She often hides from the ideas of dishonor,
So watch her drown (Watch her drown!)
Like a saint, like a motherfuckin' saint!

Oh!

She often waits for the oceans to speak,
When it's so hard to sink (Hard to sink!)
All the signs, all the lies.

When we all fall down from the sky,
(Bless the whole world with sorrowed eyes!)
And resist the new war.
(For the price of love!)

It sounds, sounds so long!
Sounds, so long.
Sounds, so...long!
Sounds, so long.
Sounds, so...

When we all fall down from the sky,
(Bless the whole world with sorrowed eyes!)
And resist the...
When we all fall down from the sky,
(Bless the whole world with sorrowed eyes!)
And resist the new war.

We never once failed!
(We never once failed!)
We stand with our pride!
(We stand with our pride!)


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The Great American Sob Story [2006 Demo Version] song meanings
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    these lyrics are wrong someone needs to fix them

    postmodernchrison November 26, 2007   Link
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    There are two versions of this song. This one, and the Eleven:Eleven version.

    Skillfaceon March 21, 2008   Link
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    Yeah I want the whole actual Eleven Eleven lyrics not just the 06 demos. because they are drastically different.

    Heero22on June 23, 2013   Link

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