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Artist: A Permanent Shadow
Canonical path: /a-permanent-shadow/play-dead
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Play Dead
Read Play Dead lyrics by A Permanent Shadow on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Play Dead
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I've seen so many people come and go
They sell your story on the morning show
You had the best of times
Under the starlight
Now enjoy the rest of life
Here on the dark side
Your shallow routine is a saddening bore
You can't remember what you came here for
You were the fun girl
But now you are the mom girl
You feel invisible to each and every soul
But beyond the lowest low there is a high
And above the darkest cloud there is a sky
Beyond the lowest low there is a high
Above the darkest cloud there is a sky
You gotta keep on moving and don't stop, don't stop
You gotta look ahead you're not done yet
So don't you play dead
Oh, oh, oh
Don't you play dead
You looked in horror as the noose caressed his neck
The lucky fool came down and fell hard on his back
He couldn't tie the knot
He left the job unfinished
His desire to disappear
Was strangely undiminished
But beyond the lowest low there is a high
And above the darkest cloud there is a sky
You gotta keep on moving and don't stop, don't stop
You gotta look ahead you're not done yet
So don't play dead
You gotta keep on moving and don't stop, don't stop
You gotta look ahead you're not done yet
So don't you play dead
Oh, oh
Never give up, never give in
I never give in
You gotta keep on moving and don't stop, don't stop
You gotta look ahead you're not done yet
So don't play dead
You gotta keep on moving and don't stop, don't stop
You gotta look ahead you're not done yet
So don't you play dead
Oh, oh
Don't you play dead
Never give up, never give in
I never give in
Oh, oh
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