Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Guided By Voices
Canonical path: /guided-by-voices/tear-it-out
Related lyric paths: 6
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Tear It Out
Read Tear It Out lyrics by Guided By Voices on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Tear It Out
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You must have had a lot of time to eat your cake
Don't you think you can have it now?
You must have felt a thousand highs and each was kind
Don't you think you can stare me down?
I challenge you to drink the milk you spilled
A heart in hope will fall apart when willed
You must have had a dream or two and satisfied
Don't you think you can conjure them?
You must have had a million guys to show you pain
Don't you think you could shake their hands
I challenge you to figure out the truth
A picture and a spoiling wasted youth
Tear it out, there must be three of us
Show me how you know it can't be
Finding out our love was none of us
Show me how it's so
You can't be strong
But you're always right
No you can't be strong
But you're always right
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Guided By Voices performs "Tear It Out", and this lyric page sits inside the Guided By Voices catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to (S)motherin And Coatching and 14 Cheerleader Cold Front with a short reason for opening each page next.
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