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Artist: Bruce Dickinson
Canonical path: /bruce-dickinson/meltdown
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Meltdown
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Meltdown
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Hey, you wait, cringing in the dark, you create what you alwaysfear
A puppet of hatred, dishing out poison
You use me for bait, your begging bowl of lies
Chain letters of sniveling compromise
I can smell the difference, your truth and your fiction, you andyour
Twisted convictions
Were you my friend when I belonged?
Were you my friend when I was strong?
Were you my friend when I was weak?
Were you my friend when I was crawling, calling... Out of myhead?
Cold, like your blood, the snake is always cool
When things get tough, you slither on the ground
You cover up your tracks when I'm around
It's over now my friend, your dog has had its day
It's payback time for what you had to say
You're stuck with the life you made
Stuck with the plans you made
Stuck with everything you are
Were you my friend when I belonged?
Were you my friend when I was strong?
Were you my friend when I was weak?
Were you my friend when I was crawling, calling... Out of myhead?
Everything's gonna happen now, everything's gonna happen now
Everything's gonna happen now, everything's gonna happen now
Were you my friend when I belonged?
Were you my friend when I was strong?
Were you my friend when I was weak?
Were you my friend when I was crawling, calling... Out of myhead?
Crawling, calling, out of my head
Crawling, calling, out of my head
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