How long, how long are you asking me to stay?
I cannot stand to watch you kneel today
I saw your hope and turned my face away from you

But under her skirt I see the nation's pain
All kicked with dirt, she crossed her legs in shame
How can you hurt a man who knows your name?
It's true

I cannot, I cannot kill an innocent
I will not, I will not put the gun in my
I cannot, I cannot kill an innocent man
I cannot, I cannot kill an innocent
I will not, I will not put the gun in my
I cannot, I cannot kill an innocent man

You sit down, you sit down, you sit down, you sit down, you sit down
I watched her fall into the ground

How wrong, how wrong it is to let us guess which god is real?
Which faith would suit us best?
Oh god of pete's, quit trying to impress
Are you alive?
Why?

I cannot, I cannot kill an innocent
I will not, I will not put the gun in my
I cannot, I cannot kill an innocent man

You sit down, you sit down, you sit down, you sit down, you sit down
I watched her fall into the ground

If you say, I believe it now, what we got we gave away
Holy god, that we have failed
We killed your carpenter with nails
In the end, when the fire comes burning up the souls we spend
Is it worth what we have paid?

I cannot, I cannot kill an innocent
I will not, I will not put the gun in my
I cannot, I cannot kill an innocent man
I cannot, I cannot kill an innocent
I will not, I will not put the gun in my
I cannot, I cannot kill an innocent man

You sit down...


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    oh. my. goodness. seriously if you wanna know lyrics from a band... try this... GOING TO THEIR WEBSITE FIRST! look a love like pi up. the lyrics to this song are there!

    how long, how long are you asking me to stay I cannot stand to watch you kneel today I saw your hope and turned my face away from you

    under her skirt I see the nation's pain all caked with dirt she crossed her legs in shame how can you hurt a man who knows your name? it's true

    I cannot I cannot kill an innocent - Eleanor Eleanor put the gun in my - I cannot I cannot kill an innocent man

    how wrong, how wrong it is to let us guess which god is real what faith would suit us best? oh, god of peace we've been trying to impress are you alive? are you alive? and if so, why?

    if you say, I believe it now, what we got we gave away holy god, that we have failed we killed your carpenter with nails in the end, when the fire comes, burning up the souls we spend is it worth what we have paid?

    Archangelsjson April 22, 2010   Link

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