Shutdown your body shutdown your skin. Shutdown your kisses shutdown within. Shutdown your feelings shutdown your tongue. Shutdown your dreaming mind shutdown your love. Shutdown your anger shutdown your precious time. Shutdown you loser shutdown your little mind. Shutdown your letters shutdown your voice. Shutdown your phone calls shutout the noise. Shutdown the freezone shutdown your breath. Shutdown your hormones wild shutdown your sex. Shutdown your anger shutdown your precious time. Shutdown you loser shutdown your little mind. I gave a promise but it's just not enough for you. I lied and cheated and betrayed all my trust for you. I ripped my heart out threw it down on the bed for you. I crawled away and hid in shadows and dust for your love. Woke up and I wanted to make you my harbour (cold light bleeding through the closed blinds deep the quicksand cage the soft hands). Made up but the moment dies (her breath threading the still night kiss the cold lips make the time slip). Cut me down and throw me out. Shut me down and fade me out. Spaced out and I touch you to make myself calmer (cold light bleeding through the closed blinds deep the quicksand cage the soft hands). You smile but the moment dies (her breath threading the still night kiss the cold lips make the time slip). Cut me down and throw me out. Shut me down and fade me out.


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Shutdown Lyrics as written by Brian Douglas Wilson Roger Val Christian

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    Amazing song. Damn it Portnoy is the best Steven Wilson is God and he'll always be

    pliskin0100on December 25, 2008   Link

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