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Can't Exist

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Can't Exist Lyrics

Well I can't exist
When you disappear
Disintegrate tonight
Swallow everything

Sister don't be scared
A thousand times or more
I've walked away alive
On my feet again

(Kill/Give your life/love?)
I will wait for you mother
I will wait for you father
I will wait for you sister
I will wait for you brother

But I can't exist
So I can't explain
How I lost a thousand dollars
On the street again

Sister don't be scared
A thousand times or more
I've walked away alive
On my feet again

(Kill/Give your life/love?)
I will wait for you mother
I will wait for you father
I will wait for you sister
I will wait for you brother

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jzummak On Dec 06, 2004

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2004-12-06 14:17:42

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Cover art for Can't Exist lyrics by Joseph Arthur

by dejones

21y ago

Here Joseph is reflecting the fact that he could have killed himself ("can't exist") had it not been for the pain it would bring his family. He knows it would be a selfish thing to do while they are still alive ("I will wait for you mother etc.")

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by TrebleClef

21y ago

wicked song

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Cover art for Can't Exist lyrics by Joseph Arthur

by haikooter

6y ago

i think this song is about drug addiction and the possibility of death.

lost a thousand on the street again...

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