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Waving your goodbyes with your plastic hands and century-old arctic kisses. And not a finger lifts till it all turns to shit and you all act like you're impressed. You slouch now even further down as you're wondering how a top floor could replace the heaven you once saw so well. We've built it all we've made our gods now we're locked in ourselves. YEAH! An airbag could save my life, when my lungs collapse from methane gas of melting ICE CAPS, if it was AIRTIGHT and not uptight. So laugh yourself red cause in the end i know you'll choke. (if it was airtight: i know you'd choke)
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Holly shit! The ending makes me want to show this song to the world. I can only pitty those who cannot respect and understand the beauty of emocore.
"If it was air tight: I know you'd choke."
One of the many powerful lines in this song.
holy fucking shit. amazing.
extremely passionate band. probably my favourite. members from all your favourite bands. "waving your goodbyes with your plastic hands and century old arctic kisses. and not a finger lifts til it all turns to shit and you act like youre impressed." how many times have you known that somebody who fits those shoes oh too perfectly?!
so. fucking. amazing.
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yeah an airbag could save my life when my lungs collapse from methane gas and frozen icecaps..
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ps. it slightly rips radiohead off though. 'i know you'll choke' at the build down. exit music to a film. ya but not to badly.