Locked in the basement I'm so paranoid
I'm all encased in and I can't escape
And when I look up Mother's looking down
And when I wake up Mother's not around

'Cause if you want you can have everything that I've got
If you want you can take it all away from me
Away from me Away from me Away from me

Nobody's perfect but you just can't see
My life's a circus that you don't believe
You're saying something but not coming clean
And when I look up Mother's living
She's living in a dream

'Cause if you want you can have everything that I've got
If you want you can take it all away from me
And if you're unsatisfied well I'll watch you wave goodbye
If you want you can take it all away from me

Please don't come down and see me this way
Please don't come down I'm too afraid
Please don't come down and see me this way
Please don't come down I'm too afraid
I'm too afraid I'm too afraid
Please don't come down I'm too afraid
Please don't come down I'm too afraid
Please don't come down I'm too afraid
I'm too afraid I'm too afraid
I'm too afraid I'm too afraid

'Cause if you want you can have everything that I've got
If you want you can take it all away from me
'Cause if you want you can have everything that I've got
If you want you can take it all away from me
And if you're unsatisfied well I'll watch you wave goodbye
If you want you can take it all away from me
Away from me Away from me Away from me


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Basement Lyrics as written by Wesley Reid Scantlin Wesley Scantlin

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    this is probably the crappiest band ever, next to nickelback

    winwinon April 24, 2006   Link

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