The Ivy

The HIATUS

"Keep holding on",
you said to me.
I'll breathe out all my sin

Redeem all ignorance
Apprentice disqualified
Percentile of relevance

You see the lightning strike the ground,
and hear the storm roll down the hill
You test the wall of the fortress
and smile and like it's nothing to fear

You take my breath away
My eyes are not hurt from the glare
and you take my pain away
Right at the moment of truth

"Keep holding on",
you said to me.
I'll breathe out all my sin

You hurt me,
Ignored me,
You write it down and forget
Those are all your good memories

You see the night is coming down
and hear the stars will sing for us
You touch the ivy on the wall
You smile like you'd never come back

You take my breath away
My eyes are not hurt from the glare
and you take my pain away
Right at the time of truth

There's not much to say
She's saving the world
Inside my head

Hello to everyone,
She's saving today
Inside my head.


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    I had to ear most of the lyrics I posted on here, so I apologize if any of it is incorrect. So just let me know if you have any corrections, because in some places he's hard to understand.

    ClosedNoteson July 12, 2010   Link

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