you're better untouched
It's better I never knew you
And I want nothing to do with this


And you never made up your mind
And I never changed mine
You know


You're emotionless
And filled with chemicals
To kick you up and down
And bring you to the ground


(a likely story
The pain is temporary)
I'm glad to see you go away


Stay where you are
If you want to stay
And I can't be what you want me to be
So you can do what you want to do


(a likely story
The pain is temporary)
I want nothing to do with this
If everyone here was my friend


You can't remember the last time
You had such a bad time


And you never made up your mind
And I never changed mine
You know


Left with so much to decide
Inside you're dying
You're emotionless
And filled with chemicals
To kick you up and down
And bring you to the ground
(a likely story
The pain is temporary)
I might as well speak to the back of your head
I'm glad to see you go away








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    this song reminds me of a previous relationship i was in. a lot happened in the time we were together, i had a lot of doubts, but basically it all came down to how much of a factor drugs were in his life. We broke up on semi-decent terms and still wanted to salvage what we could but it doesn't seem possible anymore.

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