See that face from across the room
and I can feel you're nothing
show your fear it's not hard to see
intentions pale, it's blinding

stop stop from place i've been
no good for the shape i'm in
i'm sold to the race you win
you want to take me out

stop stop

will you face off him
my space in the wickedy sin
no change for the place I'm in
but you change too

stop! stop!

I am all you need to know
and I am everywhere you go
no one can save you now
when it all comes around
and I'm everything you see
and I'm what you'll never be
no one can save you now
when it all comes around

show your face
and stare at me
and I can feel you clearing
showing up and preparing me
and you're the one I'm bury

stop stop

from place i've been
no good for the shape i'm in
i'm sold to the race you win
you want to take me out

stop stop

will you face off him
my space in the wickedy sin
no change for the place I'm
but you change too

stop! stop!

And I am all you need to know
and I'm everywhere you go
no one can save you now
when it all comes around
and I'm everything you see
and I'm what you'll never be
no one can save you now
when it all comes around

take you down
leave you fallen, faceless, hurt
and leave you down
fall, break you now
leave you fallen, faceless, hurt
and take you down
wanna take you down!

I am all you need to know
I am everywhere you go
no one can save you now
when it all comes around
I am everything you see
I am what you'll never be
no one can save you now
when it all comes around


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    I can relate to this song. There is this one guy who I love more than anything but I'm not sure where things are going between us. I know he wants to be with someone because he told me, but yet I am right there and he won't fall my way. He acts a little like he likes me, but I don't know. I can't keep just waiting forever and ruin my life. But I think once I finally do find someone, I think he is going to look back a realize what he could have had!

    JenLovesNsync1984on May 08, 2003   Link

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