Give me a reason
I'm on my knees and
I'm betting anything will keep me alive
I'm treading water
your mind is stronger
I'm faking anything that I can't define
You're broken hearts gone
And now your all alone
You're giving everything and now you'll break mine
I'm saying sorry
The words are nothing
Your voice is poison
And it gets worse

In time [x6]

This is out of control
We are still locked down today
We keep playing along
With intentions

What intentions?

It's like a bad dream, another story
That's running circles in the back of my mind
See now it's ok to give me nothing
'Cause I was using you so I could get mine
You know I wanted to see only you
But you were trying just to keep me away
We're realizing, We're patronizing
So now its over but the past it remains

In time [x6]

This is out of control
We are still locked down today
We keep playing along
With intentions

This is out of control
We are still locked down today
We keep playing along
With intentions

What intentions?

These imperfections make it hurt
And you're far away now but I know you're coming home

This is out of control
We can't make it on our own
We keep playing along just to leave us more alone
This is out of control
This happy ending's getting old
But we're playing along
With intentions

This is out of control
We are still locked down today
We keep playing along
With intentions

This is out of control
We are still locked down today
We keep playing along
With intentions

What intentions?


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Out of Control Lyrics as written by Jon Berry Clark Domae

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    song about a boy and a girl both playing each other false. boy uses girl to get to other girl, girl uses boy as maybe a status symbol? iunno. now they're locked in a relationship with no feeling left. etc. etc.

    aleisteron March 07, 2006   Link

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