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Artist: Jars Of Clay
Canonical path: /jars-of-clay/work
Related lyric paths: 6
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Work
Read Work lyrics by Jars Of Clay on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Work
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Just in case
I will leave my things packed
So I can run away
I cannot trust these voices
I don't have a lot of prospects
That can give some kind of peace
There is nothing left to cling to
That can bring me sweet release
I have no fear of drowning
It's the breathing
That's taking all this work
Do you know
What I mean
When I say
"I don't wanna be alone"
What I mean
When I say
"I don't wanna be alone"
Empty spaces
Shadows hit by streetlights
The warning signs and weight
Of tired conversations
In the absence of a shoulder
In the absence of a thief
On the brink of this destruction
On the eve of bittersweet
Now all the demons look like prophets
And I'm living out
Every word they speak
Every word they speak
Do you know
What I mean
When I say
"I don't wanna be alone"
What I mean
When I say
"I don't wanna be alone"
I have no fear of drowning
It's the breathing
It's taking all this work
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Jars Of Clay performs "Work", and this lyric page sits inside the Jars Of Clay catalog on LyroVerse.
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