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Trees

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Trees Lyrics

I used to feel some guilt
Now I just feel so empty
I wasn’t supposed to bend
At least not this quickly

I wanted to walk
Oh and you, you wanted to breathe
I wanted to talk
Oh and you, you wanted to sleep

I want to believe
I’ve got to believe

I used to feel some thrill
Now I just feel thrifty
I tried to clear my head
I just made it empty

I wanted to walk
Oh and you, you wanted to breathe
I wanted to talk
Oh and you, you wanted to sleep

I want to believe
I’ve got to believe

I wanted to walk
Oh and you, you wanted to breathe
I wanted to talk
Oh and you, you wanted to sleep

HOPE version

I used to feel some guilt, now I just feel empty
I wasn't supposed to bend, least not this quickly

I wanted to walk
Oh, and you, you wanted to breathe
I wanted to talk
Oh, and you, you wanted to sleep

Pick from the blood-lined tree, it's green with envy
It's ok to lose a limb when they get too heavy

I wanted to walk
Oh, and you, you wanted to breathe
I wanted to talk
Oh, and you, you wanted to sleep

Now I wanna believe
Yeah, I gotta believe

Yeah, I wanted to walk
Oh, and you, you wanted to breathe
And I wanted to talk
Oh, and you, you wanted to sleep

Now I wanna believe
Yeah, I gotta believe

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atlastitsok On Apr 03, 2014

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I used to feel some guilt
Now I just feel so empty
I wasn’t supposed to bend
At least not this quickly

I wanted to walk
Oh and you, you wanted to breathe
I wanted to talk
Oh and you, you wanted to sleep

I want to believe
I’ve got to believe

I used to feel some thrill
Now I just feel thrifty
I tried to clear my head
I just made it empty

I wanted to walk
Oh and you, you wanted to breathe
I wanted to talk
Oh and you, you wanted to sleep

I want to believe
I’ve got to believe

I wanted to walk
Oh and you, you wanted to breathe
I wanted to talk
Oh and you, you wanted to sleep

HOPE version

I used to feel some guilt, now I just feel empty
I wasn't supposed to bend, least not this quickly

I wanted to walk
Oh, and you, you wanted to breathe
I wanted to talk
Oh, and you, you wanted to sleep

Pick from the blood-lined tree, it's green with envy
It's ok to lose a limb when they get too heavy

I wanted to walk
Oh, and you, you wanted to breathe
I wanted to talk
Oh, and you, you wanted to sleep

Now I wanna believe
Yeah, I gotta believe

Yeah, I wanted to walk
Oh, and you, you wanted to breathe
And I wanted to talk
Oh, and you, you wanted to sleep

Now I wanna believe
Yeah, I gotta believe

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SephNite

2014-10-18 05:26:30

badkins23

2014-05-28 16:53:06

badkins23

2014-05-28 16:52:42

atlastitsok

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2014-04-03 17:17:15

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