This Is The Road

You Were Spiraling

I'll get to see you once this month
I'll get to spend my fifty bucks
And hope that I get reinstated
But for now I'm the guy who's just out of luck

Your intuition serves you well
And not to mention all those horror stories
You've heard and now at last you see
That if you get involved with me
It's the way that will leave you lost

So if you want to be confused
And if you want to be a stranger
And if you're seeking disappointment
This is the road that will take you there

I keep on looking in the mirror
Trying to find those devil horns
But I can't see. It's just too bright
There's just too much light
Emanating from my halo

So if you want to be confused
And if you want to be a stranger
And if you're seeking disappointment
This is the road that will take you there

This is the road
This is the road
This is the road that will take you there

So if you want to be confused
And if you want to be a stranger
And if you're seeking disappointment (here's the way to go)
This is the road that will take you there

This is the road
This is the road
This is the road that will take you there


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    i feel as if this song has a subtle tone of homosexuality. "if you want to be confused if you want to be a stranger" that could mean how homosexuality separates people from the world.

    anyway, its a great song

    ehoodpon October 13, 2008   Link

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