He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Working for another hour tonight
Staring at the wall and let the time just pass me by
You might think you know me, but it's all just a face
Trying to ignore when people screaming my name
(Screaming my name)
Walking by a house with colorful lights
There's a sign, an invitation from the woman inside
Talk about your boyfriend, talk about your wife
It's just a different way of living your life
When something's right, then something is worth to die for
When I feel that something is wrong, then something is worth to fight for
Don't say goodbye, just leave an open door
I wanna hear you say, you give me something to die for
Searching for another reason to stay
Slowly my regrets are fading away
You leave me on my own to find out what's real
You say you want your freedom, but it's not how I feel
When something's right, then something is worth to die for
When I feel that something is wrong, then something is worth to fight for
Don't say goodbye, just leave an open door
I wanna hear you say, you give me something to die for
When I feel that something is right
You give me something to die for
When something's right, then something is worth to die for
When I feel that something is wrong, then something is worth to fight for
When something's right, then something is worth to die for
When I feel that something is wrong, then something is worth to fight for
Don't say goodbye, just leave an open door
I wanna hear you say, you give me something to die for
I wanna hear you say, you give me something to die for
I wanna hear you say, you give me something to die for
Staring at the wall and let the time just pass me by
You might think you know me, but it's all just a face
Trying to ignore when people screaming my name
(Screaming my name)
Walking by a house with colorful lights
There's a sign, an invitation from the woman inside
Talk about your boyfriend, talk about your wife
It's just a different way of living your life
When something's right, then something is worth to die for
When I feel that something is wrong, then something is worth to fight for
Don't say goodbye, just leave an open door
I wanna hear you say, you give me something to die for
Searching for another reason to stay
Slowly my regrets are fading away
You leave me on my own to find out what's real
You say you want your freedom, but it's not how I feel
When something's right, then something is worth to die for
When I feel that something is wrong, then something is worth to fight for
Don't say goodbye, just leave an open door
I wanna hear you say, you give me something to die for
When I feel that something is right
You give me something to die for
When something's right, then something is worth to die for
When I feel that something is wrong, then something is worth to fight for
When something's right, then something is worth to die for
When I feel that something is wrong, then something is worth to fight for
Don't say goodbye, just leave an open door
I wanna hear you say, you give me something to die for
I wanna hear you say, you give me something to die for
I wanna hear you say, you give me something to die for
Lyrics submitted by begouu1972
Something to Die For Lyrics as written by Fredrik Blond Felix Rodriguez
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