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Behind the circle k,
where our bodies lay,
we took our lives away,
we wanted it this way.

Face down in the dirt,
in your mini-skirt,
teeth touch the tracks,
yeah I got your back.

I don't want you to see me this way,
What a way to die (in 1985)

Down in the ground we can sing from the grave,
take a breath, take a breath
I would never lie to you,
But I'm gonna have to tell the truth.
Ah-ahh, you lost me.

Down in the ground we can sing from the grave,
take a breath, take a breath
I would never lie to you,
But I'm gonna have to tell the truth.
Ah-ahh, you lost me.

Teenage metal heads,
in your denim vests,
cause you're holding hands,
through your favorite bands,
all your favorite bands.

Your not the only ones
down beneath the sun who never had any fun,
you walk around town with your heads way down.

I don't want you to see me this way,
What a way to die (in 1985)

Down in the ground we can sing from the grave,
take a breath, take a breath
I would never lie to you,
But I'm gonna have to tell the truth.
Ah-ahh, you lost me.

Down in the ground we can sing from the grave,
take a breath, take a breath
I would never lie to you,
But I'm gonna have to tell the truth.
Ah-ahh, you lost me.
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Cover art for You Lost Me lyrics by Sleigh Bells

Behind the circle k, where our bodies lay, we took our lives away, we wanted it this way.

Face down in the dirt, in your mini-skirt, teeth touch the tracks, yeah I got your back.

I don't want you to see me this way, What a way to die (in 1985)

Down in the ground we can sing from the grave, take a breath, take a breath I would never lie to you, But I'm gonna have to tell the truth. Ah-ahh, you lost me.

Teenage metal heads, in your denim vests, cause you're holding hands, through your favorite bands, all your favorite bands.

Your not the only ones down beneath the sun who never had any fun, you walk around town with your heads way down.

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Cover art for You Lost Me lyrics by Sleigh Bells

“You Lost Me.” There were a lot of classic references that went into this song. It’s safe to say I was listening to a lot of Van Halen. I’m a massive Def Leppard fan. Hysteria is easily one of my favorite records of all time. Lyrically, this is one of the few songs I’ve ever written that actually has a real narrative. It’s not about any two people specifically, but it’s about a double suicide. A young couple who ended up committing suicide behind a Circle K. Imagine a couple in Florida, but maybe even the Midwest, and you’re the only two people in your school that listen to Metallica in 1985. You sort of bond over that, and that you have nothing in common with anybody else. It’s a youthful ignorance, a very romantic notion. It just ended up happening. Alexis and I started talking about it, and stumbled on this story. It felt like this was what the song was about.

Sleigh Bells' Derek Miller Dissects 'Reign of Terror'

By Foster Kamer February 15, 2012 http://www.blackbookmag.com

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Cover art for You Lost Me lyrics by Sleigh Bells

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Cover art for You Lost Me lyrics by Sleigh Bells

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Cover art for You Lost Me lyrics by Sleigh Bells

I always hear the first or second, "what a way to die" as "but I'm ready to die." Even sadder.

 
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