Lay awake, I don't give a shit
If I even ever wake up in the morning
Down below there's a pile of sin
Always waiting for a, waiting for a warning

Burned at the stake
Inside I'm blistering, not a whisper
Looking in you'd never know it
Miles below, I look up again
When you snap they say
Before you never show it

Someone said, it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes, no brakes

Fuses glow, wounds are festering
Till the wind comes up
And takes it to the last pow
Back and forth, staring at the wall
This room's a cage
I know that something's got to give now

Lay awake, I don't give a shit
If I even ever wake up in the morning
Down below there's a pile of sin
Always waiting for a, waiting for a warning

Someone said it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes, no brakes

Someone said it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes

Someone said it's all right
Save it now, don't say it for my sake
Someone said it's all right
Faster now, you know I've got no brakes, no brakes
No brakes, no brakes


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    Well you need a break before you break. In this song the person is at the end of their rope. About to snap. Really pissed off and about to blow up on somebody. So if they had some sort of break from the agitation or agitator they might be able to calm down or they are not getting any good breaks (good luck" As the song eludes Shit seems to just keep raining down on this person so the keep going "faster" or getting more angry becuase the get "no breaks".

    cuddaleeon January 16, 2015   Link

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