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Artist: A Perfect Circle
Canonical path: /a-perfect-circle/passive
Related lyric paths: 6
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Passive
Read Passive lyrics by A Perfect Circle on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Passive
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Dead as dead can be
My doctor tells me
But I just can't believe him
Ever the optimistic one
I'm sure of your ability
To become my perfect enemy
Wake up, and face me
Don't play dead, 'cause maybe
Someday I'll walk away and say
You disappoint me
Maybe you're better off this way
Leaning over you here
Cold and catatonic
I catch a brief reflection
Of what you could and might have been
It's your right and your ability
To become my perfect enemy
Wake up (why can't you)
And face me (come on now)
Don't play dead (don't play dead)
'Cause maybe ('cause maybe)
Someday (someday)
I'll walk away and say
You disappoint me
Maybe you're better off this way
Maybe you're better off this way
Maybe you're better off this way
Maybe you're better off this way
You're better off this
You're better off this
Maybe you're better off
Wake up (why can't you?)
And face me (come on now)
Don't play dead (don't play dead)
'Cause maybe ('cause maybe)
Someday (someday)
I'll walk away and say
You fucking disappoint me
Maybe you're better off this way
Go ahead and play dead (go)
I know that you can hear this (go)
Go ahead and play dead (go)
Why can't you turn and face me? (go)
Why can't you turn against me? (go)
You fucking disappoint me
Passive agressive bullshit
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