Feed the cut and get in line
To live and burn is tug-o-war

Raped!

Go back and forth until it's learned
To suffer now or nothing's gained
Then wake within a freezing sweat
Push and pull, collecting doubt

Starting seeds

Lost inspiration
Panic on the rise
A severed attempt ignored

The reason never outweighs the truth
So backing up and lean against
The liars club come'th shame
Wasting farther, collecting doubt

Starting seeds

Lost inspiration
Panic on the rise
A severed attempt ignored

So hand it off
Don't care enough
Cause ignorance
Is in blissful reach

Lost inspiration
Panic on the rise
A severed attempt ignored

Lost inspiration
Never played the game
A severed attempt ignored


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Tug-O-War Lyrics as written by Peter Loeffler Joseph Loeffler

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    THIS SONG ROOOOOOOOOOCCCCCKKKKKKKSSSS!!!!!!!!!!! Thank the lord 4 awesome rock bands,really!

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