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Forever I've Known

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I'm a child to your voice
To the sound though it can eat me alive
Ten toes and ten fingers
Any sense that I've had in this life
Won't you stay a while
Kill some time
You know that I'll make it easy
Easy, and I know

Know it wouldn't be forever
Forever I've known
Nothing stays forever
Couldn't you still try

I want to see you
It's not good enough to have you
Here in my head
Want the spray from the sea
Come on I'll make it easy
And I know

Know it wouldn't be forever
Forever I've known
Nothing stays forever
Couldn't you still try
Couldn't you still try
Couldn't you still try

Things I've said in a rage
Can still be unsaid
Took the cold from my bones
Took the cold from my head
And I know

Know nothing stays forever
Forever I've known
Nothing stays forever
Couldn't you just lie
Couldn't you just lie
Couldn't you just lie

I'm a child to your voice
And I know
Know nothing stays forever
Forever I've known
Nothing stays forever
Forever I've known
Nothing stays forever
Forever I've known
Nothing stays forever
Forever I've known

And I know
Know nothing stays forever
And I know
Forever I've known
Forever I've known

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jaake On Jan 11, 2012

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I'm a child to your voice 
To the sound though it can eat me alive 
Ten toes and ten fingers 
Any sense that I've had in this life 
Won't you stay a while 
Kill some time 
You know that I'll make it easy 
Easy, and I know

Know it wouldn't be forever 
Forever I've known 
Nothing stays forever 
Couldn't you still try

I want to see you 
It's not good enough to have you 
Here in my head 
Want the spray from the sea 
Come on I'll make it easy
And I know
 
Know it wouldn't be forever 
Forever I've known 
Nothing stays forever 
Couldn't you still try 
Couldn't you still try 
Couldn't you still try

Things I've said in a rage 
Can still be unsaid 
Took the cold from my bones 
Took the cold from my head 
And I know

Know nothing stays forever 
Forever I've known 
Nothing stays forever 
Couldn't you just lie 
Couldn't you just lie
Couldn't you just lie

I'm a child to your voice 
And I know 
Know nothing stays forever 
Forever I've known 
Nothing stays forever 
Forever I've known
Nothing stays forever 
Forever I've known
Nothing stays forever 
Forever I've known

And I know 
Know nothing stays forever 
And I know
Forever I've known 
Forever I've known

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2012-01-11 21:51:46

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