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Can't rise from the bottom
Time flies when ya got it
Your time has receded
Wasted
Could and should have been
And didn't
I've given up my hand for a brother
Given up a hand for free
I've risen and forgiven and I've pardoned
But you set yourself free
Nose Dive
Crash to the bottom
Angel
Your wing was always broken
Fought for
Rights of the prophets
Not for
The spirit of your daughters
Didn't
I've given up my hand for a brother
Given up a hand for free
I've risen and forgiven and I've pardoned
But you set yourself free
Walk slowly
Seems like time stopped
Seems like I'm slow dancing
But I'm flying
Where do I go
The home I know is closed
I'm free
Free, yeah
I'm free
Free, yeah
Free, free, yeah
I've bitten off my hand for a brother
Given up a hand for a brother
I've risen and forgiven and I've pardoned
But you set yourself free
Bitten off my hand for the stuff, and
Livin' off the shit you steal
You perished for religious and forgotten
Daughters that you couldn't see
Given up my hand
(You set yourself free)
Given up my hand for free
Given up my hand
(You set yourself free)
But you set yourself free
Time flies when ya got it
Your time has receded
Wasted
Could and should have been
And didn't
Given up a hand for free
I've risen and forgiven and I've pardoned
But you set yourself free
Crash to the bottom
Angel
Your wing was always broken
Fought for
Rights of the prophets
Not for
The spirit of your daughters
Didn't
Given up a hand for free
I've risen and forgiven and I've pardoned
But you set yourself free
Seems like time stopped
Seems like I'm slow dancing
But I'm flying
Where do I go
The home I know is closed
Free, yeah
I'm free
Free, yeah
Free, free, yeah
Given up a hand for a brother
I've risen and forgiven and I've pardoned
But you set yourself free
Livin' off the shit you steal
You perished for religious and forgotten
Daughters that you couldn't see
(You set yourself free)
Given up my hand for free
Given up my hand
(You set yourself free)
But you set yourself free
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Both Scott and Matt had brothers who died of drug overdoses during the making of Libertad. The line "but you set yourself free" is saying that now they're free from the drugs. It all goes back to the title Libertad, which echos in almost every song on the album.
first comment! not quite sure of the meaning yet, but I'm gonna guess that he always does shit for other people, and gets nothing in return? thats probably wrong, i havent really gotten to give it a real good listen.. libertad kicks ass!
pretty sure this is about his brother that died..