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Artist: Comeback Kid
Canonical path: /comeback-kid/the-operative-word
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The Operative Word
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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The Operative Word
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The bloods left on my hands
And its up to me to wash away
Its up to me to make it right
Forget the past
What's done is done
I always said so easily
Now its time that I live my words
Living in those days that hold me back
They hold me back
They hold me down
I knew this wouldn't get me far
Just away from you full of myself
And I know
That there's something inside of me
That I can give
That I can give to you
So many times I looked away
Passing someone off but I'm just the same
Never gave you a chance
Now that's a chance
I'll never take
It won't hold me down
Again
It won't take me down
Again
I'll live my words
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