This one is so easy

I may want you today
I may buy you all the things you need
And sleep with you, call you names
But deep down inside
I'm an apple on a naked tree
And nothing will ever change

Because there's somebody else
But I don't know who the hell she is
Or maybe I do
But I'm banging my head
On someone else's bloody brick wall
But somebody just might kill my ache today

There's somebody there
Knocking on my forehead
And talking from inside my brain
They're guiding my thoughts
They're watching me play with you
And they'll never go away

There's somebody else
Though I don't know who it is
She isn't, maybe I'll go away
But I'm banging my head
On somebody else's bloody brick wall
But somebody just might kill my ache today

And I can't understand
Why someone else is in my head
There's somebody else
Knocking on my forehead
And they're inside my brain
And they're guiding my thoughts
And they're watching me play with you
They'll never ever ever go away
Never go away


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    They are lucky that as a singer, they don't have any financial problem like what many people are facing. If you've ever needed fast cash due to a sudden expense, there are a few traditional options. You could try to borrow money from friends/relatives, you could rely on credit cards, you could pawn stuff for fast cash, or try a payday loans store. However, most of them take time, or have the unsavory interest rates and hidden fees. You could look into instant online loans instead — many payday lenders have gone online, and can take an application over the phone or internet, don't check credit, don't require any faxing, and can direct deposit the funds in a couple of hours, depending on circumstances. Instant online loans can get you <a href="personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2009/11/12/instant-online-loans-cash-snap/ ">fast cash</a>, but it's a temporary fix for temporary problems.

    KingstonKon November 20, 2009   Link

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