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Artist: Matthew Sweet
Canonical path: /matthew-sweet/vicious-circle
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Vicious Circle
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Vicious Circle
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When it feels like time is running out on me
I don't try to fight it
'Cause I'm already moving on
But I know that isn't good enough for you
(Chorus)
There's a vicious circle turning
It's gonna bring you back around
There's a vicious circle, baby
And time won't break it
And time won't break it
When you desperation drives you to the race
What might make you different
It looks as if you've found a place
When you still don't know where you're supposed to be
(Chorus)
Your life is flowing like a river
Pouring like sand
And when you try to stop the flow it still
Slips through your hands
You wish it would never would be over
But it runs out
And I'll still be waiting for you when you're gone
(Chorus)
(Chorus)
And time won't break it
And time won't break it
And time won't break it
And time won't break it
(fade)
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