Modern Life Is War

I'm Not Ready

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in this life there are no clean breaks....but starting again is a chance that you can take. i always thought that someday we would overcome the bad luck and from the burden the gift would come. maybe i should have known better, but i know we're coming closer to the end of whatever this has been. when you're 16 you dont know what forever means, when you are 23 you couldnt be more sorry to say, that after all this growing up together all the good has gone away. sometimes the boys that should be your best friends become strangers with familiar faces. just dont tell me that it's all too far gone...that they weren't meant to live on...and dont let go. i just dont want to have to pretend... if were not in this together...if we're just stuck inside our own heads. and im sorry that it took me so long to find the words to write the song that we can all still truly believe in but i truly believe that we can still start again.

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kaveh On Jun 08, 2005

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2005-06-08 19:14:08

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by kaveh

21y ago

this song has such amazing lyrics.

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by mandie1345

21y ago

this makes me think of high school friends and leaving for college. sad but sweet

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by solidaritywithjun

20y ago

i used to not like this band... until i read their lyrics, and now i completely love the music, too.

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by selinaa

19y ago

i love this songg

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