Pain of Salvation

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I still smell of sweat
Still the scent of my giving in
Try to feel regret
But I want it to stay on my skin
I still fantasize
Close my eyes to be wrong again
Still those fuck-me eyes
As I'm licking the palm of my hand

(x2) How the hell am I supposed to keep myself
When you are so damn far away?
And everything feels meaningless
And I am not mine

I still smell of sex
Still her taste on my fingertips
Try to feel remorse
But it's hard with her wet on my lips

(x2) How the hell am I supposed to keep myself
When you are so damn far away?
And everything feels meaningless
And I am not mine

I need something of my own
Something with a locked door
A room just for me alone
Something that I can control

I need something of my own
I need something cutting to the bone
I need something that is mine
If that must be guilt, then fine

(How the hell)

I wanted something nice, but fine
This guilt is a hole but it's mine
I wanted something nice
This guilt is a hole but it's mine!

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octavarium64 On Jan 15, 2017

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by JhonnyBT

2y ago

Since it's a concept album, here is a part where the main character cheats on his wife while she's out of town. I haven't really paid close attention to the other songs on the album, so I don't know exactly how this one fits with them, but I feel like it's about someone who makes a lot of bad choices during their lifetime and in the end they come to regret it. This song tells in details one of those bad choices.

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