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Amen

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I'm tired of this game
I'm tired of this race
I'm tired of these chains that bind me
Wanna be free, free to let go
Let all that is good inspire me
And I...

I keep running on empty
Thinking maybe I'll see a sign
But if I open up my heart, someone will say
Amen, Amen.

I'm tired of this scene and all that means
No company cool will define me
I'm tired of this screen staring at me
No radiant box could confine me
And I...

I keep running on empty
Thinking maybe I'll see a sign
But if I open up my heart, someone will say
Amen, Amen.
Amen, Amen.

And out of the dark (the darkest night)
I wanna follow my heart (into the light)
So what am I waiting for? (Waiting for?)

I keep running on empty
Thinking maybe I'll see a sign
But if I open up my heart, someone will say
Amen, Amen,
Amen, Amen.

(Will you say amen? Will you say ah..)
Amen.
Amen.

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typhoneus On Sep 29, 2011

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Typhoneus

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2011-09-29 01:01:54

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by ofnothing

12y ago

Such a human idea. First verse seems to be about how you don't want to have to fight for your place in the world if it's just not that important to you to be on top, capitalism and all that. The second one's a nice hit on TV. The chorus is a nice metaphor for "to connect (with people) or not to connect".

I like this song a lot. I started listening to her because I liked her sound, but these lyrics were what got me really into what she was saying. She seems to know what's what.

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by AlmostSomeday

9y ago

I think she's burned out from not being able to live her life as a person but also having to be chained to the life of an artist and perform and write about her experiences and the light box is more about the whole internet more than t.v. because people are judgemental and hide behind anonymity there but she's a public person who is probably regretting the private details about herself that she let be shared...? I'm a writer and musician and I always feel a tremendous amount of solidarity and comfort in this song. ❤

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