Shame Shame

From First to Last

If ignorance is bliss
Then eradicate my knowledge of my history
Now meaningless; left on my own
I looked for a long time
Crossed paths with your kind
But some things are better left alone

Wake up, lonely, hating my life, alone...
Wake up, lonely, hating my life

Shame, shame on me
(Come again)
Shame, shame on me
(Come again)

Just bodies
They bite they scratch they crawl at golden souls
Hue pictures you won't see or never know
Just bodies
These golden souls with pictures were deleted
Heaved into the ocean to drown with their brothers, their brothers

Wake up, lonely, hating my life
Their brothers, brothers...
Wake up, lonely, hating my life

Shame, shame on me
(Come again)
Shame, shame on me
(Come again)

Come again
Come again

Oh shame, shame on me
(Come again)
Shame, shame on me
(Come again)

Oh shame, shame on me
(Come again)
Shame, shame on me
(Come again)


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Shame Shame Lyrics as written by Matt Good Derek Alan Bloom

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    This song is about the singer [Sonny] dealing with self hatred and destruction and feelinf guilty next morning.

    Samantha723on May 11, 2006   Link

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