When I came here there was more
Now I've come back to destroy
And I've got nothing left

And it's a shame what we've become
When we hurt the ones we love
And it's a place I cannot go...
Anymore

When we collide we lose ourselves
When we collide we break in two
And as we push and we shove
And we hurt the ones we love
It's a hard mistake
When we collide
We break

When the cold comes crashing down
And the fight lost what it's about
I could tell that you'd left

And it's a shame what we've become
When we hurt the ones we love
And it's a place I cannot go...
Anymore

When we collide we lose ourselves
When we collide we break in two
And as we push and we shove
And we hurt the ones we love
It's a hard mistake
When we collide
When we collide
It's a hard mistake
When we collide

It's a mistake

When we collide we lose ourselves
When we collide we break in two
And as we push and we shove
And we hurt the ones we love
It's a hard mistake
When we collide
When we collide
It's a hard mistake
When we collide
We break
We break


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    Really! What's up with this? Dishwalla is one of the most talented bands ever....gosh, people: don't do drugs.

    Eyeconon March 28, 2006   Link

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