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Artist: Katatonia
Canonical path: /katatonia/had-to-leave
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Had To (Leave)
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Had To (Leave)
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so you were with us until the last minute
and then you were gone from here
and I watched and I just figured out
that I will never see you again
I had a choice
you had to leave
into the night
this was my choice
it's so hard to explain what I meant
when I said that I wanted you dead
but I saw you fuck up and I just can't get back
the feeling I had for you
so I put all my strength into my only will
it was the only thing to do
and now I only regret that I cried
cause you would never do that for me
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