One at a time, constants become surreal
One at a time, heart attacks are concealed
I can see that I lose the joys of life
One at a time
Suicides are revealed
You will see that I lost another life
But tonight

I'll let you tear it up
If you don't wake me up
But if you tear it
We can't repair it
So please don't wake me
'Til someone cares
Now no one cares

One at a time, I watched them all forget
One at a time, I'm lost in little deaths
It's the place that I
I forget my life
But tonight

I'll let you tear it up
If you don't wake me up
But if you tear it
We can't repair it
So please don't wake me
'Til someone cares
Now no one cares

Will the flood behind me
Put out the fire inside me?
Will the flood behind me
Put out the fire inside me?

I'll let you tear it up
I'll let you break it up
If you don't wake me up
But if you tear it
We can't repair it
So please don't wake me
'Til someone cares
Now no one cares

I'll let you tear it up
If you don't wake me up
'Cause it's apparent
That you don't care and
It's sunk into me
'Cause I don't care
Now no one cares


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    One at a time constants become surreal. One at a time heart attacks are concealed. I can see that I lose the joys of life one at a time. Suicides are revealed. You will see that I lost another life but tonight I'll let you tear it up if you don't wake me up. But, if you tear it can't reapir it so please don't wake me until someone cares. Now, no one cares. One at a time I watched them all forget. One at a time I'm lost in little deaths. It's the place that I forget my life, like tonight. Will the flood behind me put out the fire inside me? I'll let you tear it up if you don't wake me up but if you tear it we can't repair it. So, please don't wake me until someone cares. Now, no one cares. I'll let you tear it up if you don't wake me up because it's apparent that you don't care and it's sunk into me because I don't care. Now no one cares.

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