Blessed By A Nightmare

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Hands up and don't you make a sound
Shotgun is pointed at me now
It just might blow me away
So here's all I have
It isn't much but please
All I ask is
Let me walk away
Just then I thought I heard the sound

I never had this feeling so cold
I stood their freezing
And waiting
I never had this feeling so cold
It seemed too easy
It seemed too easy to be gone

Hands out before I kiss the ground
Shotgun still pointed at me now
Ready to blow me away
And I don't think I will make it home tonight
Don't think I will make it out alive
That's when I then I thought I heard the sound

I never had this feeling so cold
I stood their freezing
And waiting
I never had this feeling so cold
It seemed too easy
It seemed too easy to be gone

Each night I dream it all again
Steel barrel up against my head
Each night I never get away
It's shots fired shots fired shots

If the light should take me
Then tonight I'll be free

I never had this feeling so cold
I stood their freezing
And waiting
I never had this feeling so cold
It seemed to easy
It seemed to easy to be gone

I'm blessed by a nightmare nightly
And when I'm dying it reminds me
I grab the air now and hold it tightly
Remember everything I love
Then I'm gone


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Blessed By a Nightmare Lyrics as written by Christopher Johnson Christopher Hughes

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    Another great Autopilot Off song! I never really thought too much about the meaning of this song....

    But, I guess you guys are correct :-)

    robturneyon May 23, 2006   Link

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