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Here Before

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Here Before

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Try putting on a brave face

While everything is giving way

Night can undercut riverbank

Knowing that you might go swimming

But it doesn't matter anyway

Try to look at my reflection

You see it's getting bigger fast

By the time it looks lifesize

I'll be soaking wet wondering how

I ended up on my ass

And I've been here before

I don't need to go back anymore

I've been here before

And I don't need to go back anymore

I'm thought of moving on the wrong side

But maybe it's the wrong bed

You can get tangled up

And be arrested trying landing on your feet

And still wind up landing on your head

So when you try to make it look good

Like it was what you wanted all along

Never thought you would wind up

Finding out nothing was quite

As you took for granted all along

I've been here before

And I don't mean to go back anymore

I've been here before

And I don't need to go back anymore

Why would I fall back into this shit-storm

I mean, what went wrong

Why would I get it all over me

Maybe I'll squeeze back into this suit

I paid way too much for

'Cause you can feel bad these days for free

I've been here before

And I don't mean to go back anymore

I've been here before

And I don't need to go back anymore

I've been here before

I've been here before

I've been here before

Don't need to go back anymore

I've been here before

I've been here before

And I don't need to go back anymore

'Cause I've been here before

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