Going to the same old places,
Skipping like a broken record,
I love you all but I gotta get out and change this scenery.
I've got to find
What I'm living for,
I've got to change this life that I'm living.

Nowhere to run from myself,
No where to hide from the truth

I tried to find someone,
Someone who knew,
Somebody to give myself to.
I learned the hard way,
When you give yourself away
You give away your life too.

Nowhere to run from myself,
Nowhere to hide from the truth

I tried to find someplace
That seemed right for me,
I walked the streets until I lost my mind
And that was
The best place to be
When I lost my mind the truth set me free
Set me free
Set me free
Set me free


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Broken Record Lyrics as written by Greggory A. Attonito Bryan T. Kienlen

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    i can relate so much with this song. it's incredible.

    amixtapememoryon May 28, 2004   Link
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    A-funkin-men.

    TurboFoxon November 23, 2004   Link
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    No need for a meaning its pretty straigh forward but this is pretty much me for the last 2 years

    our_deadon February 02, 2006   Link
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    Yea I can totally relate to this song to. Its just about trying to find yourself, the real you... Wow, when I say it like that it sounds corny but that's cuz I'm not the Bouncing Souls.

    stayfluffyon July 23, 2010   Link

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