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Eyes Wide Open

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The hating and the waiting, hesitating
I just wanna be done with you
Faking for the taking but I'm wicked
Up to the fact that you're lying, denying
Justifying all the actions you take
It's pathetic and poetic

It's just sick
It's just sick

Don't compromise something you don't understand
You force your hand but my eyes are wide open
Caught in the web of your self serving plan
Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open

Seeing is believing
Now I'm leaving
All the damage is done
You've broken the notion of trust
Because you're lying and denying
Justifying all the actions you take
It's pathetic and poetic

It's just sick
It's just sick

Because compromise something you don't understand
You force your hand but my eyes are wide open
Caught in the web of your self serving plan
Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open

Seeing is believing
Now I'm leaving
All the damage is done
All the damage done
All the damage done

Because compromise something you don't understand
You force your hand but my eyes are wide open
Caught in the web of your self serving plan
Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open

Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open
Force my hand when my eyes are wide open

Lying and denying is just sick
Lying and denying is just sick
It's just sick

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musicfreak20 On Jul 02, 2011

The hating and the waiting, hesitating
I just wanna be done with you
Faking for the taking but I'm wicked
Up to the fact that you're lying, denying
Justifying all the actions you take
It's pathetic and poetic
 
It's just sick
It's just sick
 
Don't compromise something you don't understand
You force your hand but my eyes are wide open
Caught in the web of your self serving plan
Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open
 
Seeing is believing 
Now I'm leaving
All the damage is done
You've broken the notion of trust
Because you're lying and denying
Justifying all the actions you take
It's pathetic and poetic
 
It's just sick
It's just sick
 
Because compromise something you don't understand
You force your hand but my eyes are wide open
Caught in the web of your self serving plan
Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open
 
Seeing is believing
Now I'm leaving
All the damage is done
 All the damage done
All the damage done
 
Because compromise something you don't understand
You force your hand but my eyes are wide open
Caught in the web of your self serving plan
Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open

Don't force my hand when my eyes are wide open
Force my hand when my eyes are wide open
 
Lying and denying is just sick
Lying and denying is just sick
It's just sick

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2011-07-02 17:22:31

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by Adzy10

14y ago

love the raw emotion Aaron spews here - you can feel the anger and hatred. this song has ultimate/epic betrayal all over it - summarises how I feel after losing my best mate of over 22 years fucked me over time and time again after I tried to hold an intervention regarding his extreme drug use. full blown junkie now.

anyhoo, this song speaks to me on a personal level.

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