its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
To find this love of mine
I'd walk through wind and fire
Forever and always
These hollow hands reach out
For you to touch me now
Forever and always
Dead inside
My heart and soul flat-lines
Put your mouth on mine
And bring me back to life
Dead inside
No other satisfies
My blood runs dry
Take my life
Save me from this death inside
I can't escape this love
I want it the way it was
Forever and always
Don't you leave me here
Alone in all this fear
Forever and always
Dead inside
My heart and soul flat-lines
Put your mouth on mine
And bring me back to life
Dead inside
No other satisfies
My blood runs dry
Take my life
Save me from this death inside
I can't escape this love
I want it the way it was
You remind me of a time
When I felt alive
Dead inside
My heart and soul flat-lines
Put your mouth on mine
And bring me back to life
Dead inside
No other satisfies
My blood runs dry
Take my life
I'd walk through wind and fire
Forever and always
These hollow hands reach out
For you to touch me now
Forever and always
Dead inside
My heart and soul flat-lines
Put your mouth on mine
And bring me back to life
Dead inside
No other satisfies
My blood runs dry
Take my life
Save me from this death inside
I can't escape this love
I want it the way it was
Forever and always
Don't you leave me here
Alone in all this fear
Forever and always
Dead inside
My heart and soul flat-lines
Put your mouth on mine
And bring me back to life
Dead inside
No other satisfies
My blood runs dry
Take my life
Save me from this death inside
I can't escape this love
I want it the way it was
You remind me of a time
When I felt alive
Dead inside
My heart and soul flat-lines
Put your mouth on mine
And bring me back to life
Dead inside
No other satisfies
My blood runs dry
Take my life
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Dead Inside [Bonus Track] Lyrics as written by John Landrum Cooper John Cooper
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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