Oh, for the sake of momentum
I've allowed my fears
To get larger than life
And it's brought me to my current agendum
Whereupon I deny fulfillment has yet to arrive

And I know life is getting shorter
I can't bring myself to set the scene
Even when it's approaching torture
I've got my routine

Oh, for the sake of momentum
Even thought I agree with that stuff
About seizing the day
But I hate to think of effort expended
All those minutes and days and hours
I've have frittered away

And I know life is getting shorter
I can't bring myself to set the scene
Even when it's approaching torture
I've got my routine

But I can't confront the doubts I have
I can't admit that maybe the past was bad
And so, for the sake of momentum,
I'm condemning the future to death
So it can match the past


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Momentum Lyrics as written by Aimee Mann

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    yet another great aimee song...i can't believe there aren't any posts about it...its frustrating that most of her songs expose certain situations but dont provide a way to get out of them...oh well this song is still pretty cool~

    HannahOrange7on March 28, 2003   Link

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