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Artist: Karnivool
Canonical path: /karnivool/the-refusal
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Refusal
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The Refusal
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We are a broken wreck
We've both got piles of regrets
We are a broken wreck
We've both got piles of regrets
There ain't nothin' you can say or prove
I held the rope that let you down
As we crash into the waves and drown
This is impossible
So if there's any doubt
I will throw you a line
Excuses, excuses
Don't ever remind me
How it isn't always will be
We are a broken wreck
We've both got piles of regrets
There ain't nothin' you can say or prove
That I held the rope that let you down
As we crash into the waves and drown
This is impossible
You've been this way before
Shadows here all know you
I don't know what you've heard
Or what it is inside you
We are all around you
We are all around you
We are all around you
If love comes first
Maybe our lives will dissolve
Young fruit, still not bruised
Hey maybe, just maybe
We all made our moves
And mine could've helped you
I could've helped you
We are a broken wreck
We've both got piles of regrets
We are a broken wreck
We've both got piles of regrets
There ain't nothing you can say to prove
That I held the rope that let you down
As we crash into the waves and drown
This is impossible!
This is impossible!
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