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Lightning Bulb

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Lightning Bulb Lyrics

no i will not leave
i'm happy left behind
stare in disbelief
truth could strike me blind
truth is no one knows
how the garden grows
be gone mistaken weeds
its something we don't need

you know what they would say
they'd say it all day long
someone should strike them dead
cant we all get along
i'm blooming on the vine
opened like your mind

we are all outlawed under the law
tryin' to find the way

well I don't look the part,
so I don't play the role
and wave the savior's net
complain about my soul
I've seen a wall of death
with poison on my breath
blooming on the vine
opened like your mind

we are all outlawed under the law
tryin' to find the way

we are all outlawed under the law
tryin' to find the way

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mad4365 On Mar 07, 2008

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by 1017998808

17y ago

opened like your mind (both times.) also, well I don't look the part, so I don't play the role and wave the savior's net complain about my soul I've seen the wall of death with poison on my breath (etc)

But other than that, seems correct.

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by mad4365 17y ago

thanks!

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by mrb3213

16y ago

about smoking the herb?

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