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Artist: Avett Brothers
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Shame
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Shame
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Send "Shame" as a Ringtone to Your Cell
Okay, so I was wrong about
My reasons for us fallin' out
Of love I want to fall back in
My life is different now, I swear
I know now what it means to care
About somebody other than myself
I know the things I said to you
They were untender and untrue
I'd like to see those things undo
So if you could find it in your heart
To give a man a second start
I promise things won't end the same
Shame, boatloads of shame
Day after day, more of the same
Blame (blame), please lift it off
Please take it off, please make it stop
Okay, so I have read the mail
The stories people often tell
About us that we never knew
But their existence will float away
And just like every word they say
And we will hold hands as they fade
Shame, boatloads of shame
Day after day, more of the same
Blame (blame), please lift it off
Please take it off, please make it stop
I felt so sure of everything
My love to you, so well received
And I just strutted around your town
Knowing I didn't let you down
The truth be known, the truth be told
My heart was always fairly cold
Posing to be as warm as yours
My way of getting in your world
But now I'm out and I've had time
To look around and think
And sink into another world
That's filled with guilt and overwhelming
Shame, boatloads of shame
Day after day, more of the same
Blame (blame), please lift it off
Please take it off, please make it stop
And everyone, they have a heart
And when they break and fall apart
And need somebody's helping hand
I used to say "just let 'em fall"
It wouldn't bother me at all
I couldn't help them, now I can.
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