Firstborn lyrics by J. Tillman. If you have to break Say it for a friend If you have to speak Tell it like a condemned man If you have to rule Use an open...
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If you have to break
Say it for a friend
If you have to speak
Tell it like a condemned man
If you have to rule
Use an open hand
If you have to die
Kill the desires that you have
If you have to keep
Keep your mind at ease
If you have to sell
Break it 'til it's free
Pass over me
Pass over me
Pass over me
While the first-born are stricken down
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