Wake up, take your pills dear
I know this time of year ain't right for you
You came with a sickness
Shot down back in Christmas kamikaze rain

And I'm sure you've lost that weight again
And I'm sure the pills keeps pouring in
Like smoke that falls, it's caving into you
So put me on a plane and fly me to anywhere
Put me on a plane and fly me to anywhere
Put me on a plane and fly me to anywhere with you
With you

One night when you woke up
You bled til you spoke up
Oh, this ain't pretty dear
With clocks, watch the time go
Til spring, when the sun can finally be free

And I'm sure you've lost that weight again
And I'm sure the pills keeps pouring in
We'll scream at night to make it go away
So put me on a plane and fly me to anywhere
Put me on a plane and fly me to anywhere
You should put me on a plane and fly me to anywhere but you
But you
But you

We'll scream at night to make them go away
So put me on a plane and fly me to anywhere
Put me on a plane and fly me to anywhere
Put me on a plane and fly me to anywhere but you
But you
But you
But you


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    I agree with Annie. I suffer from an eating disorder and the moment I heard this song, that's all I could think of. "I know this time of year ain't right for you You came with a sickness Shot down back in Christmas kamikaze rain" Christmas and other holidays are killers for people with an ED. Especially Christmas. Plus, it's cold..and people with a low BMI get really cold.

    "And I'm sure you've lost that weight again And I'm sure the pills keeps pouring in Like smoke that falls, it's caving into you" I think here augustana is portraying how many people with ED's try to escape with weight pills/other forms of harmful drugs as well as cigarettes.

    Eating dissorders and cigarettes almost come hand is hand.

    However, this song is brilliant. As is Augustana in general. It's perfect.

    LoreLai730on April 11, 2007   Link

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