

    I carry the weight of the world as the past is unfurled, but I won't stop to wonder. Going through this life on my own made me as cold as a stone; I'm a ship going under.

    And I'd tell you this, but I don't know how. I'm caving in and I'm falling out And I can't resist and I can't rebound with the weight of the world as the world falls down.

    It's the way you thrill me, then pull away. The way you seem to kill me a little more each day. And it's what you're thinking in your twisted mind The way your body trembles when it's next to mine.

    I carry the weight of the world as the past is unfurled, but I won't stop to wonder. Going through this life on my own made me as cold as a stone; I'm a ship going under.

    And I'd tell you this, but I don't know how. I'm caving in and I'm falling out And I can't resist and I can't rebound with the weight of the world as the world falls down.

    And I'd tell you this, but I don't know how. I'm caving in and I'm falling out And I can't resist and I can't rebound with the weight of the world as the world falls down.

    (I feel the weight of the world as it's falling down) (I feel the weight of the world as it's falling down) (I feel the weight of the world as it's falling down) (I feel the weight of the world as it's falling down)

    This pain I think about it everyday, it tells me I'm never gonna get away. I know it's over, but I can't escape memories and how to face another day.

    Sebastian1985on April 03, 2011   Link

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