Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
It's the emptiness that follows you down
It's the ache inside when it all burns out
It's poisonous, if muscles it aches
It's everything you had when it breaks
It's the emptiness that's all you have left
Too terrified of your frozen breath
It's a bitter mouth, it's buttered and knifed
It's the awful truth you fight for your life
It might as well, it might as well hurt
It might as well, it might as well
I went down to rescue you
I went all the way down
Fill your hungry wretched life
Here they come it's closing time
It's the bitter root, it's twisted inside
It's the heart you used to have when it died
It's the emptiness, it poisons, it lies
It's everything that you'll never find
It might as well, it might as well hurt
It might as well, it might as well
I went down for the remains
Sort through all your blurs and stains
Take your rapture blister burns
Stand in line it's not your turn
All dressed in red
Always the bride
Off with her head
All dressed in white
Off with her head
I went down to rescue you
I went all the way down
I went down for the remains
Sort through all the blurs and stains
Ooo ooo I will follow you
Anytime, anywhere
Ooo ooo and I'll come for you
Just say you don't care, ahh
It's the ache inside when it all burns out
It's poisonous, if muscles it aches
It's everything you had when it breaks
It's the emptiness that's all you have left
Too terrified of your frozen breath
It's a bitter mouth, it's buttered and knifed
It's the awful truth you fight for your life
It might as well, it might as well hurt
It might as well, it might as well
I went down to rescue you
I went all the way down
Fill your hungry wretched life
Here they come it's closing time
It's the bitter root, it's twisted inside
It's the heart you used to have when it died
It's the emptiness, it poisons, it lies
It's everything that you'll never find
It might as well, it might as well hurt
It might as well, it might as well
I went down for the remains
Sort through all your blurs and stains
Take your rapture blister burns
Stand in line it's not your turn
All dressed in red
Always the bride
Off with her head
All dressed in white
Off with her head
I went down to rescue you
I went all the way down
I went down for the remains
Sort through all the blurs and stains
Ooo ooo I will follow you
Anytime, anywhere
Ooo ooo and I'll come for you
Just say you don't care, ahh
Lyrics submitted by onearmedscissor, edited by indiegirl32, scottdoesntknow628
Use Once & Destroy Lyrics as written by Courtney M. Love Eric T Erlandson
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