With Or Without You

Dope

I'll do my time and I won't argue
A broken glass a portrait of you
I play on keys of barely in tune
Forget the reasons I won't resume
It's not me who wanted fame
I just needed to

I cash my life and lost my ID
Apathy is all I see
Leave the numbers all behind me
You are all I've got inside me

I don't need to be en caged
I just need to rearrange

I can't see you anymore
I can't leave right out the door
After all that we've been through
I can't be with or without you

You finally made it on TV
It's not the way you hoped it'd be
And all the pain of the insanity
Was this ever meant to be
And I don't think that I am thee
One that you keep telling me

It's tearing us up
And it's breaking me down
ALL I'll be, I'll be
Without or without you


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With or Without You Lyrics as written by Brian Ebejer

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    I don't know what Dope song is more depressing, this one, or Easier. But this song, man, I have a lot of feelings about this song, its a very saddning song. Cause it reminds me of this girlfriend I had that I felt like was the one, and now we cant be with or without each other it sucks living without her.

    AdamWTFon February 14, 2010   Link

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