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Artist: OneRepublic
Canonical path: /one-republic/ordinary-human
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Ordinary Human
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Ordinary Human
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Today I took a walk in the clouds
Today I took a walk in the clouds
Used to keep my eyes wide shut
But now I'm staring down
Today I felt a switch in my veins
Today I felt a switch in my veins
Used to be a shadow
Now the shadows scream my name
And in the daylight, I could swear
We're the same
But I'm just an ordinary human
Ordinary ways
I'm just an ordinary human
But I don't feel so ordinary today
I'm just a picture, perfect nothing
Sometimes I medicate
I'll be a picture, perfect human
Before the sun goes down today
Today I felt a switch in my vein
Today I made them all afraid
Used to be a shadow
Now a shadow scream my name
And in the daylight, I could swear
We're the same
But I'm just an ordinary human
Ordinary ways
I'm just an ordinary human
But I don't feel so ordinary today
I'm just a picture, perfect nothing
Sometimes I medicate
I'll be a picture, perfect human
Before the sun goes down today
Just an ordinary human
But I don't feel so typical, oh, today
Oh, there'll be peace in the city tonight
Peace in the city tonight
But when I'm gone hope they get it right
There'll be peace in the city tonight
Peace in the city tonight
For when I'm gone I hope they get it right
Just an ordinary human
Ordinary ways
I'm ordinary human
I don't feel so ordinary today, oh
But when I'm gone
I hope they get it right
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