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With all the fire set in our eyes
Without a cornerstone to realize
That later on we'll build the pyre
And burn so easily well everyone but me
And soon we'll sing in better moods
A sigularity well everyone but you
They'll pull the nerves out through the pores
Though bruised so easily the comeback kid's not
Bleeding
With words that defied all our social gestures
No one could've known what the comeback kid did
No words could describe all the social pressures
That leads to the time when the comeback kid wins
And wins
And now we sing in better moods
Together whispering well everyone but you
And later on we built that pyre
And burned so easily well everyone but me
With words that defied all our social gestures
No one could've known what the comeback kid did
No words could define all the social pressures
That leads to the time when the comeback kid wins...
Without a cornerstone to realize
That later on we'll build the pyre
And burn so easily well everyone but me
And soon we'll sing in better moods
A sigularity well everyone but you
They'll pull the nerves out through the pores
Though bruised so easily the comeback kid's not
Bleeding
With words that defied all our social gestures
No one could've known what the comeback kid did
No words could describe all the social pressures
That leads to the time when the comeback kid wins
And wins
And now we sing in better moods
Together whispering well everyone but you
And later on we built that pyre
And burned so easily well everyone but me
With words that defied all our social gestures
No one could've known what the comeback kid did
No words could define all the social pressures
That leads to the time when the comeback kid wins...
Lyrics submitted by gilmoregirl, edited by ummjoshy
Comeback Kid Lyrics as written by James Hollihan Brian Barrett
Lyrics © Word Collections Publishing, Capitol CMG Publishing, Bluewater Music Corp.
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" And now we sing in better moods Together whispering Well, everyone but you And later on we build the pyre And burn so easily Well, everyone but me Everyone but me"
Basically a repeat of the second verse while showing a lapse of time. Now they're all in better moods. Now everyone is "whispering" or mingling with the crowd as they conform to the ways of society. Except the comeback kid.
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