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It's not just a pain
A pain in my back
That lasts on my face
My face every night on the poison that took my lungs
Keeps me from feeling warm

But how could a rooftop view in London
Look just the same as one in Brooklyn
Nothing is safe but now I fight with the words
And I can't see so good

And there's gotta be more
Much more than this
I got pages of dreams covered in piss
And a poison that took my soul
It keeps me from feeling anything

But how could a rooftop view in London
Look just the same as one in Brooklyn
Nothing is safe but now but now I fight with the words
And I can't see so good
And now I fight with the words
And now I fight with the words
And now I fight with the words

But how could a rooftop view in London
Look just the same as one in Brooklyn
Nothing is safe but now but now I fight with the words
And I can't see so good
And I can't see so good (I can't see so good)
And I can't see so good (I can't see so good)
And I can't see so good
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theshowerscene On Mar 22, 2005
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Here's the correct lyrics:

"It's not just a pain The pain in my back That laughs in my face, my face every night All the poison that took my lungs It keeps me from feeling warm

But how could a rooftop view in London Look just the same as one in Brooklyn? Nothing has changed but now but now I fight with the words And I can't see so good

And there's gotta be more Much more than this I got pages of dreams, they're covered in piss And a poison that took my soul It keeps me from feeling anything"

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DRUGS!!!

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man, dan's songs keep getting better while matt's keep getting worse.

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What exactly is rooftoping? What I hear is "how could a rooftop view in london look just the same as one in brooklyn". Which would add to the "I can't see so good" line.

Maybe I'm just an idiot.

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Eh, Obiwan beat me to it. There's no way something like 'rooftoping' exists, and I hear the same exact thing he does.

"But how could a rooftop view in London look just the same as one in Brooklyn?"

Also... I believe the first verse goes like...

"It's not just a pain The pain in my back That laughs in my face My face every night All the poison that took my lungs It keeps me from feeling warm"

Plus there are few minor mistakes throughout. But I can't blame you since you're only going off of what you hear.

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is it me or do dans songs keep getting better and better

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it's just you... i liked his songs on GM better... or from any of the previous albums, for that matter...

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soulsurgery, how can you not like i was a prayer

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no, i'm not saying his songs on this album are bad... i'm just saying his old ones were way better...

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It's 'Nothing is changed' not 'Nothing is safe'.

I think the poison he mentions is pollution rather than drugs. To me, he's saying there's nothing different between Brooklyn and London becuase it's all just concrete buildings and polution, and it shouldn't be this way.

Maybe he 'can't see so good' because of smog, or tall buildings etc.

 
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