Avril Lavigne

Iris

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(Avril)
And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cuz I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now
And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
Cuz sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight
And I don't want the world to see me
Cuz I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
(Johnny)
And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
So, When everything feels like the movies
Yeah, you'd bleed just to know you're alive
(Both)
And I don't want the world to see me
Cuz I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
(Avril)
And I don't want the world to see me
Cuz I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
(Both)
And I don't want the world to see me
Cuz I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

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gothic_hobbit On Feb 08, 2008

Things I'll Never Say

(Avril)
    And I'd give up forever to touch you
    Cuz I know that you feel me somehow
    You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
    And I don't want to go home right now
    And all I can taste is this moment
    And all I can breathe is your life
    Cuz sooner or later it's over
    I just don't want to miss you tonight
    And I don't want the world to see me
    Cuz I don't think that they'd understand
    When everything's made to be broken
    I just want you to know who I am
    (Johnny)
    And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
    Or the moment of truth in your lies
    So, When everything feels like the movies
    Yeah, you'd bleed just to know you're alive
    (Both)
    And I don't want the world to see me
    Cuz I don't think that they'd understand
    When everything's made to be broken
    I just want you to know who I am
    (Avril)
    And I don't want the world to see me
    Cuz I don't think that they'd understand
    When everything's made to be broken
    I just want you to know who I am
    (Both)
    And I don't want the world to see me
    Cuz I don't think that they'd understand
    When everything's made to be broken
    I just want you to know who I am
    I just want you to know who I am
    I just want you to know who I am
    I just want you to know who I am

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2008-02-08 15:17:41

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by over_the_edge

18y ago

This is by the Goo Goo Dolls, not Avril.

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by Breakingbenjaminfan

18y ago

we know that the Goo Goo Dolls did the song...it posted on here cause Avril im guessing did a cover of the song.

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by deedee38

17y ago

yeah Avril did a cover of this song cause its one of her favourites..she did a really good job at it.x

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by deedee38

17y ago

Avril sang this song with the Goo Goo Dolls at one point,because its her favourite song.It was played at her wedding aswell...her perfomance with the Goo Goo Dolls is really good....x

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by gothgurl20

13y ago

i love this song i've seen the sleeping with sirens cover for it kellin did a really good job on the vocals for it i haven't seen the avril cover but know i want to look it up and see if it's any good :)

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