Stop
You relate

It's too bad that you have made mistakes
Too bad that I cannot relate
When all else fails
When all else fades
I kept my way through bitter days
Through bitter days

What you don't know (don't know)
Won't leave a scar
What you don't know (don't know)
Hasn't killed you so far

What you don't know (don't know)
Is who you are
I just give you something to talk about
What you don't know

It's too late that now
I've changed my mind
Too late somehow
To recognize

When all else fails
When all I fight
I hold my words
Perdido en time
Just lost in time

What you don't know (don't know)
Won't leave a scar
What you don't know (don't know)
Hasn't killed you so far

What you don't know (don't know)
Is who you are
I just give you
Something to talk about

So you lost yourself
Turned to someone else
And you can't give up your will to want to know
Then you find yourself
And you're someone else
In the end you only get what you deserve
What you deserve

What you don't know (don't know)
Won't leave a scar
What you don't know (don't know)
Hasn't killed you so far

What you don't know (don't know)
Is who you are
I just give you something to talk about
What you don't know (don't know)
What you don't know (don't know)
What you don't know (don't know)


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What You Deserve Lyrics as written by Christian Machado

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    I'm 99.9% sure that these are the right lyrics...if not, tell me and i'll change them.

    fadedoutofasheson September 30, 2005   Link
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    in the booklet it says that: When all else fails When all I fight. I hold my words. And leave all the time.

    is when all else fails and all i find are all my words perdido (lost) in time

    sickknoton October 01, 2005   Link
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    Great song....

    Ondjageon January 07, 2006   Link
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    Great song....

    Ondjageon January 07, 2006   Link
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    ''What you don't know. Won't leave a scar. What you don't know. Hasn't killed you so far.'' my bf broke up with me. even tho i loved him i cheated on him a couple of times, cause i just felt like i need to hurt him 'cause he just like..ignored me. and then...when we broke up, i asked him, what would he do, and he said that it'll kill him, and that he would have been very dissapointed in me. so ya i still love him, even tho i'äm so so mad at him, because of he brokeing up with me. so anyways, he hurt me sooooo badly, so that the guy who i cheated him with, went to ma ex bf, and like knocked him out, and told that we went out couple of times, and kissed, and that he's in love with me. si like my ex bf lost it so here comes this part: ''So you lost yourself. Turn to someone else. And you can't give up your will to want to know. Then you find yourself. And you're someone else. In the end you only get what you deserve. (What you deserve)'' and then he like told me that we should get back together, that he still loves me, and i can say, he really does, but i blew him off, cause i was sooo hurt, and now he got what he deserved, and he's like now someone else, his so-so sad, and he's calling me all the time. so anyways. i won! awesome song

    jackieeeon March 16, 2006   Link
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    I don't really care about the lyrics, great song!

    frank8910on July 06, 2006   Link
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    to me this song is about a guy who liked a girl who doesnt like him. and when she finally figures out she needs him he has 'changed his mind.'

    thoughtlessclownon January 16, 2007   Link
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    I am so addicted to this song right now! ^_^

    Sinogueon June 20, 2007   Link
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    “What you deserve” is a song for the person who is an abuser without thinking if he hurt anybody while he is doing something. This song shows what will happen if you are being attacked by “karma”. All the bad things you did from the people you have hurt will have their payback… Listen closely to the song and see the video of it and you will realize what im talking about.

    redpisaoon June 06, 2008   Link

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