Can't put this off forever
I've got to tell you some time
But when I try and say it
My mouth just gives up and dies

I lose my meaning
When I get this feeling

Last night I nearly died
But I woke up just in time
Last night I nearly died
But I woke up just in time

I'm not who you think I am
I slipped a stranger inside
It helps the nights go quicker
But I diminish each time

And in the morning
I shake the warning

Last night I nearly died
But I woke up just in time
Last night I nearly died
But I woke up just in time

I lose my meaning
And I get this feeling

Last night I nearly died
But I woke up just in time
Last night I nearly died
But I woke up just in time

Last night I nearly died



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    I always thought this song was about a relationship in which the narrator feels he's lying to the person he's with ('I'm not who you think I am, I slipped a stranger inside'), and that they don't know him, possibly due to secrets he's not telling them (Cant put this off forever, I've got to tell you some time).

    Still, no matter what it's about it's a wonderful, truly amazing song! :D

    katiekatieon April 19, 2009   Link

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