Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
To Live, Do you want to... Live!
Do you want to live?
Do you want to live?
Do you want to live?
I know this girl with a needle in her eye
The red dragons fucking circles through her skull
16 dragons to appease the tracks upon her soul
Grip the shit twice a day, to shut out all the pain
I can't take it anymore
I can't take it anymore.
Take this needle from my vein
Take it from my vein
All I feel is pain
All I feel is pain
Distantly live
My blood stains
The traps around me tell a tale, of what you heal and what you feel
Do you want to live? Do you want to live?
Take that needle, fly away, remove it from your eyes
Do you want to live? Well, do you want to live?
I can't take it anymore
I can't take it anymore.
Take this needle from my vein
Take it from my vein
All I feel is pain
All I feel is pain
Distantly live
My blood stains
When it all comes down, your the one thing in your life
And you make the world that we hate inside
Everything, is crying on me, it's gone, I've been gone, your gone
I can't take it anymore
I can't take it anymore.
Take this needle from my vein
Take it from my vein
All I feel is pain
All I feel is pain
Distantly live
My blood stains
Why does everyone have answers, (problems)
Everybody has answers (problems)
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Do you want to live?
Do you want to live?
Do you want to live?
I know this girl with a needle in her eye
The red dragons fucking circles through her skull
16 dragons to appease the tracks upon her soul
Grip the shit twice a day, to shut out all the pain
I can't take it anymore
I can't take it anymore.
Take this needle from my vein
Take it from my vein
All I feel is pain
All I feel is pain
Distantly live
My blood stains
The traps around me tell a tale, of what you heal and what you feel
Do you want to live? Do you want to live?
Take that needle, fly away, remove it from your eyes
Do you want to live? Well, do you want to live?
I can't take it anymore
I can't take it anymore.
Take this needle from my vein
Take it from my vein
All I feel is pain
All I feel is pain
Distantly live
My blood stains
When it all comes down, your the one thing in your life
And you make the world that we hate inside
Everything, is crying on me, it's gone, I've been gone, your gone
I can't take it anymore
I can't take it anymore.
Take this needle from my vein
Take it from my vein
All I feel is pain
All I feel is pain
Distantly live
My blood stains
Why does everyone have answers, (problems)
Everybody has answers (problems)
Problems
Problems
Problems
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