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Giving up a life worth leading tears us down
No surprise, the coldest eyes never found
Giving up a life worth leading kills us all
The longest time, the longest line that took all

Lived your life in sacrifice is what you did
And I don't think a rose or raise a toast seems to fit
I still get scared of fate, and interstates and death by fire
It's just the longest time, the longest line of heart's desire

Didn't I tell you there was no such thing as a bad, bad day?
Oh baby, even if there was i wouldn't believe it anyway

One poison, two poison, three boys
And it's not known for sure
It's just the coldest eyes and no surprise and that's not pure
I still get scared of fate and interstates and death by fire
It's just the longest time, the longest line of heart's desire

Didn't I tell you there was no such thing as a bad, bad day?
Oh baby, even if there was I wouldn't believe it anyway

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kittenchowmein On Oct 12, 2007

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2016-03-07 22:39:55

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2007-10-12 05:46:47

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by U4ia

17y ago

"One poison, two poison, three boys" I love the slurring of poison and boys, for her they might be the same thing. I think this song is about someone that died, "Lived your life in sacrifice is what you did And i don't think a rose or "raise a toast" seems to fit." seems to imply that the persons life was so selfless that no funeral would be enough, roses and toasts just aren't enough. The person died in a car accident and burned to death, so the narrator is still scared of driving on the highway, and is afraid of fate because of what it might bring to her one day.

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by royalfowey

17y ago

here's the album version

"Giving up a life worth leading tears us down No surprise, the coldest eyes never found Giving up a life worth leading kills us all The longest time, the longest line left to call"

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by caspian

17y ago

so much pain in her voice and in this song! I cant stop listening!

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by allhailsparta

17y ago

the chord progression in this song reminds me of a Jets to Brazil track.

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by Julietson

16y ago

I also still get scared of fate and interstates and death by fire. And the ending of this song is perfection.

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