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Under Control

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I'll never forget that feeling,
When I watched you disappear,
And you made me stop believing,
I could fight away the fear.

Now the smoke has cleared and the end is near,
It was my illusion.
Like a broken dream, I was incomplete,
But your love was never the missing key.

I feel like I'm winnin' again,
I feel like I'm seein' again,
I feel like I'm breathin' again,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh.

All that's real is faded,
Like a car into the night.
Like a painkiller, I take it,
And I watch the world ignite.

Now the smoke has cleared and the end is near,
It was my illusion.
Like a broken dream, I was incomplete,
But your love was never the missing key.

I feel like I'm winnin' again,
I feel like I'm seein' again,
I feel like I'm breathin' again,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh.

I got it under control.
I got it under control.

I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh.

I feel like I'm winnin' again,
I feel like I'm seein' again,
I feel like I'm breathin' again,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh.

I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh.

I got it under control.
I got it under control.

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redvelvet On Aug 25, 2013

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I'll never forget that feeling,
When I watched you disappear,
And you made me stop believing,
I could fight away the fear.

Now the smoke has cleared and the end is near,
It was my illusion.
Like a broken dream, I was incomplete,
But your love was never the missing key.

I feel like I'm winnin' again,
I feel like I'm seein' again,
I feel like I'm breathin' again,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh.

All that's real is faded,
Like a car into the night.
Like a painkiller, I take it,
And I watch the world ignite.

Now the smoke has cleared and the end is near,
It was my illusion.
Like a broken dream, I was incomplete,
But your love was never the missing key.

I feel like I'm winnin' again,
I feel like I'm seein' again,
I feel like I'm breathin' again,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh.

I got it under control.
I got it under control.

I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh.

I feel like I'm winnin' again,
I feel like I'm seein' again,
I feel like I'm breathin' again,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh.

I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh,
I got it under control, oh, oh.

I got it under control.
I got it under control.

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2014-04-10 01:17:38

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2013-08-25 01:27:56

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by Ccmi89x@gmail.com

12y ago

I think the song means that's she really liked the guy but not to any extent and he thought she wanted more because of what she's been through but that wasn't the case, hence "your love was never the missing piece" she just enjoyed his company she felt alive for the first time or even in a long time but he just saw differently, he thought she wanted more. But she had that under control.

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by berryrazmataz 12y ago

totally agree.. but the way she repeats "I got it under control" makes it sound like she is trying to convince herself..

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