Like an ocean
Her waves break down on me
Reminding me of drowning out
Lift me up on in the wake
I'm waiting, ready to break down
And all I can see in my own reflection
Is my heartbreak and steady and shaking, out of control
Oh, I'm never gonna make it

Say anything that you want
Come on, say anything at all
I can't stand the silence
Through tired eyes and your blank expressions

In all emotion her body lays out on me
And I am still holding out
Picked apart in the pouring rain
I lost the words
I cannot do this thing, I can't
And all I can feel with your arms around me
Is my pulse stopping, heavy heart dropping
I'm losing my mind
Yeah, we gotta do something

Say anything that you want
Just come on, say anything at all
I can't stand the silence
Through tired eyes and your blank expression
Take anything that you want
Just go ahead, take anything at all
Cause I can't keep trying
To stay around when you keep me guessing

No inhibitions and I'm let down
And you've got me going
You've got me spinning around
I'm dizzied up and sick to my stomach
I'm getting carried away and it's all for the subject
Should we lose control or just lose it all?
Cause I can't stop feeling like the feeling is all gone
Go on and lose it all
I'm losing all control

Say anything that you want
Go ahead, go ahead, yeah

Say anything that you want
Come on, say anything at all
I can't stand the silence
Through tired eyes and your blank expression
Take anything that you want
Just go ahead, take anything you want
Cause I can't keep trying
To stay around when you keep me guessing


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    mines a little messy too but a little progression to yours

    Like an ocean her waves break down on me, Reminding me of drowning out. Lift me up on in the wake I'm waiting ready to break down And all I can see in my own reflection Is my heartbreak and steady and shaking, out of control Oh, I'm never gonna make it.

    Say anything that you want, Come on say anything at all. I can't stand the silence, Through tired eyes and your blank expressions.

    In all emotion her body lays out on me, And I am still holding out. Picked apart in the pouring rain I lost the words I cannot do this thing I can't. And all I can feel with your arms around me As my pulse heavy heart dropping I'm losing my mind. Yeah, we gotta do something.

    Say anything that you want, Just come on say anything at all. I can't stand the silence, Through tired eyes and your blank expression. Take anything that you want, Just go ahead take anything at all. Cause I can't keep trying, To stay around when you keep me guessing.

    No inhibitions and I'm let down. And you've got me going, You've got me spinning around. I'm dizzied up and sick to my stomach I'm getting carried away and it's all for the subject. Should we lose control or just lose it all? Cause I can't stop feeling like the feeling is all gone. Go on and lose it all I'm losing all control.

    Say anything that you want, Go ahead, go ahead yeah.

    Say anything that you want, Just come on say anything at all. I can't stand the silence, Through tired eyes and your blank expression. Take anything that you want, Just go ahead take anything at all. Cause I can't keep trying, To stay around when you keep me guessing.

    remembermaineon July 16, 2007   Link

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