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Artist: James LaBrie
Canonical path: /james-labrie/why
Related lyric paths: 6
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Why
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Why
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New day, but the same routine
Is our engine almost running out of steam
But we pretend that we don't see the ugly truth
Crazy that we drag this on
When it's crystal clear that the fire's gone
There's nothing left but heavy scares for us to wear
But here we are, lost in the dark
Drifting apart
So tell me why, why are we wasting our time
Are we that scared of goodbye, that we'd rather
Be living a lie, tell me why
Can't we move on with our lives
If there was ever a chance
Guess it disappeared
Slipped through our hands
It's come and gone ain't coming back
Don't hold your breath
Now we're, just a masquerade
Stuck in a make believe, cause we're too afraid
We're running from reality to a dead end
So here we are lost in the dark
Drifting part
So tell me why, why are we wasting our time
Are we that scared of goodbye, that we'd rather
Be living a lie, tell me why
Can't we move on with our lives
How can we demagnetize
Pull apart and break the lies for good
Feels like it's impossible
To walk away when I know that I should
So tell me why, why are we wasting our time
Are we that scared of goodbye, that we'd rather
Be living a lie, tell me why
Can't we move on with our lives
So tell me why, why are we wasting our time
Are we that scared of goodbye, that we'd rather
Be living a lie, tell me why
Can't we move on with our lives
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