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Artist: Foster The People
Canonical path: /foster-the-people/waste
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Waste
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Waste
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I'll hold your hand when you are feeling mad at me
When the monsters they won't go
The windows, they won't close
I'll pretend to see what you see
How long, I say how long
Will you re-live the things that are gone?
The devil's on your back
But I know you can shake him off
And every day that you want to waste
That you want to waste, you can
And every day that you want to wake up
That you want to wake, you can
And every day that you want to change
That you want to change, yeah
I'll help you see it through
'Cause I just really wanna be with you
You know, it's funny how freedom
Can make us feel contained
When the muscles in our legs
Aren't used to all the walking
I know if you could snap both your fingers
Then you'd escape with me
But in the meantime I'll just wait here
And listen to you when you speak, or scream
And every day that you want to waste
That you want to waste, you can
And every day that you want to wake up
That you want to wake, you can
And every day that you want to change
That you want to change, yeah
I'll help you see it through
'Cause I just really wanna be with you
The truth cuts us
And pulls us back up
And separates the things that look the same
Then you can fight it off
You can fight it off, you can
And every day that you want to waste
That you want to waste, you can
And every day that you want to wake up
That you want to wake, you can
And every day that you want to change
That you want to change, yeah
I'll help you see it through
'Cause I just really wanna be with you
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