Will you tear it down? Will you decide?
We put up a fight for the other side
Raise up our arms to show we're strong
They may break our bones, but we'll carry on

All that you see
Do you wanna be
Adversity?
All that you see
Do you wanna be
You and me
Adversity?

Oh, the call to move it in
Oh, we're all so new to it

All that you see
Do you wanna be
Adversity?
All that you see
Do you wanna be
You and me
Adversity?

All that you see
Adversity
All that you see
You and me
All that you see
Adversity
All that you see
You and me
Adversity


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Adversity Lyrics as written by John Felix Baptiste Pena James Dustin Payseur

Lyrics © JOHN E. SLAMM PENA MUSIC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.

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    Same thing for me, oceanic. I LOVE Beach Fossils, and this is definitely one of my favorite songs off the "What a Pleasure" EP.

    NirvanaStrokesluvon March 22, 2012   Link

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