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Piano wire strangling our necks
We are both silenced
And we're sure this does not add up
Still we try and place our bets
We're sure this does not add up
Still we'redying
So make the call
Our people versus yours never did make sense
Your people versus mine
Light me up
It's all too much for me
Never did make sense
Come dance with me
We'll go out to sea
The sky was blood red
Images of people dead
Stained with the shadows of our past victims
We're out at sea
Then come and drown with me
We'll float away
Drift away
Our corpses lifeless
Then somehow tell me we made sense

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harry_manback On Mar 26, 2006

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by never

20y ago

yay first comment :D. awesome song. still my favourite by these guys. "never did make sense", im sure should be "make much sense" -

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by Antler

17y ago

Piano Wire strangling our Necks we are both Silenced.

We're Sure This does not add up. Still We Try and place the bets. We're Sure This does not add up. Still We're Dying.

Make The Goal, The people versus yours. Never did make much sense. Your people versus mine. Light Me Up. It's all too much for me. Never did make much sense.

Piano Wire strangling our Necks we are both Silenced.

Come dance with me. We'll go out to sea. Come dance with me. We'll go out to sea. The sky Was blood red. Images of people dead. Stained with the shadows of our past victims.

We wont have seen, They come and drown with me. Drown With me.

The sky was blood red. Stained with the shadows of our past victims. Shadows of our past, Victims.

We'll drift Away. Corpses lifeless. We'll drift away.

We'll drift away. Float away. Our corpses lifeless.

Did somehow tell me we make sense? Did somehow tell me we
make sense?

Awesome song We make sense. We make sense. Did how tell me we make sense.

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