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Tourniquet

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tourniquet, tourniquet
pressure's gonna save
the wound is right above each cheek beneath the brow
they're made to look and look the same
wrap me up, wrap me tight
I think I've bled too much tonight
this wound has seen too much tonight
take this light away
hey man hold your fire, hold your fire
I know you're sick of it, but we're all tired
hey man hold your fire, hold your fire
I'll wait for your turn, you wait for mine

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churchgonewild On Mar 04, 2009

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2009-03-04 11:27:16

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by treant

16y ago

After the "hold your fire" bit, there's another line repeated four times. I'm not entirely sure what this line is, but it sounds like "Live and love and fall right down". Then the part beginning with "Hey man" is repeated again.

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