I'm on a mission to see what's been missing
My favorite song is on repeat but it's just not helping me
My eyes have been wider but never been brighter
Something else is going on, I need a reminder
Of why I feel this way

There's a fine line between
Living alive and feeling alive
There are times that I've been
Looking from the outside in
And here I go again
Falling behind, losing my mind
I'm pretending it's all right
Listening to the soundtrack of my life

I still believe in facing all my demons
And everything that people promise, everything I've always wanted
My mouth has been open, my words have been stolen
And they've been used against me, it's starting to affect me
And now I feel this way

There's a fine line between
Living alive and feeling alive
There are times that I've been
Looking from the outside in
And here I go again
Falling behind, losing my mind
I'm pretending it's all right
Listening to the soundtrack of my life

And it goes like this
And it takes me back
And it spins around and around
It goes around and always fades to black

There's a fine line between
Living alive and feeling alive
There are times that I've been
Looking from the outside in
And here I go again
Falling behind, losing my mind
I'm pretending it's all right
Listening to the soundtrack of my life

Listening to the soundtrack of my life


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Soundtrack of My Life Lyrics as written by Rogerio Lima Manganelli Vincent Phillip Fiorello

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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    This song is so true to life. I absolutely love their new cd. It couldn't be better. Less Than Jake is the soundtrack to my life.

    birostickon May 19, 2006   Link

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