Murder City Sparrows

Burn In Water

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Truth doesn't make a sound but lies are loud as hell.
Truth doesn't make any sound and lies are loud as hell.
Your life hangs by a string
When death comes feel it sting
But that doesn't mean anything
That doesn't mean anything
As it flies in mud
You burn in water I drown in flames
You burn in water I drown in flames
Alright
Faith kneels on the ground and the devil is proud as hell
Faith kneels on the ground and the devil stands tall as hell
I hear the church bell ring
The congregation sing
But that doesn't mean anything
That doesn't mean anything
You burn in water I drown in flames
You burn in water I drown in flames
And I don't wanna swim no more
And I don't wanna swim no more
You've gone and opened up my eyes
(opened my eyes)
You've gone and opened up my eyes
(opened my eyes)
You've gone and opened up my eyes
(opened my eyes)
You've gone and opened up my
You've gone and opened up my eyes
Yeah yeah
Death doesn't make a sound but life is loud as hell
And I'm not listening anymore
one two three four
You burn in water I drown in flames
You burn in water I drown in flames
And I don't wanna swim no more
(Burn in water I drown in flames)
And I don't wanna swim no more

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rangel On Nov 07, 2006

Truth doesn't make a sound but lies are loud as hell.
Truth doesn't make any sound and lies are loud as hell.
Your life hangs by a string
When death comes feel it sting
But that doesn't mean anything
That doesn't mean anything
As it flies in mud
You burn in water I drown in flames
You burn in water I drown in flames
Alright
Faith kneels on the ground and the devil is proud as hell
Faith kneels on the ground and the devil stands tall as hell
I hear the church bell ring
The congregation sing
But that doesn't mean anything
That doesn't mean anything
You burn in water I drown in flames
You burn in water I drown in flames
And I don't wanna swim no more
And I don't wanna swim no more
You've gone and opened up my eyes
(opened my eyes)
You've gone and opened up my eyes
(opened my eyes)
You've gone and opened up my eyes
(opened my eyes)
You've gone and opened up my 
You've gone and opened up my eyes
Yeah yeah
Death doesn't make a sound but life is loud as hell
And I'm not listening anymore
one two three four
You burn in water I drown in flames
You burn in water I drown in flames
And I don't wanna swim no more
(Burn in water I drown in flames)
And I don't wanna swim no more

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2006-11-07 09:26:07

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by AxelFlameMaster

19y ago

I love the song, but can't for the life of me firgure it out.

I do remember reading in a interview that the line "Faith kneels on the ground and the devil is proud as hell" is a "tongue in cheek message about religious faith or lack thereof." or something to that extent.

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