Page type: lyric reference
Artist: At The Gates
Canonical path: /at-the-gates/need
Related lyric paths: 6
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Need
Read Need lyrics by At The Gates on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Need
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"...Because of my love for all living things
...I choose to die..."
Open me, with your kiss of steel
End my pain - set me free
For we are enslaved, forever enslaved
Open me, with your kiss of steel
End my pain - set me free
Live only to die some more
Need - killing yourself to live
For we are enslaved, forever enslaved
Lay your fears to rest, let your dreams awake
For we are enslaved, forever enslaved
Lay your hate to rest - open me...
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