He certainly did earn that reputation.
She makes me stumble
Out of this skin
To fight the trouble
The shakes in my head
And my heart keeps its hurry
Leaving me behind
While the worry she's brought is stalled in my mind
The trouble I found
It's not only just in me
We've all got it somehow,
Somewhere, well no else to see
We suffer up off the ground
'Cause we all have our things
You know that I always, always listen when you speak
To the trouble in me
She has her dreams
And black across her arms
She says that she's off dragging
They remind her of just how far
She makes me think
That we don't know who we are
You just found someone to hold you from coming apart
The trouble I found
It's not only just in me
We've all got it somehow,
Somewhere, well no else to see
We suffer up off the ground
'Cause we all have our things
You know that I always, always listen when you speak
To the trouble in me
You can't turn it off
It's right there in your eyes
My room got so small
How did you get me right?
And I can be so wrong, so wrong now
The trouble I found
It's not only just in me
We've all got it somehow,
Somewhere, well no else to see
We suffer up off the ground
'Cause we all have our things
You know that I always, always listen when you speak
To the trouble in me
Out of this skin
To fight the trouble
The shakes in my head
And my heart keeps its hurry
Leaving me behind
While the worry she's brought is stalled in my mind
The trouble I found
It's not only just in me
We've all got it somehow,
Somewhere, well no else to see
We suffer up off the ground
'Cause we all have our things
You know that I always, always listen when you speak
To the trouble in me
She has her dreams
And black across her arms
She says that she's off dragging
They remind her of just how far
She makes me think
That we don't know who we are
You just found someone to hold you from coming apart
The trouble I found
It's not only just in me
We've all got it somehow,
Somewhere, well no else to see
We suffer up off the ground
'Cause we all have our things
You know that I always, always listen when you speak
To the trouble in me
You can't turn it off
It's right there in your eyes
My room got so small
How did you get me right?
And I can be so wrong, so wrong now
The trouble I found
It's not only just in me
We've all got it somehow,
Somewhere, well no else to see
We suffer up off the ground
'Cause we all have our things
You know that I always, always listen when you speak
To the trouble in me
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Trouble Lyrics as written by Henning Sommer Frederik Deluweit
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"She makes me think that we don't know who we are..." ughslgadh i love him.