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Is he still coming around like an injured bird needing a nest?
A place to rest his head in a song you'll regret
Lord knows I don't want to compete
But I still sleep in the very sheets he's been in

Swallow him whole like a pill that makes you choke and stills your soul
You have the nerve to look me in the eyes and lie
Send him back
I'll share the trap that you have me in

Is he still coming around like an injured bird needing a nest?
A place to rest his head in a song you'll regret
Still you take him
Lord knows I don't want to compete
But I still sleep in the very sheets he's been in

Swallow him whole like a pill that makes you choke and stills your soul
You have the nerve to look me in the eyes and lie
Send him back
I'll share the trap that you have me in

(Still you sleep in the very sheets he's been in)
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tbc On Aug 21, 2008
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It's not "I'll share the trap that you have me in". It's "I won't share the trap you have me in". Listen closely, and think about the meaning!

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Agreed! She's like a fisherman that's caught these two fish (the guys) in a trap, and he's telling her to send the one back to the water so he doesn't have to share the trap with this other guy.

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His lover is lying to him by claiming to be sexually faithful. "sheets he's been in" "swallow him whole like a pill that makes you choke and stills your soul" "still you take him"

He's giving her a chance to "send him back", though.

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Best song off the new album. If you listen carefully with headphones you can hear Damien whispering the lyrics over his own vocals. A masterpiece!

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oh i always thought it was "steals your soul"? anyway amazing lyrics and feel. thank god for the existance of damien

I agree - I think it's "steals your soul".

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It certainly is an amazing song. I can't stop listening to it.

There's not many "male specific" songs out there about heartbreak. This one captures it perfectly.

INDEED.

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I first heard this song after watching a video of him performing it on youtube and it just blew my mind. Awesome!

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I think the word amazing is used too much, but I guess there is no other word this kind of song:) It really is amazing.

My Opinion
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I played this song over and over and sang it very loud to someone I knew was cheating on me and didn't tell me showing them I knew about it this song is so beautiful

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its really powerful and i think it is about either someone being cheated on or someone who is the cheaters lover as in he is shagging the girl and she wont leave her partner because he "stills her soul" but not likely because she looks him in the eye and "lies" but people lie about relationships so mabye

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I actually think this song is about being with someone who is still broken up over a lost love. He is sleeping in the same sheets because she still hasn't changed them, because she still isn't over that relationship. He broke her up, and she left him, but he keeps coming around and she just can't let him go entirely.

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